Chapter 490

Dorothy’s expression was slightly unnatural as she mumbled, “No, nothing.”

Quincy eyed her and then let out a light chuckle. “Taking care of a patient can be exhausting, huh?”

“Mm–hmm…”

It really was exhausting.

Quincy seemed to understand completely and gave her a supportive pat on the shoulder. “Why don’t you catch some more sleep? I’ll come back later.”

“No, you should tend to his bandages–that’s more important!”

The last thing Dorothy wanted was to be alone in a room with Everett.

It was mainly because the pains on her back and legs!

Quincy, oblivious to the tension that had filled the room moments earlier, entered with the medical supplies and commented, “Why does it feel so stuffy in here? It’s like there’s a… a smell…”

Dorothy’s scalp tingled at her words. She felt guilty, and she couldn’t bring herself to look up.

thought struck her!

this for the next, full month?

Mr. Lopez?” Quincy’s voice floated from behind her.

responded, “Pretty good.”

Quincy moved to his side and carefully began to unwrap the bandage, then frowned slightly. “Did you move around too much in your sleep? The

Dorothy, who still hadn’t dared to turn around. He replied, “Maybe I

keep still. If the wound keeps bleeding, it’s going to take forever to heal. Quincy advised as she jotted down notes on her clipboard. She then checked the monitor readings and nodded in satisfaction. “But it does look like you’re on the mend. You’ll have to stay in bed today. But if all goes well, we can

around a bit.”

“Alright, thank you.”

asked with his voice low, “Can I take a shower

You’ll have to stick to the sponge. Is

just uncomfortable after sweating.”

Quincy looked puzzled, “The room has air conditioning;

returned to Dorothy and smiled, “Alright, got it.”

feeling as though

gritted her teeth. “Are you trying to make sure everyone knows what happened between

yet he kept

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