Fast forward to the next evening, Ellen arrived at Darlsbury, and Xavia and Jacob made sure to pick her up at the airport as gratitude. With how beautiful Ellen was, Xavia couldn’t help but feel slightly stunned. After all, Zivon had worked with that woman for quite a while before managing to wake her up… To think that he wasn’t even tempted to fall for her… Feeling slightly touched, she shook her head before saying, “Welcome to Darlsbury, Miss Garcia… Your help is truly appreciated.” Smiling in response, Ellen replied, “Don’t worry about it. Honestly, you should thank Zivon for my willingness to aid you. I’m only driven by how devoted and loyal he is to his family.” Xavia knew that Ellen had no reason to lie, so after a nod, she was prompted to say, “I see… Thank you nevertheless. Putting that aside, I’m sure you must be exhausted after your long flight, so do rest up first… We can visit Sophia at the hospital tomorrow.” “I’d like that,” replied Ellen as she began pulling he
...Truth be told, he had seen that message earlier but… when she was actually in front of him, he really didn’t want to follow Xavia’s orders… It didn’t help that Ellen had a rather tight-fitting turtleneck on… Damn it! He needed to calm down! Gritting his teeth, he put on a calm façade before marching forward, leaving Ellen speechless. Was this man simply incapable of acting courteously? Bah, whatever! She was just here to treat Sophia anyway! Upon arriving at the ward, Ellen was greeted by the sight of a lifeless-looking Sophia, her eyes dull as stared at a baby’s shoe… and when she noticed the presence of the stranger, Sophia’s eyes widened in fear as she backed away and whimpered, “N-no…! Please…! Please don’t hurt my baby…!” Frowning slightly, Ellen took a while to reply, “…Don’t worry, I won’t hurt it.” Following that, she slowly began approaching Sophia… but every time she got close to her, Sophia would simply bolt to another corner of the room. As Ellen helplessly rub
She was greeted by the sight of Jacob rapidly tapping on his phone while yelling, “Stop camping, Angela! I’ve already carried the team enough! Come back to the middle lane already!” Raising a slight brow, she couldn’t help but walk up to him and say, “…May I remind you that you’re in a hospital? Please keep your tone down and act your age!” Her voice distracted him just enough for him to lose… and after squinting at her, Jacob replied, “Well some of us have to remain youthful. Get with the times already.” …The nerve of this man…! “Just because I don’t get along with people, that doesn’t mean that I’m not up-to-date with the rest of the world! Also, what’s the point of liking the same things as people like you?” “…What are you implying?” “Take a guess,” scoffed Ellen, leaving Jacob slightly speechless. Her tongue truly was as sharp as always… Rubbing his temples, he eventually replied, “…Anyway, any new news?” Lowering her gaze a little, Ellen replied, “…None yet. She’s
Momentarily too stunned to even react, she was only able to snap out of it when Jacob, who had quickly put on more clothes, yelled, “Some privacy, please!” Quickly looking away, the flustered woman replied, “W-well I’m not the one who runs around in his boxers! Have some shame!” Squinting slightly, Jacob then said, “…Have you forgotten whose room you’re in?” Realizing that this was technically her own fault, the embarrassed Ellen replied, “I-I only came over to look for my documents… I wasn’t expecting the door to be unlocked, and… had I known you were like this, I wouldn’t have come in in the first place!” …Alright, his bad habit of not locking the door was his fault too, but… With how flustered she now looked… “…Anyway, why are you even blushing so much? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a naked man before.” “…I don’t need to answer that. Also, you’re equally as flustered as I am! Now give me the document already!” snapped Ellen, leaving Jacob momentarily speechless. It t
Understandably worried, the increasingly anxious man began running through the chaotic corridors… and running in the opposite direction, were several injured nurses and patients! When he finally arrived at the ward, he was greeted by the sight of a frantic-looking Sophia brandishing a fruit knife as she roared, “Stay back…! All of you…! You’re not taking my child…!” Despite how vicious the woman looked, Ellen, who was standing right before the deranged woman, simply began calmly walking toward her…! Did she have a death wish or something?! Wade himself was anxiously watching all this from a corner of the room. He had followed Ellen’s orders and managed to find a child, of which he brought to Sophia… and though things initially went well, Sophia became violent the second they tried to take the child back from her! Continuing to walk up to her, Ellen gently said, “Sophia… Your child is dead… It’s time to move on so that you can escape this suffering…” “Liar… Liar…! My child is
Throughout the rest of that afternoon, Ellen continued checking in on Sophia’s mental state while also modifying her next plan here and there… and in the end, it was only at seven in the evening when she finally sighed and stretched. God, she was exhausted… Disliking the idea of making the long trip home and back again the next morning, Ellen figured that she may as well just rent one of the beds in the next room. With that, she got her phone out and was just about to order some takeout when all of a sudden… Jacob entered the ward again and said, “Here, got you some dinner.” From the looks of it, he had bought her pasta, some salad, and even Foie Gras… All food considered local to her. He had taken her preferences into consideration as well? Since she wasn’t saying anything, Jacob added, “What’s with that look? I just didn’t want you getting an upset stomach from eating non-native food…” Though Ellen started feeling that maybe he wasn’t all that bad after all, her hopes were
Jacob got anxious and said, “How’s that possible? I’m just worried that if you’re down, nobody can treat Sophia!” Ellen stared at him and replied, “I’m kidding. Why are you so worked up?” “Your actions are making me think that it’s true.” “...” He was stunned. Looking at Ellen’s cold and beautiful figure, a wave of complicated feelings washed through him.…That night, Ellen was in Sophia’s room to treat her. After that, Sophia refused to wake up, and she again topped Sophia’s insanity and resistance, patiently coaxing her. When Sophia was dozing off, she tried to hypnotize her again. So on and so forth, again and again, busy and worrying until the following day.When the sun rose, Ellen came out of Sophia’s ward, looking clearly exhausted. She had stayed up all night, her face was pale and haggard, and she felt that her head was heavy and her body was light like she was stepping on cotton.But thinking there was finally a new development, she couldn't care less about h
The doctor immediately rushed over to examine Ellen, then said, “Her body temperature is 39.9 degrees. She has a high fever. She probably fainted due to prolonged exertion combined with a cold, which turned into an acute cold.” Jacob frowned. Ellen was sick because she helped Xavia. His eyes dimmed, and guilt welled up inside him as he watched the doctor put Ellen on an IV drip and place a fever patch on her forehead. After the doctor left, he stayed by her bedside and monitored her body temperature. Half an hour later, her body temperature, which had just decreased slightly, increased once again. Jacob immediately fetched a basin of water, wrung the towel, and put it on Ellen’s forehead. After that, he went to look for some medicine to cool her down physically.It took several hours, along with the medication, for Ellen’s body temperature to finally return to normal. However, she still seemed weak and had no signs of waking up.Jacob called the doctor to check on her again.