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Gabriel gazed at her calmly with a faint smile on his lips. âYou look like such a devoted wife.â
But Serenity glared at him in return. âYou mean I didnât look like one before?â
âItâs more like it now,â said Gabriel seriously.
If it wasnât for the fact that he was a patient, Serenity would have pounced on and bit him.
When Mrs. Winstead came back with water, she saw that the two of them were still chatting and laughing, so she was relieved.
Serenity opened the thermos flask and poured a bowl of congee with century egg and pine nuts. She fed him some and waited for him to eat before feeding herself.
Mrs. Winstead didnât stay long before she left with the two thermos bottles she had brought earlier. Before she left, she even asked Serenity what they wanted to eat for lunch.
Since Gabrielâs high fever had yet to subside, he could not eat oily food. Hence, she told Mrs. Winstead to do as she saw fit, as long as the food was light.
Soon, the nurse came over to remove the needle and IV bags. Gabriel asked the nurse to call the doctor over to check on Serenity again. He was eager to get Caleb to begin the discharge procedures so that they could return home the moment the doctor confirmed that there was nothing wrong with Serenity.
Serenity touched Gabrielâs forehead. Although it was slightly better than before, his body temperature was still around 38 degrees. âYour fever hasnât subsided.â
Gabriel stretched out his arm and took his phone from the table. He flipped to Calebâs number and was about to call him. âItâs just a fever. I just need to take some medicine.â
But Serenity snatched the phone from his ear. âStay one more day. Weâll be discharged tomorrow.â
Gabriel rarely went to the hospital. Hence, he disliked the pungent smell of disinfectant. âDo you like the smell of hospitals?â
Of course, she didnât like it. She was just thinking about him. She said, âI was caught in the rain yesterday too. What if I have a fever today? Letâs stay in the hospital for a day for observation and get discharged tomorrow.â
âFine,â said Gabriel softly. He had no choice but to compromise in the face of her stubbornness.
In the afternoon, Caleb sent over some documents and notebooks. Xeno Lewis came with him, carrying a fruit basket.
When they saw Gabriel lying on the hospital bed, the two were shocked. Caleb asked, âAre there other injuries?â
âHe had a fever at night and scared me to death,â said Serenity.
Caleb was even more surprised, his face filled with disbelief.
Gabriel saw Calebâs expression and coldly said, âDonât say that you donât believe me. Even I donât believe it myself.â
âItâs normal to get sick from the rain,â said Xeno as he placed the fruit basket on the table.
Gabriel glanced at him indifferently and did not say anything. The ward fell silent for a moment.
Both the visitors were wearing dark suits, looking like bodyguards as they stood stiffly at the foot of the hospital bed.
âDonât just stand there,â said Serenity. âIf you have anything to say, sit down and talk.â
âPresident Jonesâ¦â Xeno hesitated before taking a deep breath. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Gabrielâs cold gaze landed on him. There was a layer of cold mist between his brows and Xeno couldnât continue.
Then, Gabriel turned to Serenity and gently said, âGo get some medicine from the doctor. That way, my fever will go down faster.â
Serenity knew that he wanted to be discharged earlier so she nodded and left.
As soon as the door closed, the ward fell silent once again. Xeno took the opportunity to re-organize the thoughts in his mind before finally saying, âPresident Jones, please show some mercy to Ms. Lewis.â
Gabriel leaned against the bed with a pillow behind him. His cold face was expressionless.. âSheâs your sister?â