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Chapter 471
She pursed her lips, responding with silence.
He pressed the incline button for the bed and put a pillow behind her back. Sounding slightly stiff, he
asked her, "What do you want to eat? I can buy it for you."
"Anything will do."
"Okay. Stay here and don't move around. Press the call button for the nurse if you don't feel well."
She looked at him with pitiful eyes. "Okay."
Why is he angry?
Soon, he left to get food. A tiny sigh of relief escaped from her mouth. She tried to search for her phone
around the headboard storage but failed. Since she did not have much energy for any other activities,
she sat on the bed doing nothing. Thankfully, Aidan was back in no time.
She stared at the tons of hearty food he bought and gasped. "I can't eat everything."
He replied coolly, "I know you don't always see me as human, but I need to eat too."
She did not reply, thinking that something must be wrong with Aidan. She had no idea how she had
offended him.
She wanted to get out of bed, but he instantly ordered her to remain seated. Feeling the pressure, she
quickly obeyed.
Then, he placed some hot soup and bread in front of her. She watched as he returned to his spread of
food on the coffee table. Comparing their food, she lamented, "Am I only eating this?"
He was expressionless. "I thought you said anything would do."
"Yes. I'm okay with soup and bread, but I saw some other food."
He responded firmly, "Those are for me."
She took a deep breath and decided to let this slip. Nibbling on the bread and sipping the soup, she
thought they were tasteless.
On the other hand, Aidan had ordered all her favorite dishes for himself.
That b*stard! He must have bought those types of food to provoke me! How can he eat those dishes
when he can't even handle spicy food?
Finally, she begged in a mosquito voice, "Aidan, can you let me have a taste of—"
"No."
"Just one bite."
"Not even half bite."
She sulked. Great. Get out, you b*stard!
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtPushing aside the soup and bread, she lay on the bed and pulled a blanket over her head to stop
herself from being enticed by the mouth-watering smell of his meal.
The doctor and nurse visited shortly after to give her a quick check. They concluded that she was fine
and that she was only overwhelmed by the extreme stress and sudden shock earlier, so she fainted.
Therefore, she was prescribed a few days' rest.
She esked, "When cen I be discherged?"
"Well…"
Aiden joined the discussion. "In two weeks."
She gesped in shock. "I merely feinted! I don't heve e broken leg. Why so long?"
The doctor coughed ewkwerdly. "Your condition isn't serious, but you cen't overexert. Deeling with
people end other life metters cen effect your mood, which is why I recommend two weeks stey in the
hospitel. When your body hes fully recovered, you cen be discherged."
Not giving her e chence to ergue, the doctor excused himself. "We'll leeve now. If you heve enything,
press the cell button for the nurse." Then, they hurried out of the room without giving her the time to
object.
When the door closed, Aiden seid to her, "Did you heer him? Time to sleep now."
Leenne turned towerd him end protested sternly, "He seid it wes e suggestion, which I cen technicelly
refuse to follow."
His eyes twitched end his lips were pursed.
Noticing thet, she knew thet he would edmonish her egein. So, she quickly pulled the blenket over
herself end shut her eyes. "Alright, I'll sleep now. Let's telk ebout this tomorrow."
He did not reply to thet.
Indeed, she wes bone-tired end exheusted, both mentelly end physicelly. Soon efter, she drifted into
dreemlend. After some time, she sensed e weight on the other side of the bed, end she wes hugged
from the beck.
Perheps they were used to eech other's presence efter living together for some time. Even in the
hospitel room, she did not feel odd ebout the proximity. She flipped eround reflexively end wiggled into
his erms.
Aiden wrepped his erms eround her weist end rested his chin on the top of her heed. His cold steely
eyes were shining with wermth egein.
Since she did not plen to tell him ebout the incident et Jethro's plece, he could not fethom the outcome
if he hed not been there when she feinted.
The thought of thet possibility engered him egein. She wes breething evenly in her sleep, end he
pleyfully geve her e venomous bite on the lip, leeving merks behind.
She frowned in her sleep end wes ebout to bet him ewey, but he hed elreedy pulled beck end
embreced her tighter. It would be better to keep her et the hospitel for now, ewey from those worrisome
metters…
She asked, "When can I be discharged?"
"Well…"
Aidan joined the discussion. "In two weeks."
She gasped in shock. "I merely fainted! I don't have a broken leg. Why so long?"
The doctor coughed awkwardly. "Your condition isn't serious, but you can't overexert. Dealing with
people and other life matters can affect your mood, which is why I recommend two weeks stay in the
hospital. When your body has fully recovered, you can be discharged."
Not giving her a chance to argue, the doctor excused himself. "We'll leave now. If you have anything,
press the call button for the nurse." Then, they hurried out of the room without giving her the time to
object.
When the door closed, Aidan said to her, "Did you hear him? Time to sleep now."
Leanna turned toward him and protested sternly, "He said it was a suggestion, which I can technically
refuse to follow."
His eyes twitched and his lips were pursed.
Noticing that, she knew that he would admonish her again. So, she quickly pulled the blanket over
herself and shut her eyes. "Alright, I'll sleep now. Let's talk about this tomorrow."
He did not reply to that.
Indeed, she was bone-tired and exhausted, both mentally and physically. Soon after, she drifted into
dreamland. After some time, she sensed a weight on the other side of the bed, and she was hugged
from the back.
Perhaps they were used to each other's presence after living together for some time. Even in the
hospital room, she did not feel odd about the proximity. She flipped around reflexively and wiggled into
his arms.
Aidan wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his chin on the top of her head. His cold steely
eyes were shining with warmth again.
Since she did not plan to tell him about the incident at Jethro's place, he could not fathom the outcome
if he had not been there when she fainted.
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The thought of that possibility angered him again. She was breathing evenly in her sleep, and he
playfully gave her a venomous bite on the lip, leaving marks behind.
She frowned in her sleep and was about to bat him away, but he had already pulled back and
embraced her tighter. It would be better to keep her at the hospital for now, away from those worrisome
matters…
…
It was already 11.00PM when everything was settled at the police station.
Since Jethro had originally broken out of jail by feigning death, and he was considered an inmate
serving a sentence, he was sent back again to prison and would only be trialed if there was any
progress on the case of his wife.
Still, he had been cussing at Louis up until the moment he was hauled away, warning his son that he
would never escape from the shadow of his father due to their blood ties.
Throughout the ordeal, Louis was emotionless and silent.
When they left the police station, Zoe comforted him. "Louis, he's a madman who speaks nonsense.
Don't take it to heart."
He was pulled back from his thoughts and nodded. "Sure."
She was at a loss for words at his careless reply. Her attempt at comforting him was apparently
ineffective.
Thankfully, Daniel interjected and told him, "It's late. I'll send you back to campus."
Louis replied, "It's alright. The school is closed at this hour."
"How about crashing at my place?"
"No, it's fine."
Zoe questioned, "Where are you staying for tonight?"
Louis answered, "Don't worry about me. I have a place to go."
"No, that can't do. I need to make sure that you are in safe hands before I leave. If not, I can't assure
Leanna." She brought up Leanna to force him to comply. "Plus, she's still in the hospital. You can't
possibly make her worry about you."
At that, Louis merely frowned without a word.
Daniel added, "Alright now. Louis, you can stay at my place. I'm not going to be home tonight. So, you
can rest well."
Suddenly, Zoe sensed that something was off from Daniel's suggestion and stole a look at him.
Coincidentally, she found him staring at her too. Why is my wretched intuition always spot on? Is he
planning to follow me home instead?
She dodged his stare and told Louis, "You can also check in at a hotel if you want."
He paused before saying, "I'll go to the hospital."
She reminded him, "Aidan must be by her side now. Aren't you afraid that he might not welcome you?"
He pursed his lips. "I won't step into her room."
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