Chapter 404
“…Don’t ever come back,” Harvey finished.
Irene was actually left stumped for a moment, and chuckled in amusement when she realized what he was talking
about. “Do you think everyone is as childish as you are?”
“Me? Childish? How so?” Harvey protested, standing at her side and giving her a nudge with his elbow.
Irene simply sidestepped and pulled away, while telling Rosa, “You’re recovering well, so there’s nothing to worry
about-don’t burden yourself over it.”
After all, people tend to get paranoid after heart surgeries, convinced that their hearts are now fragile and that
they could die at any moment.
However, the truth is that the human heart is the strongest and most resilient of human organs-it never stops
beating the instant formed in the fetus.
Harvey pursed his lips just then. “Why are you running? I’m not going to hurt you.”
Irene pretended not to hear him since she did not want to argue. “You may be discharged now.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWith that, she turned and left Rosa’s ward, while Harvey quickly told Rosa, “She’s a friend. I’m going to say
goodbye.”
Rosa nodded.
She could tell from the way Harvey tried to get closer to Irene that he liked Irene, and could not help sighing as he
left.
“Hey, could you not be so cold?” Harvey asked Irene as he followed her out of Irene’s ward.
“I still have work to do. Don’t bother me,” she said, never pausing in her tracks.
“Is your heart made of stone? Are you even human?” he huffed, but Irene pretended not to hear him.
“Stop,” Harvey called out, chasing her down and catching her by the wrist. “Why are you being so cold to me?”
Irene did not like him touching her, and shook him off firmly-the recoil sent herself stumbling backward.
Moreover, her health has deteriorated since she had not been sleeping or eating well over the last few days, and
she almost lost her balance, but Harvey caught her in time.
“What’s wrong? Are you sick?” he asked in concern.
“No,” Irene growled, pulling her hand out of his grasp.
Harvey was skeptical. “You are. Do you even see how pale you are?”
Irene looked up at him just then. “Is it that bad?”
“Why don’t you look in a mirror?” Harvey growled grumpily.
Irene firmly rubbed her cheeks right then, attempting to make her complexion look better.
However, all she did was fool herself, while Harvey felt sympathy as he watched, and he snorted. “What is your
boyfriend doing? Doesn’t he care about what’s happening to you? Also, you could just stay home since he’s so rich.
Working out here like this, and such a difficult job at that… Wait, is he so petty that he’s refusing to support you?
Harvey had no idea what happened, since Melville Hospital had deliberately covered up Yvaine’s death, even more
so in the case of other patients and their families in the hospital. After all, the administration was worried that they
would get restless over the incident.
In fact, only the higher ranked personnel could discuss it-any average personnel would be slapped with a warning if
they did.
Irene looked up at Harvey then, which gave him the creeps.
“W-What’s that look for?” he stammered.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIrene, however, said solemnly, “Come after me if you’re unhappy with me. Don’t keep involving him.”
Harvey was left at a loss for words, and almost breathed an expletive right then. “Why are you still defending him
when you’re like this? Are you really telling me not to talk about him, even now?”
“Yes, I am,” Irene replied seriously. “Now get your mother discharged. It’ll soon be noon, and you’d have to wait if
the staff leave for lunch.”
With that, she strode off, but Harvey worriedly followed her, holding her up supportively. “Look, you need some
rest. I’m fine with waiting.”
Irene simply pulled her hand out from his again. “No, you don’t have to. All you do is trouble me-if you’re really
grateful that I saved your mother, stay away from me.”
Her words were sharp and wounding, and Harvey was certainly not invincible-he had his dignity too. ” Well, since
you’ve put it that way, I’m despicable if I keep bugging you, right?”
With that, he turned around to find a couple walking toward them, and the woman was mocking them the instant
she spoke!
“Tut, tut… Are you arguing, or actually flirting?”
Irene’s brow furrowed when she heard that voice, and she turned around.