The Barrister's Love in Town

“Since Mr. Winters just woke up, his body is still weak due to the severe injuries he

suffered from. Furthermore, the blood clots in his head are still there, so it would be best

for him to remain still and calm, or he could be in danger.” The nurse gave Rosie a word of

advice as Rosie and the bodyguard’s hearts skipped a beat.

As soon as the nurse left, Elias slowly opened his eyes. Nonetheless, he felt much calmer,

although he could still not forget about the person he was supposed to find. At that

moment, everyone that he saw around him only seemed like a stranger to him, but deep

down, there was a voice in his head that kept telling him to look for the mysterious person

whom he didn’t have the slightest idea about at all.

Seeing Elias awake, the bodyguards immediately surrounded him and restrained his arms.

“Mr. Winters, you should really stay in bed. You were in a car accident in which you

suffered severe injuries, so you need to rest well, or your health will be in jeopardy. Please,

Sir! I still need to answer Yacob when he comes back, which is all the more reason I can’t

let anything happen to you.”

“Wait a second! Who are you people?” Elias impatiently looked at the two people standing

in front of him. even closing his eyes in frustration.

As the bodyguard was about to explain, Rosie stopped him from doing so with a gesture.

“Rest well. Call us if you need anything. We’ll just be outside,” Rosie said as she took the

bodyguard out of the room with her and closed the door behind them. In the meantime,

the bodyguard seemed confused, standing in the corridor while wondering what Rosie was

up to.

Rosie explained, “Let’s not provoke him anymore. I think he might be suffering from

memory loss or something. Moreover, he’s still weak from his injuries, so we should keep

him calm so that his emotions wouldn’t fluctuate too much. Thus, I say we wait until he

brings the matter up in the next few days.”

The bodyguard swallowed his words just when he was about to respond. He then glanced

at Elias in the ward, nodding as it seemed to him that Elias had trouble recognizing the

people around him.

Later that evening, Elias was prohibited from eating straight away after he woke up as the

doctor wanted to give his body time to recover.

Soon, the room door slowly opened as Rosie walked in. She then poured Elias a glass of

water and gave it to him. “Take a sip, Eli. The doctor said you mustn’t eat until tomorrow.”

Elias, lying in his bed, held the glass of water in his hand and took a sip. “Who are you?

You and that man were right beside me the moment I opened my eyes. Who are you

people?” He asked.

Rosie was stunned, wondering why Elias would ask a question like that. Has he really lost

his memory?! Oh, dear.

When she didn’t respond, he asked again, “Hey, I’m talking to you. Who are you?”

“Eli, have you really forgotten who I am? Do you even know who you are?” Rosie asked.

“Of course, I do,” Elias responded indifferently.

Elias” words left Rosie even more confused. After all, she found it hard to believe that Elias

couldn’t seem to recognize anyone else, although he was still aware of who he was. “Eli,

do you not remember anything at all? Do you not remember how you were involved in the

car accident? How much can you still remember about your past?” It seemed to Rosie that

Elias was suffering from partial memory loss instead of total amnesia.

Not long after that, Elias was overwhelmed by a terrible headache as he tried to recall bits

and pieces of his lost memory. Enduring the pain, he gritted his teeth and answered. “No, I

don’t remember anything. The only thing that I remember is that I need to find someone,

yet I can’t remember who I’m supposed to be looking for…”

“Looking for someone?” Is he referring to Amanda? Rosie’s expression darkened at the

thought of Amanda. After all, she hadn’t paid Elias a visit at all ever since he was caught in

the accident despite her sworn love. for him. Where are you now when Elias is lying in the

hospital? Your true love is nothing but bullsh*t, isn’t it?

“Alright, alright. It’s okay if you can’t remember anything. Just cut yourself some slack,

okay? Your health is the most important thing right now,” Rosie said. Deep down, the last

thing she wanted was for Elias to find Amanda because if that happened, she would lose

her chance of getting close to him.

On the other hand, Elias sized Rosie up warily and asked, “Who are you then?”

His natural instinct told him that the woman standing in front of him was someone with

whom he shared a close relationship because she was the first person he saw the moment

he woke up.

Upon a brief hesitation, Rosie replied, “You’re the whole world to me, but as for the

question about who I am. I’m afraid you’re going to have to find that out by yourself. The

reason Rosie said that was because Elias had never treated her the way she deserved

before he lost his memory.

Elias squinted upon hearing Rosie’s vague answer. “Are you my… lover?” The man

couldn’t think of any other way to explain their relationship and why she was the first

person he saw right by his side when he woke up.

My lover? Rosie heard the answer that made her eyes brighten up, having long been

eager to be Elias” girlfriend. Soon, it quickly occurred to her that she could perhaps take

advantage of Elias’ partial amnesia and steal his heart. As her ill intention took over her

conscience, she leaned closer to Elias and whispered. “I’m someone more important than

your lover because I’m your woman.”

Elias went silent in response, wondering whether Rosic was telling the truth. Wait, what?

She is my woman? Why don’t I feel anything for her? It’s almost like the feelings that I

have for her are nothing more than those I have for an acquaintance or a friend.

On the other hand, Rosie thought Elias fell for her words when she noticed his silence.

Thus, she went on and said, “I nearly had a heart attack when I learned that you were

caught in the accident. I had been waiting here for days until you finally woke up. Thank

god you came to your senses in the end, or else I would have been caught in a

depression.”

At that moment, Elias’ bodyguard entered the ward once more and asked, “Mr. Winters,

would you like to have some water…” Just as he was about to pour Elias a glass of water,

he noticed a glass with some water left in it, awkwardly smiling at the sight of that.

Elias looked at the bodyguard. “Who are you?”

The bodyguard was stunned for a second. “I am your bodyguard.”