Chapter 598
A Life Debt Repaid
Lucas simply sat beside them as they worked, until the nurse turned towards him and instructed, âIf she isnât sweating or the fever isnât breaking in half-an-hour, press this button to call us.â
ââ¦Okay,â he replied.
With that, the nurse left, leaving Lucas alone and watching Cordy, whose little face was furrowed.
Upon a closer look, he decided that she was attractive.
He usually never looked at others so closely, especially women.
In fact, he was a little sick of them.
And yet, as he looked closely at Cordy and acknowledged her good looks, he decided that it was not surprising that she carried such confidence in the way she spoke to him.
Still, he suddenly remembered the man she was clinging to just this morning, and ultimately kept his distance.
He took out his phone, fiddling with it to kill time as he sat beside Cordyâs bed.
Half an hour later, he reached out to put a palm on her forehead.
Perhaps because she had been sleeping on an ice pillow, but he felt that her temperature had dropped a little.
He looked around, but found no thermometer-the nurse must have taken it away with her.
Hesitating for a moment, he eventually arched his back and leaned forward, and pressed his forehead on hers.
He was so focused on trying to feel Cordyâs temperature that he didnât notice her waking up. She glared at him as she asked, âWhat are you doing?â
Her voice was feeble, but her tone was startling-Lucas flinched from shock, and quickly pulled away from her forehead.
âIâm just trying to see if you still had a fever,â Lucas explained, his ears turning red for some reason.
Cordy sneered. âAre you really that nice?â
âI brought you here to the hospital!â Lucas snapped with righteous indignation.
Cordy merely watched him judgmentally, even less convinced.
When she tried to recall what had happened, she could only remember herself leaving her hotel room and preparing to head to the hospital with the hotel staff help.
She seemed to remember running into Lucas, but she knew very well that she walked past him. In fact, she ignored him even though he had been calling out to her.
She remembered nothing else.
Had she really fainted, and Lucas brought her here to the hospital afterwards?
Somehow, she was certain Lucas wouldnât be that nice.
âDonât look at me like that. Yeah, I wasnât willing to help,â Lucas admitted. âThe fact is, because we wore the same down coat, people keep thinking that weâre a couple. I had no choice but to take you here.â
Cordy actually believed that explanation, and said in turn,â Thank you.â
Although her opinion of him didnât actually change, she had every reason to thank him out of politeness since he had brought her here to the hospital.
Lucas was taken aback.
He didnât expect Cordy to actually thank him, even though she knew that he didnât do it voluntarily.
âIâm awake now, and Iâm fine. You can go,â Cordy said bluntly.
Lucas didnât want to linger either. Just as he got up to leave, the doctor and the nurse returned and asked, âDid her fever break?â
âYes,â Lucas quickly answered-he had just touched her forehead, and it was clearly not burning.
âYou shouldnât leave even if the fever has subsided,â the doctor said. âSheâs still young, and she needs a thorough examination. Youâre a relative, so get her admitted. Only consider getting her discharged tomorrow if thereâs no other problems.â