“It’s okay, Linda.” Nicholas held back his laugh. “He did it for my sake. He said it’d replenish calcium…”

“Calcium? You don’t even have the general knowledge!” Linda raised her voice. “Marcus, I know you two had some beef inside, but it’s been so long. Nicholas hasn’t found fault with you other than the two previous times, right?

“How could you torture him like this while he’s injured!?”

Zephyr was rendered speechless.

“I changed my mind about you seeing how you dote on Cordelia!” Linda rolled her eyes. “I didn’t expect you to still be so petty and vicious!”

Nicholas forced back his laugh and continued acting pitifully in front of Linda, looking at Zephyr’s scowl.

When Linda turned back to look at him carefully, she saw that he had two blisters on his mouth.

“How did you get these?”

“Oh, these?” Nicholas said faintly, “It’s… He took care of me a few days ago and burned me.”

“Marcus Grist!” Linda looked like she was going to kill Zephyr.

“Linda, it’s okay! It doesn’t hurt… I’m not in pain, really! He’s taken good care of me. We should tolerate each other…”

“You got burned with blisters, and you’re taking his side?” Linda turned around and glared at Zephyr. “Mr. Grist, you don’t have to take care of him anymore. Thank you very much! For real, you’re unbelievable!”

as he took deep breaths. He squinted at Nicholas while the latter smirked and raised his brows back at him—as if to say, “What do you think, Mr. Z? I have a woman

cold and aloof, hated that he did not explain a thing, and hated that

the strong sun and felt rather weak. He paled further, and large beads

probably opened up as blood seeped from the gauze. Cordelia ran to get the

nervously and held his hand. “Nicholas… how

looked at him. He was pained because he did not know how to defend himself and how to get her forgiveness. He did not know if they could still return to how

harder, thinking he was in

the hospital ward. He was fine after

next to him during the process, keeping

and Cordelia

I think Linda won’t be leaving today. I’ll buy her food and supplies

Zephyr nodded.

nurse asked Linda, “Are you

was lying

The nurse frowned. “It’s so hot outside. How could you wheel the patient out in the sun? It’s easy to sweat when the

nodded in

sounded incredibly weak. “It’s your best friend’s husband who wheeled me

clearly caught the smirk in Nicholas’ eyes in a split

did it on purpose, right? Taking him

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