He had changed a lot.

"I will be in your care!" Aiden said as he smiled cheekily at Maya. 

"She is helping you out of kindness!" Mr. Smith scoffed when he saw how his son was behaving. "How can you be so shameless!?"

Aiden felt a bit wronged, "But I helped her, right?" 

"Huh! Just because you helped her a bit, you think you should be accepting her help? And like you said, don't be a burden for her!"

What had gotten into his son lately? Tyler was feeling that Aiden had changed a lot, A LOT, only in these few weeks.

Earlier he used to be unwilling to even say a few sentences and look at him now! He was actually justifying his actions!

"Exactly! What do you mean 'BUT I helped her'? If you did not help her, I would have killed you myself!" Even Riely was very protective of Maya now. 

"..." Aiden did not know what to say.

Were these people not his family members?

On top of that, his sister- in- law, Riely didn't even know Maya until some time ago! 

But who was he to blame them? His Maya deserved care from everyone! 

Anyways, since it was decided that Maya was going to take care of him… Everyone else should head home, right?

So Aiden suggested, "Well, you guys can head back. It is getting very late. Sister- in- law and dad, both of you are the last people we want to be roaming around right now."

Even Mr. Frill agreed to this, he nodded, "Yes, Mr. Smith. It hasn't been a month since your last visit to hospital, you should head home and rest. And Madam-" He looked at Riely, "Will you be heading home along with us or will you take your own car?"

"I-" 

"She can come with us." Tyler said as he started walking out. 

"Well… I guess I'll come with you guys." Riely shrugged her shoulders as she prepared to get up. 

...

Soon, the crowded room finally became empty with just two people and a nurse in it. 

After the nurse left, the only sounds heard, were murmurs from the other side of Aiden and Maya's phone.

Both of them did their own thing for sometime, Aiden was talking on phone, with his assistant, Ryan.

While Maya was discussing some important things regarding Lucas with her own assistant, Ashely.

From the serious looks on their faces respectively, one could tell that things on either of the sides were not looking good. 

After keeping their phones, both of them decided not to tell each other of what they had just found out.

Maya did not want to involve Aiden in this mess anymore, while Aiden thought that he would tell her about it later and not now, it might be a bit too much for her. 

Maya and Aiden were looking at each other until Maya sighed and got up. "So have a good sleep, okay?"

Maya made sure to tuck in Aiden comfortably and decided to leave. 

Aiden, who was enjoying her care just now suddenly sat up, "Where are you going?!"

Just now she had said that she will help him and now she was leaving?

Maya nodded, "I had asked the nurse, she said your doctor had advised that you should get discharged by tomorrow afternoon. So I will come then. I am sure the hospital would take good care of you. Goodbye." Saying that she absentmindedly got ready to leave.

Aiden did not understand the sudden change in her, wasn't she was fine just a few moments ago. Why did she look so… so sad now? 

"Hey Maya-" Aiden caught her hand before she could leave, "What's wrong? If you don't tell me, I would never know…"

All of a sudden Aiden remembered the time she had brought him to the hospital, it seemed that she was crying then, was this related to that? 

His grip tightened around her wrist as he looked at her worriedly.

He was holding her with his hand which was unhurt, it was still straining his right arm.

Maya was about to pull away from him but she snapped back and realized what might have happened just now. 

"Shoot! Are you okay? Did I hurt you Aiden?" 

"I just asked you something, dear…" Aiden sighed.

"You did?" Maya was too captured by her talk with Ashely just now, "Sorry I was thinking about something just now." 

"Was it him again?" Aiden knew that currently, only Lucas had the capability to make Maya lose her senses at this rate. 

"Hm?" Suddenly Maya got what he was talking about, "Uh… Y-yes. I did not want to be bothered by him again, but this matter- Well we can talk about it later. You should rest now."

Maya cut her sentence half, as she had thought before, she should not get Aiden involved in this matter. 

"...." Aiden felt a pang in his heart when he realized that Maya was avoiding him again. It seemed he was back to square one.

"Okay… But can't you stay here with me?" It didn't stop him from saying his cliché lines. 

Maya who was somehow clueless about the entire thing, straight away asked him, "Why? Why should I stay with you?" 

"....Lady can't you be a little bit more aware!?" Thought Aiden but said something else, "Because I will feel alone then."

...The hell.

Maya didn't know what to say to him, "I can't believe I'm hearing this from a twenty three year old man!" 

"Then what should I do to make you believe me?" 

"...." It was Maya's turn to be speechless. 

"Um... Let me think."

Seeing him sitting so pitifully, looking all injured, Maya playfully said, "How about a hug!?" 

According to what doctor had said, Aiden must be very careful with his movements right now and with the IV line that the nurse had inserted in his vein, she believed that Aiden would not get up. 

As expected, Aiden didn't get up, but unexpectedly, he pulled Maya into his embrace!