Chapter 401

Chapter 401 Did It Hurt

Burn wounds aren’t quite the same as other sharp object wounds.

The area is large with numerous ruptures, making it more susceptible to infection than the average wound.

Josiah’s back was almost entirely a mess of raw wounds, with his upper arm and shoulder also showing varying degrees of lacerations. Some of the wounds had even spread to his collarbone area.

She gestured toward the couch. “Sit down.”

“Hmm?”

Lysander had already opened the first aid kit, searching for wound treatment supplies. “Sit down: otherwise, I can’t reach.”

Josiah obediently settled down on the couch. “Are you going to take care of my wound?”

Lysander looked up. “You think I can’t do it?”

“No, I’m just afraid the sight of the wound might frighten you.”

“I am a doctor. I’ve long been accustomed to seeing all kinds of wounds. Where is the ointment you had the service staff bring over last night?”

“I’ll grab it for you..”

Lysander gently guided him to sit back down. “Tell me where it is. I’ll go get it myself.”

“It’s on the nightstand in the bedroom.”

Lysander made a trip to his bedroom and sure enough, she found the ointment on his bedside table.

She glanced over a few types of medication, finding them to be fairly suitable for his condition.

“These are prescribed by the doctor?”

“Yeah.”

“How did you apply the ointment on your back by yourself?”

“I haven’t applied it yet, I was planning to do it today when Ms. Collins brought the doctor over.”

Lysander set the medicine aside and bent over to examine the wound on his back closely. “The area of the wound is too large. Anti–inflammatory medicine alone won’t do much good. It would be best to go to the hospital as soon as possible for an IV drip. Otherwise, if the infection doesn’t subside, it could lead to other complications.”

“Then,

I’ll tonight. After taking you to the hospital later, I need to make a trip to the office.”

Lysander uncapped the bottle of disinfectant and casually remarked, “Sure, as long as you don’t mind

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Chapter 401 Did It Hurt.

“If the infection reaches the dermal tissue, there’s a high chance it will leave a scar.”

“I’m a man. It doesn’t matter to me whether or not I bear scars.”

“Suit yourself, then.” Lysander had prepared the cotton swab. “This disinfectant is rather harsh, and given the large area of your infection, a thorough disinfection is required. It’s going to hurt quite a bit, but I’ll try to be as quick as possible. Just bear with it.”

Josiah nodded. “All right,”

Lysander began treating his wounds.

A sharp pang of pain surged from his back.

Josiah slightly furrowed his brows, his muscles suddenly tensing.

Lysander could feel it, but the force she used did not lessen. The wounds needed to be thoroughly disinfected of all damaged tissues, so being gentle simply wouldn’t do.

By the time all the wounds on his back were completely disinfected, a total of three bottles of disinfectant had been used.

Lysander said, “There’s no medical gauze here, so I can only do a simple bandage for now. Once we get to the hospital, you should head to the burn department. Let the nurses there take care of you properly and get you on an IV drip as soon as possible. Before the wounds are fully healed, you absolutely cannot get them wet. If you’re thinking about taking a bath… you might want to hold off on that for a while and just bear with it.”

Josiah clenched his teeth and simply responded, “Okay.”

He was a clean freak.

The wounds would take quite a while to heal, and it was easy to imagine how much discomfort he must have endured these past few days.

Lysander looked at his current injuries, even doubting whether he had secretly taken a bath that night in Stounia.

“All done,” Lysander said. “Don’t wear too many layers these days. Try to keep it airy.

“All right

“Did it hurt?”

After a moment of contemplation, Josiah admitted, “It did.”

Lysander chuckled. “I thought you’d insist it didn’t hurt.”

“I’m only human. Of course it hurts, but.. these past few days, I’ve been living as if in a haze. Yet, it’s this sharp pain that makes me feel as if I’ve come back to life,”

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