Stunned, Jude wiped the sweat from his brow that had beaded up from rushing.
Yesterday, Seth had made ast-minute decision toe to Harborview City, but Jude had an important business meeting and couldn''t join him.
At the time, Jude had asked Seth if he should cancel the meeting and go to Harborview City with him.
Seth had asked him, "Do you really enjoy being a third wheel that much?"
Jude was speechless and dropped the idea.
But the next afternoon, Seth had called, telling him toe to Harborview City to pick him up.
His tone at the time had been utterly dejected.
Worried, Jude had immediately ditched his extremely important business partner and rushed to the airport to fly to Harborview City to be with him.
Now, he had justnded he hadn''t even gotten off the ne yet-and was being told he wasn''t needed.
He was even told to turn right around at the airport and go home.
How could he be more fickle than a woman?
Jude tried to calm himself down. "He''s a patient, he''s the boss, he''s my friend. Just let it go, let it go. It''s fine, it''s fine."
So, as soon as he got off the ne, he bypassed the arrivals hall, went straight to departures, and bought a ticket for the next flight back to Rivercrest City...
His secretary messaged him on WhatsApp, saying Nina was furious and threatening to cancel their partnership.
Now, Jude had an even bigger headache.
He would have to go appease Nina, which would undoubtedly involve her making unwanted advances.
Noreen ended up talking with Castle for a while, and it was almost midnight when they finished.
She hurried back to Seth''s room and found that he really hadn''t slept.
He even let out a long sigh of relief when he saw her return.
"Didn''t I tell you to get some rest?" Noreen checked his medical chart.
No IV drip was scheduled for the night.
"I told you I''d wait for you." He was just as stubborn.
Seeing as he was the injured party, Noreen didn''t argue. "Well, you can sleep now, right?"
This time, Seth obedientlyy down.
Noreen turned off the main light, leaving only a small night light on.
Finally, she grabbed a nket and decided to make do on the sofa for another night.
Shey down with her back to Seth.
It waste, and the room was quiet. She could even hear the faint sound of Seth''s breathing.
It seemed steady, as if he were asleep.
But she could also clearly feel a burning gaze fixed on her.
It was impossible to ignore, and it kept her from falling asleep.
Not daring to turn over, shey stiffly for a long time before she finally managed to drift off.
She didn''t know how long she''d been asleep when she groggily heard voices in the
room.
"Why did you let your girlfriend sleep in the bed? You''re the patient! You need
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Seth replied, "Quiet down. Don''t wake her."
The duty nurse sighed in exasperation
"Love is important, but your health is more important 6g/ on, spoil her."
Noreen, in the bed, secretly snuggled deeper under the covers.
After taking his temperature, the nurse noticed that Seth''s wound was bleeding again, staining the bandage red.
She frowned. "How did this wound reopen?"
"It''s on your arm, not somewhere else. It shouldn''t have torn open unless you put a lot of strain on it."
Seth lied without batting an eye. "It was an ident."
"Be more careful! If it keeps reopening, it could get infected and will definitely leave a scar!"
The nurse''s tone was already a bit impatient.
It couldn''t be helped; medical staff really disliked uncooperative patients.
Seth replied meekly, "Okay."
The nurse''s frustration subsided. She gave a few more instructions and left for the next room.
Only then did Seth''s gaze return to
the bed. Seeing her with her head et
he could uried under the covers,
he couldn''t help but smile. >
His clear voice wasced with a low chuckle as he called to her, "Isn''t it stuffy under there?"
Noreen''s ears burned. She bit her lip, pretending to still be asleep.
"Or do you just prefer my scent?"