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    Was she actually crying?


    Were they tears of sadness?


    She did seem rather pitiful.


    “Stop! It’s too painful… It’ll be fine! It’ll heal on its own! No more treatment, please!”


    Ellie, who had endured the afternoon’s treatment in silence, now sobbed and protested.


    Attempting to push the doctor away, she nearly tumbled off the bed.


    “Ellie!” Kaiden caught her swiftly, holding her firmly. “Don’t move!”


    “You’re scolding me?” Ellie’s disbelief was evident, her voice tinged with usation. “You got angry at me!”


    Kaiden was at a loss for words, sighing deeply.


    When had he scolded her?


    His voice might have raised in urgency, but that was all.


    Frustrated, he wondered if he shouldn’t reprimand her, given her current drunken state.


    Not receiving an immediate response, Ellie confronted him. “What right do you have to scold me?”


    “I’m your husband!” Kaiden retorted, teeth clenched.


    Engaging with someone intoxicated was proving to be a test of his patience.


    “My husband?” Ellie pondered, then confidently dered, “No, you’re not! You’re a jerk! Ouch!”


    Distracted by their exchange, Ellie winced as the doctor, perhaps startled by her outburst, applied a bit more pressure to her wound.


    At that moment, the doctor felt Kaiden’s icy stare.


    Kaiden’s expression darkened as he issued a stern warning. “If you can’t apply medicine properly, you shouldn’t be a doctor.”


    “I am being careful… I mean, I apologize! I’ll be more gentle!” The doctor hastily adjusted his approach, acutely aware of the gravity of treating even a superficial wound under Kaiden’s scrutiny.


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    Astounding revtion! Mrs. Thorpe called Mr. Thorpe a jerk! Strangely, he was unfazed!


    Was the recent gossip about their strained rtionship inurate?


    “The wound’s fine! Stop, don’t touch me! It hurts!” Ellie, hugging her legs, adamantly refused further treatment. Pain was no longer something she was willing to tolerate.


    “If it’s hurting, the wound is still healing,” Kaiden responded coolly. Ellie’s pout conveyed a sense of genuine grievance, as if Kaiden’s sternness had wounded her.


    Seeing Ellie in this state—resistant and tearful—Kaiden was taken aback. He hadn’t anticipated her bing so unmanageable when intoxicated.


    The doctor, hesitating to disobey Kaiden’s directive but wary of Ellie’s distress, refrained from further action.


    “Mr. Thorpe, perhaps you could… persuade Mrs. Thorpe to cooperate?” the doctor suggested tentatively.


    Persuade her?


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