“There’s a knife wound on his stomach that almost pierced his liver. The wound’s deep, but it’s been sewn up.”Cordelia’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing about it, and she unconsciously tightened her hold on Zephyr’s hand.“Don’t worry.” Seth smiled tiredly. “He’s not in a critical state. But he has to be hospitalized for observation right now… Best if someone is with him, so I can give him a second emergency treatment if something happens.”“Thanks.” Zephyr patted his shoulder. He felt bad for sending Nicholas to Seth, but he did not have a better solution.Sending Nicholas to a regular hospital would undoubtedly expose his identity, while doctors in regular private clinics might not be as skilled.The nurse wheeled Nicholas into the hospital ward.The usually aggressive and brazen man was now pale like a sheet. He was all bandaged up as he lay quietly.The fragility of life was always felt in such swift moments.Cordelia could not help the mixed feelings she felt as she loo
“What’s wrong?” Zephyr was puzzled upon seeing Nicholas’ pained expression.He thought that he was already humbling himself to wipe the man’s face for him, so how could the latter still have complaints!?“Nothing.” Nicholas winced.“Your wound’s pretty deep.” Zephyr looked at him. “You need to rest up for some time. Don’t move mindlessly, or you’ll suffer if your wound opens up again.”“Where’s this place?”“Seth’s hospital.”“What?” Nicholas almost sprang up, hissing in pain when he accidentally pulled the wound on his stomach.Zephyr glanced at him with a scowl.“I couldn’t send you elsewhere. Seth knows everything,” he said in a deep tone. “He saved your life. You should thank him!”Nicholas scoffed and smirked.“If I remember correctly…” He looked at Zephyr. “He’s the one who saved your life too, right, Mr. Z Hamerton?”Zephyr glowered immediately as his gaze turned icy and hostile.“What did you say?”The atmosphere in the hospital ward was tense, and it felt like the
“Nicholas Thompson!”Zephyr’s gaze was dark. He exuded an oppressive vibe as well.“Are you courting death?”“Hah, looks like you’re afraid?”Zephyr abruptly raised a hand to choke Nicholas’ throat.The latter was shocked upon feeling the pressure on his throat increasing. His breathing became labored.“You…”Zephyr narrowed his eyes. The viciousness in his actions was no weaker than the gangsters Nicholas had met.Nicholas barely raised his hand to grab Zephyr’s wrist… when the door opened, and Cordelia came in to be greeted by the scene.“Honey!” She was astonished and ran to grab his arm. “What are you doing?”Zephyr regained his cool and slowly unclenched his choke to toss Nicholas aside.Nicholas coughed but dared not go too hard for fear that his wound would open up again. As he coughed, he glared at Zephyr.Cordelia was only concerned for her husband and entirely ignored the patient in bed.“Darling, are you alright?”“Hah, what could happen to him?” Nicholas gnash
Cordelia kept the corners of her lips down, wincing. Before she could think of what to say, Zephyr stepped out with a scowl.“I’ll take care of you.”Nicholas was horrified. “N-No, I don’t mean you—”“It’s only me aside from Cordelia.”Nicholas said after a moment, “Bro, you can just get Ian here.”“Ian’s injured too. I sent him back to rest after he was bandaged.”Nicholas was rendered speechless.“It’s okay.” Zephyr wore a slight smirk. “I can take good care of you.”Nicholas scowled while Cordelia secretly giggled with a hand over her mouth. She passed the take-out box to Zephyr as she spoke with a tinkling voice. “I’ll go back to the cafe first, darling. I’ll send you both dinner when I’m done. Stay here and take good care of Mr. Thompson!”Zephyr smiled. Both of them grinned at each other after exchanging a look.Nicholas leaned against the bed with his back against the frame. This was the first time he realized that husband and wife really did act like each other when t
As the tall and gorgeous figure greeted Nicholas’ sight, he could not help gripping the handle of his wheelchair tighter.“Why did you bring her here?”Zephyr looked indifferent. “You were the one saying to explain misunderstandings as soon as possible and not to stall it.”“It was you I was talking about!” Nicholas glared at him.Zephyr wore a faint smile and waved his hand at Cordelia.Linda’s steps were heavy as she slowly went to Nicholas. The closer they were, the clearer their past was in their minds.Nicholas turned his back away slightly with a cold expression. The moment he bowed down to hold the wheelchair, however, his big movement revealed his necklace from his hospital gown.Linda’s breath bated. There was a necklace exactly the same on her neck.To be fair, it was not a necklace. It was a regular chain with a ring on it. The ring was not worth much, and the chain was not made of a decent material. It was already oxidized at this point.Linda remembered that it
Linda hated that Nicholas pretended to be cold and aloof, hated that he did not explain a thing, and hated that he could love her in so many ways, yet he chose the stupidest one!Nicholas jolted, and his wound hurt at that moment. He had stayed too long under the strong sun and felt rather weak. He paled further, and large beads of sweat rolled off his forehead.Zephyr instantly went to check on him. Nicholas’ wound had probably opened up as blood seeped from the gauze. Cordelia ran to get the nurse.Linda crouched down before him nervously and held his hand. “Nicholas… how are you feeling? Is… Is it serious?”A knife wound was actually nothing to Nicholas. He had already been shot countless times. He was pained by what Linda said and her gaze when she looked at him. He was pained because he did not know how to defend himself and how to get her forgiveness. He did not know if they could still return to how they were in the past.“Nicholas!” Linda cried harder, thinking he was in a
Soon, Cordelia came back from buying the supplies and smiled when she saw Linda taking good care of Nicholas. She talked to the girl for a bit and left with Zephyr.On the way home, she chit-chatted nonstop like a little pigeon, feeling a weight was lifted off her shoulders. Although Linda did not end up together with Seth as she had expected, she would support her as long as she made her choice!Cordelia said with a sweet smile, “Darling, I think you and Nicholas will keep meeting in the future. You both should let bygones be bygones and try getting along!”“Mm.” There were no bygones in truth.Zephyr looked at her with a complicated gaze and suddenly stopped walking. She looked like she was in a great mood now, so she would most probably be able to accept it if he broke the news… Where should he start, though?Zephyr took a deep breath and met Cordelia’s clear eyes.“Darling, what’s wrong?”Zephyr hesitated and slowly said, “I have something to tell you.”Cordelia was beaming
Cordelia was worried about Linda staying in the hospital alone. When she visited, she saw the latter feeding Nicholas.The girl who had always been carefree and casual about people and things blew on each spoonful of soup carefully, afraid that it would burn Nicholas. As for the man on the bed who looked like he could not take care of himself, who would have thought that he was up and active in physiotherapy just two days ago?Cordelia chuckled and suddenly thought of her husband.The man was unfriendly to outsiders, only steps away from writing “Approach with caution” on his face. However, he was glued to her once he saw her and could not be driven away. He would go darling this and honey that, that the birds on the trees were less noisy than him.“You’re here.” A familiar voice came from behind her.Cordelia turned back to see Seth walking over. He glanced at the hospital ward, and his expression dimmed for a moment. It was only briefly before a warm smile was back on his face