Page 45 of Viral Affair

I couldn’t help but laugh. My mother had scored some good company for her stay because it seemed these ladies didn’t give a fuck about listening to other’s people private conversations.

“Where is he? Can you call him to come here? I know I don’t look my best, but—”

“All right, don’t worry, he’s outside. I’ll introduce you, and trust me, you are fine,” I cut her off.

Mum didn’t really have time to watch the news, so she wouldn’t know that Rupert was the brother of Spencer Banks, the prime minister of our nation. Besides, the man always kept a low profile, but still, this whole thing was pretty nerve-wracking. The other women in here might recognise him from somewhere, even though he kept a low profile so that was unlikely.

I got up and went outside. Rupert was in the main waiting room, staring out the window when I approached him. He was much better than before, and I felt a little guilty that I’d brought him inside the hospital, knowing how traumatic this must have been for him. My stomach was churning again, and I didn’t remember when I’d last eaten. After this visit, we needed to grab something to eat.

“Mum is fine, but they’re still running tests on her, so I managed to persuade her to stay until the results are in,” I explained.

“That’s good, so shall we go? Your visit was rather short?”

“No, no, I just told her I’ll be staying for a few days and as always, she asked too many questions, so now she wants me to bring you over because apparently she wants to meet you.” I rubbed my forehead in defeat. Rupert was so freaking handsome, and he was so out of place here. I already knew that Mum and the other two ladies were going to swoon at the sight of him.

He gave me a lazy smile. “Really? She said she wants to meet me?”

“Yes, and there are two other ladies with her, so there won’t be any privacy.” I sounded a little less confident now.

Rupert laughed, and I was suddenly glad that he was somehow more relaxed than before.A lot more relaxed than I currently was.

“Lead on, sunshine. I’m sure I can handle them,” he said with a wink.

A few other women stared at Rupert when he passed by. He was definitely less cocky than his brother, Spencer, but it shocked me that he didn’t notice how many women stared at him whenever we were together. It was surprising that he didn’t date, too.

When we entered the room, we quickly approached Mum’s bed.

“Mum, this is Rupert, you know, the friend I was telling you about,” I said, pointing at the man of my dreams. I thought if I referred to him as such, he eventually would become one.

“Hopefully, soon a boyfriend. It’s very nice to meet you, Miss Micelli,” Rupert said with such a charming tone that I felt like I might faint.

The other two ladies stared at him completely speechless, and one of them fanned herself with a book, almost too dramatically.

“Oh my, so my Veronica wasn’t lying… Dear, dear, did anyone ever tell you that you’re a very handsome-looking young fellow?” my mother asked.

I laughed. Rupert looked a little flustered—was he shy?

“No, but thank you for the compliment. You gave Veronica quite the scare. I hope you’re going to be good and listen to the doctor’s orders,” Rupert said, more sternly this time, wagging his finger towards my mum.

Fuck me, my ovaries high-fived each other, and my mother looked at me like I’d grown two heads. Obviously, she was never going to say no to a hot-looking guy like him.

“Yes, yes, dear, you don’t have to worry about me. I think everyone is exaggerating a little bit. I’ll be as good as new in a couple of days. Now, I think you two should go. Veronica’s stomach is growling, I can hear it all the way over here. She always forgets to eat when she’s stressed,” Mum said. It seemed that suddenly her colour came back because she was rather flustered.

“It’s always good to be cautious about these things, Miss Micelli. Besides, you can have all the money in the world, but if your health is failing, then you have nothing. Please remember that,” Rupert said.

My heart squeezed.

“Handsome and smart, too. She caught that one,” one of the ladies commented, throwing me off of my line of thought.

Rupert smiled and sent me another wink. Could I fuck him now? There was no way I could keep ignoring my own feelings when he was so awesome.

“Oh, you’re right, I promise I’ll start to look after myself, Rupert,” my mum mumbled.

“Okay, Mum, so we'll be going but we’ll pop over tomorrow in the morning. Just rest and don’t worry about anything. I’m here now,” I said to her with a smile.

Half an hour later, we were back in Rupert’s fancy car, and I was suddenly very turned on. How was I supposed to keep things casual between us? This was going to be impossible.

“Your mum will be fine. I have a feeling that if I stay here, I might be able to keep her in line,” Rupert said when we joined the line of traffic.

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