A Moment in Destiny

Esther saw him lying on the bed, his forehead patched with cotton gauze and he was wearing a patient outfit. She didn’t know where exactly he injured himself.

She looked at him with a pouting face, her eyes were red and she felt relief knowing that he was still alive. But she said stubbornly, “I’m here to see if you are dead!”

“You must be disappointed, still alive!” Elijah replied coldly. Darn it, he thought she was worried about him, but she was here to see if he was dead!

Esther threw her bag onto the sofa, walked towards him, and opened his shirt.

He was lying on the bed with his back facing up, it must be the back that got injured. She opened his shirt and saw his back filled with bruises and wounds. She took a deep breath, there was not an inch that was not injured, it was all green and purple in colors, some parts were even swollen and wounded, it was unbearable to look at it.

Esther’s tears rolled down again, she thought she wouldn’t care about him, dead or alive, but seeing him lying on the bed with a wounded back, she felt sad. She thought she only cared about Hudson, but she had been having heartache ever since she learned about his injuries, and her heart was in pain when Hudson was injured.

Elijah didn’t stop her, but there was no more response after she opened his shirt.

He wanted to turn and look at her, but a sharp pain came from the back when he tried to move, Elijah frowned in pain.

But he saw Esther’s redden eyes and tears—who were those tears for? He did not dare to guess! But he smiled.

“Does it hurt?” She finally spoke with a sorrowful voice.

Elijah felt shy and complain slightly, “You are annoying! Didn’t you wish me dead?”

“I don’t want you dead!” She wiped away her tears and carefully covered him with the clothes. His wounds were disinfected, and medicine was used, but it still looked horrible.

She turned away to avoid him from seeing her tears, but he grabbed her hand and pull her over. He disregarded the pain from the back and got down from the bed.

“Stay put!” She saw him moving and got nervous. But she was afraid to stop him because she was afraid that she might accidentally hurt him. “Don’t get up, why are you getting up? Elijah, can you hear me?”

He ignored her, got down, and put on his shoes. Such a simple movement had made him sweat, but he insisted to get down from the bed.

He held her hands up to check on her injuries and grabbed her hands tight after making sure that it was no longer swollen.

She was touched by his gentleness and care, she wiped away the sweat on his forehead with her sleeves.

He must be in severe pain to have sweat like this, she thought.

“Can you please lie on the bed?” She said worriedly.

He shook his head and looked at her passionately, “Why are you here?”

raised her head and stared

felt the same way about Hudson, he made her heartache. No, she felt even

He said in a husky voice, “Babe… you start to care? Don’t you

want you to die!” She shook her head abruptly with tears rolling

body ache eased

from school if you die? So, you must live…” She leaned onto him lightly, she cried, and her tears dropped onto his chest, warming his

his injuries were worthwhile, but he said, “Oh,

up, she pouted and argued, “Yes, it’s all for me, selfishness is a common norm, of course, I need to be selfish, so you shall take good

closed his eyes and got sunken into the sweetness, “What a heartless

biggest dummy!"

his eyes slowly, he released her with a smile, he couldn’t hold on any

of the moment when the scaffold collapsed, he thought he would never see Esther again,

to investigate further to provide the family of

what do you want to do?” Esther didn’t know what he

with a loud and deep voice.

out of the bed the moment he stepped in. “Young Master, the doctor said you should

we need to calm the crowd and inform them that we will still pay the salary during the recovery period! And tell Grandpa that there is a problem with the project, ask him to investigate further and find the person responsible for

“But Young Master, you shouldn’t be out of

now!” Esther screamed after they were done. “Do you

to say something else, but he stopped when he saw Esther ordering his young master and

odd!” Elijah refused to be ordered around and said naughtily. “Are you being

I care about my servant!” Esther claimed. “Elijah, get back

“No!”

pain, and Esther went, “Quick, the next stroke is going to be harder, you will be in vain."

smile on Elijah’s face, which was rare. His glance was gentle and filled with happiness. He went back onto the bed as told, Esther put his shoes under the bed and sat on the chair

you eaten?” She

never moved away from her

get you something

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food!”

held her hand, long, strong, large,

knocked on the

Elijah answered.

her hand but was grabbed tightly. She was afraid to hurt him, so she stayed

in with a bag with a thermos and meal box. “Young Master,