NovelEnglishChapter 298 80% Ellie glanced at Alex, then at Justin Warren, who was lying on the bed. She couldn't help but frown. This was just too much of a coincidence.
"Wait, Uncle Alex, I haven't seen you in over a decade! I just got back to the country and you're already hitting me, huh?" Justin finally realized something was off and scrambled to sit up in bed.
Alex turned around to face Ellie. He met her cold gaze and seemed to hesitate, wanting to say something but holding back.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"I've left lunch here. I'll leave you alone," Ellie said in a tone that was as neutral as possible, trying to avoid further conflict. As soon as Ellie was gone, Justin swung his legs over the bed and got up. "Uncle Alex, what do you think of this girl? She looks weak but fights really fiercely. I quite like her." Alex turned around, looking at Justin, who was grinning widely. It made Alex even angrier. "Don't even think about it!" Justin tapped his head with his finger. "Con, Uncle Alex, you agree that she's fierce, right? Look, she even knockedout." Alex's gaze landed on Justin's bandaged forehead, and he couldn't hide his irritation. "Did she do this?" "Of course," Justin replied confidently.
Before Justin could finish his sentence, Alex raised his hand and ripped off the bandage with a swift motion. "Ouch!" Justin winced, sharply sucking in a breath. “That hurts!” "That looks horrible. You need someone else to redo the bandaging," Alex muttered and turned to leave, determined to chase after Ellie.
Outside the lounge, Alex caught up with Ellie. As soon as he met her indifferent eyes, he stopped a few steps away, his words trailing off. "You and he..." "I'm off work now. If you want to ask about the patient's condition, wait until business hours," Ellie cut him off in a firm tone. Without waiting for a response, she turned and entered the lounge.
Alex stood still, staring at the closed door of the lounge. His feet felt like they were glued to the ground, unable to move forward. Yet, he couldn't bring himself to leave either. He just stood there, pacing back and forth in frustration.
The frustration was driving Alex crazy.
Alex had visited this lounge countless times. Each the came, he would carefully cup with different excuses. Even if they had argued or if she had cried because of him, he never missed a chance to see her.
He wanted to see her face change with all sorts of emotions because of him-happy, upset, anything. He feared that if he didn't make an effort to find her, she would forget about him completely.
He used to believe he must have been the most important person in her life, more so than even Aaron. After all, during her lonely youth, the person who spent his every moment with her and protected her with his life was him.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHowever, he was reduced to standing here as just a patient's family member, unable to get close to her or find any way to connect.
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He thought, 'She's such a good girl. If I hadn't been such a jerk to her, she would still like me, right? After all, it's been seven years! She must still care for me!' Just as Ellie was walking down the corridor later that afternoon, she ran into someone familiar. "Dr. Stewart," Ellie greeted.
Leonard, in his white coat, stood tall with fair skin and glasses. He was a refined figure, a surgeon transferred from Jinerity Hospital to Jaslands Hospital. He was also Ellie's classmate from university.
"I heard Mark was here, so I cto say hello," Leonard said politely, actuཎྜ holding a small cactus about the size of his palm. Mark cout of the elevator, surrounded by a few medical staff. When he spotted Ellie in the corridor, he started walking toward her. "Hi, Mark," Ellie greeted as she always did, politely and formally.
The three of them exchanged a few words in the corridor. Just as Ellie was about to speak again, she saw Alex walking toward them.
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