"She's been suppressing herself for so long... She's been pushing down her feelings for Luka all this time, and no one knows how much she loves him. Today, she finally let herself go…" Alya knew Marinette well.

She knew that Marinette was not one to say cheesy romantic things to the one she loved, or show off every single time Luka got her something. She would never say what she wants openly, always putting others before herself. She was a calm and collected person, having a solution to every problem she faced.

But, seeing Luka like that, it had triggered her, proving clearly how much she loved him in reality.

Adrien looked at Marinette and felt as if someone had dug a hole in his heart; it hurt so much that he couldn't breathe.

She had always been so confident and brave, yet at this moment, she was acting like a crazy wife.

It all came down to how much she cared about him...

Loving someone like so could drive them mad...

It turned out that Luka was Marinette's pressure point…

Furious, Adrien walked up to her in a few steps, pulled on her collar, and dragged her away from the door.

Then, he pinned her onto the wall.

"Marinette, wake up... he's still receiving emergency treatment, slapping on the door won't help him. You need to come to your senses! "

"Let go of me! I need to see him."

Even now, all that was in Marinette's head was that she needed to see Luka right this second.

"You won't be able to see him anyways. He is in surgery, he was ran over by a freaking car... We don't know if he's dead or alive… You being crazy isn't going to help anyone, it might even affect the surgeons who are operating on him. Where did all your confidence and calmness go, Marinette, huh?"

Adrien had obviously gone crazy too, as he screamed at her.

Everyone was dumbstruck...

"Adrien... don't be like that..." Nathaniel couldn't take it anymore.
Marinette was still a little groggy, and her current IQ was no higher than a little kid, wouldn't Adrien's screams just scare her?

To his surprise, however, as soon as the Nathaniel's hand touched Adrien, the latter slapped it away...

"Don't touch me, am I wrong? If you guys care about her, then don't let her go crazy like that. "

Then, Adrien glared at Marinette with bloodshot eyes," If you want Luka to recover, then shut up, go back to your room and rest up. Or else... even if he gets better, I'm still going to shoot him in the head. "

"You…" Marinette stared blankly at him, and just as she was going to say something else, Adrien cursed at the nurse beside her, "What the hell are you standing here for? Take her back!"

"No, I want to..." before she could finish her sentence, Adrien once again grabbed her by the collar and basically dragged her all the way to her room.

Although Marinette struggled, she couldn't do anything to him, as he was much stronger than she was.

"I think... Adrien's being a little too violent." Nathaniel rubbed his forehead with a pained expression on his face.

"It seems like… Adrien went crazy too…." Alya sighed.

Marinette cared about Luka, so she went crazy; Adrien cared about her, so he went crazy along with her.

This chain reaction… shocked everyone, leaving them speechless.

After Adrien dragged Marinette back into her room, she was still emotionally unstable; so the nurse injected her with a sedative.

Adrien didn't leave the room until the sedative was in, and Marinette fell asleep.

He walked gently out of the room as if he had no more strength left in him...

No one knew how heartbroken he was upon seeing her right now. However, he couldn't do anything about it.

He hated her like that, acting like a madwoman, and wanted her to pull herself together.

He wanted her to go back to the fearless lady he always loved, fighting off any dangers headed her way.

"How is she doing?" Nathaniel was concerned about her.

"They gave her a sedative, she's asleep now. " Adrien answered grimly.

Everyone sighed in relief on hearing that.

Just then, the OR doors opened and the lead surgeon came out with a dejected expression on his face...

"Doctor, how's he? " Alya immediately went up to ask.

"He's hanging in, but… I'm afraid that… within … two days.. " the doctor didn't finish the sentence.

"What…can we do..now? " Nino's face sank and he leaned against the wall for support, his face as pale as paper.

"I'm sorry. There's not much we can do at this moment," the doctor apologized again and left with his assistant.

Everyone fell back into silence...

"Oh my god….Tha-that can't be.... oh my god…she's going to be devastated…" Alya covered her mouth in agony and started sobbing.

"I know a surgeon, from London, he-he might be able to save him... I'm going to call him right now. " Adrien took out his phone and walked away.

Everyone looked at him in awe.

Adrien was really going all out for Luka this time...

When everybody was busy worrying over Luka, Nathaniel quietly walked over to her room.

He looked at her sleeping figure from the window, his expression filled with heartache, and even a little bit of tenderness.

He still loved her. He had loved her since high school. When everyone sympathized with Adrien for his one sided pursuit, he had been busy watching her from a distance. He felt that Adrien's pain was slightly less to bear. At least, he can show it. But for him, well, for him, it was impossible. His muse was her, his inspiration was her, his life was her.

He just hoped that she will know it one day...

Nino was talking to Iven when they saw Marinette's parents and Anarky rush up to them.

Behind them, was Juleka with a worried expression on his face.
Nino broke the news to them, bit by bit.

Sabine and Anarky broke into tears when they heard everything. Juleka patted on her mother's back, in an attempt to comfort her, when she herself had tears in her eyes.

The atmosphere turned gloomy.

Adrien walked back to them, with a ghastly expression on his face,"The surgeon is currently ill and wouldn't be able to come right away to Paris. His apprentice is out of town and there's no way to contact him... I'm sorry, Mrs. Couffaine."

Anarky looked at him and attempted a smile, "It's okay, dear. You have tried hard. I just have to accept that my s-son..." she broke down in tears again.

The parents were left in the care of Iven and the rest of them decided to visit Marinette, especially Juleka.

They rushed towards her room.
As soon as they arrived outside, everybody went inside, to see Nathaniel tucking her in, his expression as gentle as ever... leaving them dumbstruck.

Upon seeing them come in, Nathaniel didn't show a hint of embarrassment or unease. Instead, he got up and headed towards the door, "Since you guys are here, I'll be going then. "

Alya nodded.

Marinette was wearing a hospital gown, pale and unconcious on the bed.

Silence reigned in the room.

Juleka put down her purse and went near Marinette. She sat down on the chair beside the bluenette and took her hand.

Suddenly, she spoke up, " My brother had always been an introvert. Since, he was a child, it was only a few people that he could be himself around, except me and mom. So, when he told me one day that he fell in love with her at first sight, honestly, I was a bit threatened. Not of her, no, Marinette was my friend, of course. Not her, I felt threatened of what would happen, if one day, she left him. I know that my bro may seem aloof and distant, but he isn't. He may take some time to warm up to someone, but once he loves someone, it is for life. Marinette was like a goddess like existence to him, that no one could replace. I have always worried about what would happen to him if something happens to her. I guess he was too... " her voice became closed off.

Juleka brushed off the stray sweaty hairs from Marinette's face and stood up, her voice trembling with emotions, " I think it's precious, finding someone for whom you can give your life up for. " She stood silently for a while, looking at her before she bid them bye and walked out.

Pregnant silence overwhelmed everyone.

"Let's all go back first, and let her take a good rest. She was sedated, so she won't be awake for a while, there's no point in us staying here," Nino advised.

Everyone nodded and stood up, but Adrien refused to budge...

"Adrien... " Mylene reminded kindly.

"You guys can go first, I'll stay with her for a bit. " Adrien was reluctant to leave; no one knew how much he cherished the time he got to spend alone with her.

"Alright, don't stay for too long, you had a long day too. "

After everybody left, Adrien quietly stayed by Marinette's side.

The afternoon sunshine shone into the room and onto her pale face with a faint glow...

Adrien stood up and pulled the curtains a bit; he was afraid that the sunshine would interrupt her sleep.

Then, he sat down on the chair next to her bed and looked at her quietly, as if he could never get enough of her...

Just spending quiet time like this with her was more than enough.

Two hours passed. The sky was getting dark outside…

Adrien looked at his watch and realized that he should probably go.
He bended over and pressed a kiss on her cheek before looking at her with a gentle smile, "Sweet dreams, m'lady. "
He walked out with his hands in his pockets, looking down at the shiny mosaic floor.

Adrien walked over to Luka's ICU to see him, before going home. When he saw the tall man lying on the bed with an oxygen mask on his face and intravenous drips attached to his arm, he felt something constricting in his heart. Pain? It felt like it.

His emerald eyes glossed. Losing Luka would be a deadly blow to her. He wished for him to stay alive, for her at least.

Suddenly, he heard a loud beeping sound from the monitor next to Luka's bed.

After a few seconds, he saw two nurses enter the room hurriedly. One of them checked his stats and looked at Luka with a… sad expression?
Adrien grew concerned. They walked out quietly. Adrien asked the nurses, curiously, "What happened? "

The shorter one, hesitated a bit, " I'm afraid that he had passed away. "

Adrien stumbled to the wall and leaned against it for support, holding his chest.

How will he tell this to her?
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