Chapter 87:
I knew my mother was timid and easily panicked when something went wrong. If she found out I was in the hospital, she would be frantic with worry.
Herbert paused and replied, “Since you don’t have any major issues, I didn’t want to alarm her. I thought it best not to tell her.”
I sighed with relief.
“That’s good. If she knew, she would definitely scold me.”
“I think she should be the one to scold you,” Herbert said expressionlessly.
“Don’t do this to me, please?” I pleaded, looking at him. I really didn’t want anyone to know what was happening right now.
In that moment, I saw Herbert looking at me. His face remained impassive, but in his eyes, I could sense a faint concern, and it warmed my heart.
“Can you let me go?” he suddenly asked coldly.
Hearing this, I realized that my hand was still gripping his arm. I quickly withdrew it, lowering my gaze and avoiding his eyes. I silently scolded myself. What was I doing? I hadn’t seen him in days, and yet I felt like this.
“I’m leaving,” Herbert said.
As he left, the room fell silent. I lifted my eyes to see Allie standing there, smiling at me.
“Thank you for taking care of me,” I said.
“It’s nothing. It’s what I should do,” Allie replied kindly.
She paused for a moment, then added, “Your relationship with him is really good.”
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I didn’t know how to respond to that. Did I have a good relationship with Herbert?
I smiled faintly and said, “He just likes to play tricks on me.”
I couldn’t find another way to explain it. Was it possible that Herbert and I were just a couple, but without any real feelings?
Bella’s POV:
“Mr. Wharton really cares about you. When the workers called him, he immediately contacted me to take you to the hospital. He also took the earliest flight back to J City. Last night, he sat by your hospital bed almost the entire night and didn’t even take a sip of water!”
Allie’s words stunned me.
“What?”
I stared at her in shock. Now that I thought about it, there had been visible redness in Herbert’s eyes just now. Looking at the sky outside, I realized it was already early morning—I had slept through the entire night.
“You don’t know how nervous he was while you were being examined. This is the first time I’ve ever seen him like that,” Allie said, her eyes filled with admiration.
“If he’s so worried about me, then why was he so harsh when I woke up?”
I suddenly turned into a sulky little girl, pouting and complaining, a stark contrast to the professional persona I usually maintained at work.
“Of course, he loves you. He just cares too much, and that’s why he gets so upset when you don’t take care of yourself.”
Allie laughed.
Hearing this, I snapped back to reality. Allie was one of Herbert’s people—of course, she would defend him. But today, I was in a good mood. Smiling to myself, I pulled the quilt up and lay back down.
I had been in the hospital for three days. Eventually, Herbert asked Allie to handle my discharge paperwork. I almost felt sick from lying in bed for so long. In my memory, this was the longest I had ever stayed in one place.
