After James handled his situation, he got in a wheelchair because he didn't walk much.
Isaac came in with a box of wound pills. He saw James, in his sickbay, sitting by the window with a cigarette in his hand. He didn't light it, but just looked at it in a trance. No one knew what he was thinking about.
"How are you feeling?"
Seeing Isaac come in, James did not raise his head. He just asked softly, "How is she?"
"She has already got a tetanus shot. We helped her clean her wounds. She's asleep now."
"All right." James nodded and then asked, "What about her waist?"
"It's just a slightly serious soft tissue contusion. Let her apply some medicine to reduce the swelling and pain, and have a few days of rest. She'll recover then."
Hearing this, James no longer spoke, but his hanging heart was down.
Isaac walked over and looked at his expressionless face. He leaned against the wall with his eyebrows raised and teased, "You guys are really amazing! How could you get so injured just by going to the mountains?"
"..." James chuckled in his heart. He also wanted to say that. "But I'm impressed by Elizabeth." Thinking of the way she looked when he'd just seen her, he shook his head, "To help clean up your snake venom, she made her mouth too funny." He even laughed a little unkindly after saying this.
He had seen Elizabeth several times and she made a good impression on him. But when he suddenly saw her thick lips like sausages, he was shocked. Her face was injured and her mouth was like that. At that moment, he couldn't help but think of the funny characters from the TV shows...
Hearing this, James raised his head and glanced at him, with a hint of displeasure.
Isaac shrugged his shoulders. "But it's all thanks to her. Although the toxicity is not too strong, if it weren't for her, how could you... How could you glare at me like nothing had happened?"
James lit his cigarette and puffed at it twice. Then he asked, " What about her scratches? Will they leave scars?"
She had a lot of scratches on her face. Whether a woman is beautiful or not, she would pay special attention to it, right? If... those scratches left scars, it would not be a good thing.
"No, it won't. Her scratches weren't that bad, which just caused a few more wounds. Also, I'm a famous doctor for this kind of injury. You don't need to worry at all. Besides, I still have this good thing—" As he said this, he waved the small box of medicine in his hand in front of James.
James was completely relieved this time. "I'll treat you to dinner later." Isaac took the opportunity to request, "I want the most expensive meal!"
"It's up to you."
While they were talking, Samuel reached the door and knocked, "President."
James did not speak but hooked his hands at Samuel with his back.
After seeing that, Samuel entered the room. He greeted Isaac, then stood next to James and said, "President, I've completed your admission procedures." After that, he asked him, "How are you feeling, President?"
Hearing this, James turned his head and glared at him. He narrowed his eyes and said lightly, "Do you want to have a try?"
As soon as Samuel heard it, he knew his president was blaming him. After thinking for a while, he still chose to admit his mistake voluntarily, although he had admitted a few times on his way here.
"President, it's all my fault that you and Young Madam were hurt so badly..." If he had found him and Young Madam earlier, he wouldn't need to be so nervous and guilty right now.
Isaac, who was standing by the side, burst out laughing. He thought that Samuel was really funny.
James glanced at Isaac and then looked at Samuel, "So you know you're wrong?"
"Tut-tut!" Isaac looked at him as if he was looking at a fool and curled his lip. "I know what you have done these days. Don't say that you just want to help her. Just now, I saw the worry and anxiety on your face clearly. In the past, you have never had this kind of expression even when you were with Penelope."
"What do you know? You've never been in love. Don't dream of being my teacher."
Isaac was not angry. "There are some things that you'd better figure out early. Although it is more difficult to admit than deny, you don't need to deny your love at all. Besides, she is your wife. Isn't it natural for you to love her?"
Isaac paused. "Think about it and see if you have fallen in love with her." After that, he reached out his hand to pat on Jame's shoulder and said nothing more.
Love?
James pondered the word over and over again, frowning unconsciously.
After Penelope left, he felt that his heart was dead. For him, love seemed like a luxury and made him feel hopeless.
But he didn't love her?
For those things he had done to her before, he could still say that they are just his concern and help for his friend. But tonight, when he looked at her and what she had done to him, he clearly felt the pain and anger in his heart, as well as his shock and heartache.
Those feelings made his heart unable to calm down.
He'd felt such surprise tonight when she'd suddenly returned. She sucked the poisoned blood out of him without thinking about any consequences. She was so skinny, but she helped him chase away the vicious dogs like his Wonder Woman. Also, she was strong enough to support him even when she was so uncomfortable...
At that time, his heart was filled with that kind of feeling. Was it love?
The sound of blooming he heard was exactly the sound of love, right?
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