Chapter 352 Giving Food
Bella nodded and turned to leave.
No one wanted to air their dirty laundry in public, right?
Bella didn't want her private troubles to becpublic knowledge, which would lead to everyone looking at her
with pity.
When she saw Ethan, she made sure to thank him for talking to the department head on her behalf.
Ethan remained as shy as ever. "Aren't we friends? No need for thanks. | just mentioned it casually. Don't worry. |
haven't told anyone except him. | know you don't want too many people to know your business. By the way, if
you feel it's inconvenient, | can help you check on your father."
Bella patted his shoulder. "It's fine. It's a public place, and he can't do anything to me. I'll make sure to take good
care of him so that he can get out of here and out of my sight sooner."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt
Before finishing her shift that evening, Bella dropped by her father's ward. When she saw Simon, she asked
professionally, "Is there anywhere you feel unwell?"
His caregiver quickly chimed in, "Why are you hiding things from the doctor? Aren't you always complaining
about pain? You can afford a caregiver, so you should use spain medication. | can see you're in so much
pain that you can't even sleep at night." Bella frowned. "You need to answer honestly. Hiding your condition
won't do you any good."
Simon gave a sheepish smile. "I just didn't want you to worry. I'm okay..."
Bella replied calmly, "Your fracture is serious, so it's normal to feel pain during the early recovery. If it gets too
much, letknow, and I'll give you pain medication. If you need anything, tell the caregiver, and they'll pass it
on to me."
After saying that, she turned to leave. However, Simon suddenly called out to her, "Wait! If you're not too busy,
could you stay and talk for a bit?"
There were other patients and family
members in the ward watching them. Bella assumed they all knew she was Simon's daughter. If she turned and
walked away now, what would they think of her? She didn't want people to look at her with judgment when she
cback for her rounds later.
What bothered her most about Simon was that he always seemed to be putting her in a tough spot, making her
feel morally obligated to respond.
She shoved her hands into her coat pockets defensively and said flatly, "Go ahead."
Simon sighed. "With the way things are now, | must be really annoying, right? | took your money, and my
business went under. Now, I've lost my job. My wife is demanding a divorce. Everything feels terrible..." Bella
didn't respond and sneered inwardly. Wasn't this just karma? His sob story didn't affect her. Thinking about how
her mother had died from her illness made Simon's suffering seem insignificant. Noticing her lack of reaction,
Simon changed the subject. "How are things with Dominic?"
Bella felt a warning bell go off in her mind. Whenever he mentioned Dominic, it meant trouble. She replied
coldly, "I broke up with him a long tago. You should rest. | have things to do, so I'm leaving now."
After finishing her rounds and
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm
returning to her office, Bella found a dessert delivery waiting for her at her desk She glanced at the order slip
with her phone number on it. She hadn't brought her phone on rounds, so she missed the call, but the nof
the person who ordered it was "Mr. Miller".
This man didn't even bother to give her a heads-up before sending treats?
She picked up her phone and sent Dominic a message with just a cute emoji, letting him know she got the
delivery.
Before she could put her phone
down, Lana walked in. She opened the delivery and said sarcastically, "Desserts from this place are
ridiculously expensive. You mustnet
really have money. There are so
many here, and you can't eat them alhby yourself. I'll take them to share with the people in the department."