Chapter 1217 As You Like

Alex took a deep breath and hesitated momentarily before mustering the courage to raise his hand and ring the doorbell.

The door opened quickly, and Jewel stood there, saying, “You’re back—” As soon as she saw the bandage on his neck, the smile that had been on her face moments earlier instantly transformed into a panic. “What happened to your neck?”

However, he said nothing and simply pulled her into his arms. Seemingly, this was the only way for him to feel even a modicum of relief from the nagging anxiety in his chest.

In the meantime, she was bewildered by his sudden embrace and asked, “What’s wrong with you?”

Then, Alex took a deep breath and mumbled, “It’s nothing. Just accidentally got cut by a knife. I nearly couldn’t see you anymore.”

He spoke casually, but Jewel didn’t believe a word of it, and her face became tense, prompting her to inquire, “Did you get into a fight with someone?”

hearing this. “Yeah. Some punk was asking for trouble, so I

there any

“No, there aren’t.”

a thorough radar scan of his body. Her gaze was drawn to his waist,

that here. How about we get

only was she not shy, but she also looked directly into his eyes, her gaze filled with a hint of sharpness. “Let’s go to a room

overwhelmed by her aura, so he surrendered and replied, “As you

lifted his shirt and saw the large bandage on his waist, her heart instinctively tightened, and her eyes

couch, feeling helpless. “Don’t worry, I’m

me here. I’ll ask Olivia to take a look at you,” she said as she was about to find

hearing this, he hurriedly held her hand. “No, it’s not necessary. I just came back from the hospital. The doctor said it was nothing serious and I needed a few days to rest. It’s

still hesitated and inquired, “What did the doctor say? Did

the wound is superficial. Otherwise, do you think I could have come back? They didn’t even let me stay in

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