"I need to see Nina!" Scarlett could not wait any longer in the hospital room.

"No way. You're a prisoner. You can't leave the room," James replied.

"You can follow me, can't you? Do you think I can run in my current state?" Scarlett could not understand his stubbornness.

James was firm. "Without orders from above, you can't take a single step out of this room."

Seeing he was unmoved, Scarlett's expression hardened. "What if I insist on seeing her?"

James started to respond, "Then I'm sorry, but—"

Before he could finish, Scarlett slapped him hard across the face.

James was taken aback by her fierceness. He had not expected her to get physical. He had been disciplined before, but never hit by a woman.

"You shrew..."

Scarlett, balancing on her crutch, kicked at him again. She was not one to back down easily. She had tolerated him long enough, with all the rules and strict treatment. Being cooped up in the hospital room was driving her crazy. She just wanted to see Nina, but he wouldn't let her, and she couldn't stand it anymore.

dodged her attack, grabbing her leg and frowning, "Are you trying to get yourself

her leg, frowning. "Are you out of your mind? You're still

of your business!" Scarlett snapped, lifting her leg to kick

to avoid

it. James, she's just a girl. Give her a break." "Can you

you're doing this on purpose! Felix is much kinder than

how exactly is he kind? All he does is stir things up. I'm just following

still a girl, so he felt he had to go easy on her. But her moves were relentless and precise, despite her

would not be right. Trying to balance between defending himself and not hurting her was

amused. "Scarlett give James a break.

swore but stopped himself,

thought to himself that he would deal with Felix

James with brute force, decided to

deliberately threw her crutch aside, causing herself

state, instinctively moved

ended up wrapping his arm

eyes widened in

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