It was obvious that Rachel didn’t know what was going on in Victor’s mind and didn’t notice his emotional change.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and Lukas entered after buying porridge for Joey.
“Mr.
Sullivan! Mr.
Scott!” Lukas was stunned to see Victor and Carson.
He looked at Rachel standing by the bed and was surprised.
“Miss
Bennet?”
Rachel nodded.
Suddenly, there was another knock on the door.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThis tit was a nurse.
She reminded them, “It’s tfor the patient to be taken for a CT scan.
You can take him to the lab.”
“CT Scan?” Carson was puzzled.
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“Didn’t you say that Joey had just caught a common cold?”
Lukas rushed to explain, “Yes, it’s just a slight cold.
But, I’m also a bit worried, so I asked them to do a thorough check-up.”
Carson nodded slightly to show that he understood.
“Okay, then.
Mr.
Sullivan, can I take Joey for his examination?”
Lukas looked at Victor, who had been silent the entire time.
He realized that Victor was in a bad mood, so he asked as carefully as possible.
“Is it okay?” Victor just nodded his consent.
Lukas understood and walked to the bed.
“Joey, let’s go.”
“No! I won’t!” Joey yelled.
He dodged Lukas’s hand and threw himself into Rachel’s arms.
He was afraid that she would leave as soon as he left this room.
“Joey?!” Lukas was stunned to see Joey behave in such a manner.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe had never known Joey to be so close to anyone these days.
Joey hid his face in Rachel’s arms and didn’t say anything, Rachel knew her son well and knew what he was thinking.
She touched Joey’s forehead.
Although his fever had subsided, he still seemed warm.
His eyes were dull, and his face was pale.
Rachel’s heart ached.
“Don’t worry.
Go with Lukas.
I won’t leave.
I’ll be waiting for you here,” Rachel said gently.
Joey silently held onto Rachel’s finger as if his life depended on it.
Such action made Rachel know that he was still worried.