When Bill got back to the room he was visibly shaken and pale... Mai immediately called the reception desk and asked for a Doctor to be summoned at once. Not to be trifled with, the receptionist quickly hung up and called the house doctor.
She then came to sit on the side of the bed and lovingly placed her hand on his cheek and caressed his chin, she smiled and looked deeply into his eyes and realized that he was troubled by something.
Bill grasped her wrist and said that he had something to tell her, her first thought was that he was going to divulge a part of his tortuous ordeal to her. Her heart ached for him and the trauma he'd been through and so straightened herself and listened intently as Bill began to tell her the story of Lea.
For the next twenty minutes Bill told Mai the full story of Lea and the circumstances that had brought him to Hanoi, he left nothing out... As he drew to a close he fully expected her to get up and walk away, but instead Mai sat staring at him.
She said "chúng ta đều có bí mật tình yêu của tôi" (we both have secrets my love...) before reverting to his native English.
Bill was stunned that Mai had taken his confession in stride and that seemingly nothing had changed in her demeanour. In fact, she leaned in and kissed him softly, looking deeply into his eyes she smiled and began to tell him the real story of Mai.
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