Chapter 117. Husband

I stayed nearby, watching him sleep on his bed. I was relieved that he had awakened, but I hadn't expected that his awakening would coincide with my disappearance from his life. It was painful, but what could I do? I was helpless in the face of his memory loss. I could only hope that his memories would return, especially soon.

It was ironic that just when everything seemed to be going well for us, his memory was taken away. I took a step back as he opened his eyes, and he turned to look at me.

"You're awake again," I said.

"What are you doing here again?" he asked.

I approached him as he tried to sit up.

"I can do it," he said, stopping me.

I didn't insist and nodded instead. I watched his every move, feeling reluctant to get too close to him at the moment, as Carl had advised. He thought it might make things worse if I got too close right now.

"Where's Carl?" he asked.

"He hasn't returned yet. He left earlier to attend to som