Chapter 517

Carlene looked at lan, feeling somewhat touched. She knew in her heart that he still cared about her.

“lan, you still care about me.”

lan sat on the sofa without responding.

After Phelps had finished checking Carlene’s finger, he was about to leave, but Carlene held out her other hand.

“I think this hand feels off too.”

Although Phelps didn’t understand, he knew that Carlene was intentionally trying to keep him there.

But why?

Phelps subconsciously glanced at lan.

lan, however, did not look at him. He seemed a bit absent–minded.

Phelps had heard from Tyler last night that lan was flirting with someone else:

But now, seeing how lan treated Carlene, he didn’t seem to care about other people’s opinions. The flirting was probably just Tyler’s nonsense.

Phelps patiently checked Carlene’s other hand again, then looked at her with a smile.

“Ms. Shepard, can I leave now?”

whole process took forty minutes. Carlene’s lips curled

stick around for a

head and glanced at his watch. “Nah, I’ve got stuff to

to keep Phelps

received three calls from Abner, all asking him to come treat

family, Phelps went straight to

forehead was drenched with sweat, and her lips were pale. She kept asking if her hand

couldn’t recover, she might have a breakdown. But considering the

hearing this, Maja could only

“Carol, I want to rest a

what to say. She silently stayed with her for half

about what the doctor had said, and tears welled

then, the door to the room was pushed open, and Phelps, in his white coat, walked

wiped away

quickly glanced at the medical record, and then

you

hoarse. “Will my

you accept it if we had to amputate your

the sheet tightly, and her

careful examination. His voice was steady. “That was the worst–case scenario. I will treat it again. Your soft tissue condition is good. As long as the follow–up care is proper, there won’t

done preliminary treatment, but because of the delay,

nodded and leaned back on the bed,

the skin and soft tissues were damaged, we would have to amputate. Your finger bone is still intact, but the skin is thin, which makes it look worse than

Maja’s face, but she didn’t

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