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Louisa really felt so much happy, cheerful and no longer bored at all. How could she not, if every time Henry gave surprises that Louisa had never thought of before. Said jokes that she had never heard before, and Louisa felt very amused. She, who for five years had forgotten how to laugh and smile, was finally able to feel it again. And that was helped by Henry. Louisa, who basically didn't like change, started to like change itself slowly. Right now, Louisa and Henry were both enjoying ice cream. Of course the new ice cream that Henry bought, because the ice cream that had been melted earlier. Although at first, Henry tried to prevent Louisa from eating ice cream, especially since she was still in the hospital and her condition was still quite weak. But Louisa managed to force Henry to let her eat ice cream and not tell the doctors or nurses. "Do you know, Miss? Since I was little, I've always liked this mint flavored ice cream..." Henry muttered as he re-eats the mint flavored ice cream with the choco chip in there. Louisa who was scooping the vanilla ice cream also glanced at Henry and gave a small smile on her face. 'Mm-hmm… when I was little, I liked strawberry ice cream. But when I was twenty, I preferred the vanilla and chocolate flavors," explained Louisa. Henry who was sitting right beside her just answered with a big smile on his face, before finally returning to eating the ice cream in his hand. Tok Tok A soft knock on the inpatient room door immediately startled Louisa and Henry who immediately hide the almost empty container of ice cream in a plastic bag. And Henry immediately put the plastic bag under the nightstand, then stood up from his seat. Meanwhile, Louisa started to straighten her hair and rubbed her face using her left palm there. The door to the inpatient room opened slowly and revealed Mr. George who came along with a man wearing a casual shirt in colorful patterns and black jeans. Louisa frowned faintly. She did not like the arrival of Mr. George was there, but she decided to just keep quiet. Louisa tried to remain calm over her disapproval, though she couldn't hide it at all from the flat expression on her face and the cold blue eyes of hers. Mr. George only had a big smile on his face, while the man who came with him only had a faint smile on his face–like a smile as a sign of politeness. 'Louisa, how are you now? Have you gotten any better?" Mr. George asked in a friendly tone of voice. "I'm better now. Just need to wait a few more hours to go home," Louisa explained. Mr. George was seen nodding his head slowly. Then turned his gaze to Henry who seemed to be starting to lower his head a little there. And turned again to look at the man standing right beside him. 'Louisa, introduce me, this is Lenore Josh Caldor. He is the owner of the company Caldor Styles. And just call him Lenore," said Mr. George introduced the man who had come with him. "Hello, Louisa," said Lenore there, still with a faint smile on his face. Louisa nodded her head. "Hello." After that, the situation in the inpatient room became very quiet and also awkward. Louisa and Henry glanced at each other several times. Until finally Mr. George cleared his throat to break the silence. "And Louisa, Lenore's arrival here, in addition to visiting and meeting with you, is to discuss the cooperation that will be carried out between the Tomkins House company and Caldor Styles," explained Mr. George who instantly made Louisa roll her eyes there. 'But Uncle..." 'We will discuss it once your condition is much better. Isn't that right, Lenore?" Mr. George interrupted Louisa's words and turned to look at Lenore. Lenore smiled stiffly and nodded his head slowly. "Sure, Mr. George. After Louisa's condition will be much better later." Mr. George looked happy and happiness after that. 'Alright then, Lenore and I have to go first now. Take care of yourself, Louisa. Don't let yourself get hurt like this ever again. Especially if you still have a bodyguard in near you, but can't carry out their duties properly," said Mr. George looked at Henry with his sharp eyes. Henry himself could only lower his head. As for Louisa, she seems to be starting to harden her facial expression as a sign of disliking what her Uncle just said. "Okay. See you later, Louisa. Come on, Lenore," continued Mr. George as he walked away from the inpatient room there. 'That's a shame," Louisa mumbled afterwards with a sigh. The dizziness in her head grew when she heard her uncle's words. She herself still couldn't understand what was going on in her uncle's mind right now. Henry himself couldn't contain his relief either and took a deep breath. Then the sea foam green eyes stared at Louisa who started to massage her forehead a little with her eyes closed. 'Miss, do you want something now? I can bring…" said Henry offering. Louisa opened her eyes and looked at Henry who was looking worriedly at her. "No Henry. It's just, can we get home sooner? Like right now. I don't want to be here too long anymore." "I'll ask the doctor first, and at the same time take your medicine, Miss," answered Henry, who just came out of the inpatient room. Louisa leaned back again. Her eyes were wide, with a small frown forming on her forehead. "I don't think so with Uncle. How could he still think about working with Caldor Styles company? When I had completely rejected it. Especially when I'm still in the hospital like this. What is this really? Is there a certain purpose in this form of cooperation?" Louisa muttered to herself. Trying hard to find gaps and answers to all the questions that are in her head at this time.