âYou touched my thigh,â Phoebe Larsen said.
âSh*t. Why donât you try carrying someone without touching their leg? Youâll fall to your death,â Alex
Rockefeller answered.
âDonât you have quick healing abilities? If you heal me, I can walk on my own. Why would I need you to
carry me?â Phoebe asked.
Alex chuckled coldly. âAre you trying to get me to heal you quickly? Aggressive methods like this wonât
work. Last time, I only did it because Cheryl pleaded for you. We havenât reached that degree of
friendship yet. Unless, of course, we make an equivalent exchange,â Alex said.
âAn equivalent exchange? What do you wan t?â Phoebe really did want to experience these magical
medical skills once again. She was a doctor herself. On the inside, she already felt great admiration
toward Alexâs medical skills. She only opposed him because of her pre-existing biases.
âYour soul, for instance,â Alex said.
âTsk. I thought you might have said you wanted my body,â Phoebe sighed.
âIâm not interested in your body,â replied Alex.
Phoebe instantly gritted her teeth. Ever since she was a kid, she had been praised for her beauty. After
growing up, countless men had also complimented her for her looks. She was pretty confident in her
appearance, but after what Alex said, she felt deeply enraged.
âYou must be blind,â Phoebe thought.
Three minutes later, Alex found the BMW. He drove Phoebe back to her hotel.
âWell, Iâve already gone all the way in being helpful. Iâm leaving now!â Alex said.
âYouâre a doctor yourself. You should be able to deal with your injury, right? Hence, since itâs getting
late, you donât need to tell Cheryl or ask her to come check on you. After all, sheâs a girl. Itâs not safe at
night,â Alex added after a pause.
Phoebe pouted. âYou seem to care about her a lot.â
âSheâs among the few friends I have. She helped me during the most difficult time of my life,â Alex said.
âHow did she help you?â Phoebe suddenly craved gossip.
Alex glanced at her twice. âIâm leaving now. You donât have to see me off.â
He didnât want to talk to Phoebe about such things. Alex didnât consider her his friend.
âHey. Are you just going to leave me like this?â Phoebe asked.
âWhat else do you want?â Alex asked.
âMy leg hurts. Every single step hurts. Even getting to the bathroom is troublesome. What if I trip and
fall again?â Phoebe said.
Alexâs eyes widened. âYouâre not asking me to help you get into the bathroom and give you a shower,
are you?â Alex asked.
âOf course not. Iâm just trying to prevent an accident from happening. Just sit here and wait for me.
Once Iâm done taking a shower, you can leave,â Phoebe said.
âWell⦠Alright!â Alex said.
After that, Phoebe grabbed her clothes and hopped into the bathroom. Just as she locked the door and
was about to take off her clothes, she suddenly realized that she had made an incredibly silly request.
She was taking a shower with only a wall between her and Alex.
What if he had evil intentions? The bathroom door couldnât possibly stop a martial artist like him from
barging in. What was she thinking?
Or perhaps, Phoebe subconsciously felt that this jerk was a reliable man. However, she had already
gone inside. It was too late for regrets.
Hence, she let her guard down, undressed, and started to shower.
Rustle⦠Rustleâ¦
Alex had incredibly sensitive ears. He could hear every move Phoebe made inside. After that, he could
hear the sound of water splashing, as well as the sound of Phoebe pumping shower gel.
This was somewhat torture. However, he couldnât resist paying attention to the sounds.
Unknowingly, his spiritual consciousness had also been released, and it uncontrollably entered the
bathroom. The next second caught him stunned completely.
âHoly sh*t!â Alex thought.
What was going on?
Alex suddenly jumped to his feet, a look of disbelief plastered to his face. He nearly started a
nosebleed.
âCould my eyes have developed the ability to see through things?â Alex wondered.