"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.

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

her leg, frowning.

business!" Scarlett snapped, lifting her

let go, trying to avoid

watching the scene unfold, tried to intervene. "You two, stop fighting. It's not worth it. James, she's just a girl. Give her a

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

things up. I'm just

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

to fight back aggressively, feeling it would not be right. Trying to balance between defending

to watch, amused. "Scarlett give James a break. You're right! He's a big

swore but stopped

himself that he would deal with Felix

overpower James with brute force, decided to

threw her crutch aside, causing herself to become unsteady

her in this state, instinctively moved

doing so, he ended up wrapping

widened

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