"Alright, Iâll ask your attending doctor. If he says you may leave, Iâll do it for you at once. Is that OK?"
Tassach gave in, nodding.
Mrs. Conduibh said to Gracie, "Gracie, you stay and take care of Tassach. Iâll go to his attending doctor."
"Just go, Mrs. Conduibh. Iâll take good care of Tassach."
When Mrs. Conduibh walked away, Tassach ignored Gracie and left immediately.
Gracie rushed up to Tassach, stretched out her arms to stop him and stared at him in a stubborn but injured way, saying, "Tassach, Iâve been taking care of you for the last month. Even so, you still canât forget that woman who keeps you at an armâs length, can you?"
Tassach looked down at her, heaved a sigh and replied, "Gracie, youâre a good woman, and Iâm grateful that youâve worked so hard looking after me, but weâre not right for each other. Youâre an amazing girl, and you can have whatever man you want. I donât think itâs necessary for you to waste your time on me."
It wasnât the first time Tassach had said such harsh words to Gracie, so she just ignored it, took his arm and changed the subject naturally. "I bought your favorite congee for you. Get back and have some, for the sake of me, huh? I donât think youâd be cruel enough to turn down an offer from a beautiful girl, would you?"
Tassach looked deep into Gracieâs eyes, feeling helpless.
"Gracie, do yourself a favor. My heart is occupied by someone, and thereâs no room left for anyone else."
Gracie choked back the tears and said, "Tassach, I love you, and you can do nothing about it. I believe youâll fall in love with me sooner or later. I have faith in you. Letâs go. The congee is getting cold."
Tassach drew back his arm and muttered, "I can walk on my own."
Gracie looked at her empty hands, her lips curving into a bitter smile. However, staring at the lonely back of Tassachâs in front of her, Gracie caught up with him at once and took his arm regardless.
"Iâm cold, Tassach, and it makes me feel better when I hold your arm. Please let me hold you," Gracie looked up and pleaded.
Tassach said nothing, but he didnât pull back his arm either, acquiescing.
Gracieâs mood brightened up a little, and she said, "Thank you, Tassach! I appreciate that you havenât said Iâm cheeky this time. I really love you. I can change myself for the sake of you, as long as you want me to."
"Donât bother. Youâre just fine the way you are. If you change yourself, youâll lose the character of your own."
"But if I donât, you wonât fall in love with a girl like me, will you?"
Tassach remained quiet, while Gracieâs heart sank. The two of them went silent.
"Letâs go," said Gracie, breaking the silence.
Tassach went back to his ward with Gracie. She put a bowl of congee in front of him, and he had it quietly.
"Is it good?"
"Not bad."
"Then have another bowl if you like it! Youâve lost a lot of weight in the last month. I feel awful watching you."
Tassach said nothing.
Gracie gazed lovingly at Tassach, who was having the congee silently, but this man would never give any responses back to her in this relationship.
While Tassach was asleep in his bed, Gracie asked someone to check how Ophelia had been going lately, and she received a text message half an hour later.
Gracie read the message, in which was Opheliaâs room number.
She asked her assistant to prepare some flowers and fruit for her, and the assistant came with them soon.
Gracie took the flowers and fruit as her assistant asked kindly, "Miss King, is your friend sick?"
"Yes, a friend of mine. Thank you for bringing the flowers and fruit. Iâll pay you back later."
"They donât cost much, Miss King, and you donât need to pay me back."
"Well fine. You can go back now."
The assistant nodded, said goodbye to Gracie and left.
Gracie came to Opheliaâs ward with the flowers and fruit. Standing out of the ward, she knocked on the door after hesitating for a long while.
The door was opened from inside, and the one showing up before Gracie was Madeleine. Meanwhile, Madeleine was stunned to see the visitor outside the door.
"Here comes an honored guest, Miss King. What brings you here?" Madeleine taunted.
Gracie replied, "I heard that Ophelia had a car accident, so I came to see her. What? Iâm not welcomed here?"
"Technically speaking, I donât welcome you, but after all, youâre our guest, and I canât just kick you out, can I?"
Madeleine opened the door wide and said, "Come on in, or people would think Iâm picking on you."
Gracie edged past Madeleine and went into the ward.
A hint of surprise flashed across Opheliaâs eyes as she saw Gracie coming in, but she still got out of bed carefully, which startled Madeleine.
"What are you doing, honey? Youâre not well yet, and donât worry me by doing something so dangerous." Madeleine rushed up to Ophelia, helped her up and grumbled concernedly.
Ophelia replied, "Iâm better now. Youâre overreacting."
"Come on! Mr. Dixon told us everything when he checked on you yesterday. Itâs true that youâre getting well sooner than any other patient, but your ribs havenât fully recovered yet. Youâll be the one to suffer if you tear your wounds open. So, be a good girl and lie in your bed, and donât make me worry!"
Ophelia got amused by what Madeleine said.
Gracie looked at them and sighed, "Seems that youâve been taken good care of."
Ophelia pointed at the sofa aside and said, "Take a seat, Miss King."
Gracie put down the flowers and fruit in her hands and said, "I learned from Tassach that you had a car accident. I thought you were almost dead, but now it turns out youâre still alive."
Even a serpent couldnât have been more venomous than Gracie.
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