Moon Lovers: Bound by Blood and Revenge

Marceline and Lyca followed the doctor and nurses who transferred Grandpa Roland to the Intensive Care Unit. Everything had been arranged.

It did not take long when Enrique joined them. He was surprised to see Lyca there but at the same time, he felt relieved because Lyca was the one accompanying Marceline, not Kira.

His last conversation with Marceline didn't end well. He was saddened to know that  Marceline was insisting that his father was involved in the deaths of her parents eighteen years ago.

He didn't want her to hate him and his family. As much as possible, Enrique wanted to fix this as he thought this was just a great misunderstanding. He refused to believe that his father could do something evil.

"How's grandpa?" Enrique asked the two ladies.

Marceline tried her best to act civil towards Enrique. After all, Enrique was the one who reached out to her when she distanced herself from the Zhou Family.

For the sake of their good relationship in the past, she would not vent her anger on Enrique. Ronan's fault and evil deed had nothing to do with Enrique.

"The doctor will still monitor him. He is still in critical condition. He has to wake up within 48 hours or else, he might not recover." Lyca was the one who answered Enrique. She thought Marceline would not be fine talking to Enrique after knowing the truth.

Before Enrique could reply, Marceline moved closer to him, tugging his shirt tightly. She was giving him a questioning gaze. "Tell me! Are you aware of Grandpa's illness?"

Marceline got mad and upset when she found out about Grandpa's illness. The doctor said he had heart complications and was taking medicines. If Enrique and others already knew about this, it only meant she was the only one who was kept in the dark.

Her heart clenched knowing that her grandfather was suffering from illness for so many years and she was clueless about it.

This time Enrique lowered his gaze as he was guilty. Everyone knew about Grandpa Roland's illness except Marceline.

"Answer me, Enrique!" Marceline demanded. Her voice was cold and stern.

"I'm sorry… It's Grandpa's wish. He told us not to tell you so that you would not worry about him."

Marceline pursed her lips while clutching his shirt tightly. She hated it! Her grandpa was sick but no one made sure that their grandpa was drinking his medicine regularly.

"Why didn't you take care of Grandpa?! His body became frail and weak. Did you make sure that he was drinking his medicine regularly?" Marceline could no longer control her emotions. 

She was greatly affected since her beloved Grandpa was lying sick in front of her and she couldn't do something for him. She felt useless!

"My Mom is the one who is always reminding Grandpa to take his medicine," Enrique informed Marceline.

"Then why is it that his condition worsened further? He's not getting better." Marceline questioned him. "Are they trying to kill Grandpa slowly?"

Enrique couldn't believe that Marceline would suspect them of killing Grandpa Roland. This time he could no longer tolerate this accusation.

"Marceline! Enough! Why are you suspecting us? Your own family?! Is it hard for you to trust us? Do you think my family is so evil?" For the first time, Enrique raised his voice at her.

Slowly killing Grandpa Roland? This was too much for an accusation!

Enrique held Marceline's shoulders, shaking her. "Why are you doing this to us, Marceline? You have already become the Chairman of the Zhou Empire. It's all yours now. Why do you have to accuse my Mom and Dad?"

The two cousins started to argue. Lyca didn't know how she would intervene between the two. Their topic was very sensitive. They already caught the attention of the nurses and doctors passing by in that area.

"You two! Stop arguing! This is a public place. Please be mindful of your actions. You are even arguing in front of your Grandpa..  do you think he would like seeing you like this, fighting each other?" Lyca scolded the two of them.

Enrique was about to apologize but someone suddenly yanked his hand that was gripping Marceline's shoulder.

"You are hurting her. Don't touch her!" Kira's stern voice was heard.

Dylan and Kira were on the way to the Intensive Care Unit where Grandpa Roland was transferred when from the distance he saw Marceline and Enrique arguing.

His expression darkened when he saw Enrique shaking Marceline's body while raising his voice at her.

He immediately put the two cups of hot choco in the hands of Dylan before dashing towards Marceline and Enrique. Dylan could only watch Kira's back as he walked faster with large strides. It only took him four seconds to reach their spot.

"This is between us. You are an outsider. Don't interfere!" Enrique spat back at Kira while giving him a deathly glare. For some unknown reason, Enrique hated Kira, especially now that he became Marceline's husband!

"I'm not an outsider. Do you have amnesia? I'm Marceline's husband!" Kira declared proudly, slapping Enrique with his words.

"Your grandpa even welcomed me in the family during dinner," Kira added, making Enrique unable to respond. He couldn't refute Kira's last remarks.

"Leave Marceline! We don't need you here. Your family kept on hurting her over and over again." Kira was sending Enrique away.

Enrique clenched his fists while grinding his teeth. He had the urge to punch Kira but because Marceline was there, he tried his best to control himself.

"Enrique, just leave," Lyca said pleadingly. She didn't want this argument to escalate further. This was not the right time for them to argue and fight each other. Grandpa Roland was still in critical condition.

Enrique glanced at Marceline with complicated emotions on his face. She ignored him, looking away. She didn't want to talk to him anymore.

Enrique took a deep sigh before turning around to leave. He didn't mean to argue with Marceline. He realized his mistake. Now, he had to calm his emotions and tried to fix things between Marceline and him.

As he walked away, he bumped into Dylan who had just arrived after being left by Kira a while ago. The two looked at each other for a moment before they continued walking in opposite directions.

Seconds later, Dylan approached the three people who were standing in front of the ICU.

"Bro, your hot choco!" Dylan handed over the two cups of Hot Choco to Kira. Then he turned to his side only to be put in a trance after meeting Marceline's emerald eyes.

Marceline also paused for a moment. Her eyes were fixed on the newcomer. For some unknown reason, her heart jumped inside her chest upon seeing the handsome stranger. Both of them were speechless. They were just staring at each other intently.

Kira and Lyca also noticed the strange eye-to-eye contact between the two. They wondered if Marceline and Dylan knew each other.

Dylan opened his mouth but no words came out. Before he knew it, his feet already moved on their own accord, inching closer to Marceline.

Meanwhile, Marceline just stayed rooted in her spot, still eyeing Dylan. She was trying to scan her mind when and where she met this guy. He somehow looked familiar to her but she couldn't remember meeting him before.

'This feels so weird,' Marceline thought to herself, still assessing Dylan's appearance.

Seeing how Marceline was staring at Dylan with full interest, Kira couldn't stop himself from feeling jealous. He hated to see Marceline getting curious and interested in another man.

Kira planned to pull Dylan and stop him from going near Marceline. But before he could do that, Dylan already closed the gap between Marceline and him, engulfing him with his arms in a tight hug.

Both Kira and Lyca were astounded when they witnessed Dylan's sudden action.

'Why are they hugging? Did they know each other?' Lyca pondered to herself, her eyes darting back and forth between Marceline and Dylan.

On the other hand, Kira's expression could no longer be painted. He was enraged when he witnessed Dylan embracing Marceline.

'Stay away from her, young pup!' Kira screamed in his mind, getting ready to separate the two.

But to his surprise, Marceline's hands subconsciously moved, hugging Dylan. Even Marceline didn't know why she did it! She didn't hesitate to embrace this handsome stranger who seemed familiar to her.

While they were hugging, Dylan whispered in her ear, "Sister! I've finally found you!"

Marceline frowned when Dylan called her 'sister'. 

'Sister?' 

She was about to ask Dylan but she suddenly felt someone looking at them with his cold aura. It was Kira!

At that certain moment, Marceline realized her mistake. She hugged a handsome stranger in front of her husband! She's doomed! She didn't want Kira to misunderstand so she immediately pushed Dylan away from her body.

'Damn! Why am I hugging a stranger?' Marceline scolded herself.

Meanwhile, Dylan groaned inwardly when Marceline broke the hug. He was about to say something when he met Lyca's glaring eyes. She was looking at him suspiciously with a grim expression on her face.

Lyca's stare seemed like asking Dylan this certain question– 'Why the hell are you hugging my best friend?!'

Dylan bit his lower lip while scratching his face. 'Damn! I'm doomed. I almost forgot that Lyca is here. She might misunderstand my actions.'

But aside from Lyca, there was another person shooting daggers at him. It was Kira.

'Eh? Why do I feel like I am about to be executed tonight…?'