Chapter 323

Bella’s POV:

I was very grateful to Herbert. Without him, Betty and Anne might not have been able to live. And he suffered such a serious injury. I really didn’t know how to thank him. “I beg of you, hurry up and go in to persuade him. He won’t let the nurse put the drip for him. The nurse said that the wound is extremely deep and that the river water is also extremely filthy. He will be easily infected, and once the wound is infected, it will be extremely troublesome.” Connor said.

Hearing this, 1 stepped into the room.

“Get out!” Herbert was facing the window, and his voice was as cold and hard as iron.

I didn’t leave. Instead, I closed the door and walked step by step to his bed. “I told you to go out. Didn’t you hear me?” Herbert growled angrily.

When he turned his head, his anger seemed to decrease.

He said, “Why are you here?”

“If you don’t welcome me, I’ll be right out!” I said, pretending to leave.

The next moment, my wrist was held tightly by a big hand!

“I thought it was the nurse or Connor…” Herbert explained.

Hearing this, the corner of my mouth couldn’t help twitching. Then I turned around and saw his leg wrapped in white gauze.

I couldn’t help but take a deep breath. I felt as if my leg was hurting.

“You don’t have to worry. It’s just a few stitches. That doctor must be a novice. He wrapped my leg so badly!” Herbert said in a relaxed tone.

I couldn’t bring myself to laugh. I looked at him and my nose twitched. “Thirty-eight stitches.”

He could still joke now. Didn’t Connor just say that he was making a fuss in the ward? Why was he still trying to make me happy now?

| sat by his bed. “This injury is nothing to me. Don’t worry.” Herbert stared at me. I asked, “I heard that you refused to let the nurse give you an injection?”

Hearing this, Herbert was stunned, and then he said, “How could there be such a thing? I just asked the nurse to come and give me an injection a little later.”

I put on a long face and said, “If that’s the case, I’ll call the nurse in now.”

After that, without waiting for Herbert’s consent, I got up and went out of the ward.

As soon as I walked out of the ward and closed the door, I saw Connor coming up to me anxiously. He looked in the direction of the ward and asked, “Miss Stepanek, how is it?” “Please go and get the nurse,”

I replied flatly.

Hearing these words, Connor was very happy. “Miss Stepanek, are you saying that Mr. Wharton has agreed to take an injection?”

“Yes.” I smiled and nodded.

Connor couldn’t help but give me a thumbs-up. “Miss Stepanek, you’re the only one who knows how to deal with him!”

After I responded with a smile, I sat back in front of Herbert’s hospital bed and said sincerely, “Thank you for saving Betty and Anne.”

“It’s just a small matter,” Herbert said with a smile.

His smile was very gentle, but it made me very uncomfortable. I lowered my eyes and said, “If it weren’t for saving them, you wouldn’t have been so seriously injured that made you unable to go on a date with a beautiful woman.”

In fact, I said that on purpose.

Because I wanted to hear his explanation. I wanted to know what his relationship with Linda was.

“Actually…” When he was about to say something, his cell phone rang at this moment.

I helped him get his phone.

Linda’s name was shown on the phone screen, The next moment, I handed the phone to Herbert “If it’s not convenient for you to pick up now, I’ll leave first.” I got up.

“There’s nothing inconvenient,” Herbert said with a frown, and then pressed the answer button.

Hearing this, I sat down on the chair and tidied my hair. I pretended to be absent-minded, but in fact, I tried my best to listen to their conversation.

“Mr. Wharton, have you forgotten our date? I’ve been waiting for you in the revolving restaurant for more than an hour. I’ve called you several times, but you didn’t answer.” Linda’s gentle voice came from the other end.

Did Herbert especially turn on the handsfree mode?

Did he deliberately let me hear their conversation?

Herbert said, “I’m sorry. I have something to do on the spur of the moment, so I can’t make it to the date.”

“It doesn’t matter. I know you are busy. Why don’t we meet next time?” “I can’t meet you in the near future. Goodbye!” said Herbert.

Herbert hung up the phone.

From the conversation just now, I knew that Herbert and Linda were not close to each other, but I still felt a little sour in my heart.

Then, I tried my best to smile and said, “Your words are so heartless. It will hurt a beauty’s heart.”

Hearing this, Herbert suddenly grabbed my hand. “I only care about you!” Herbert’s eyes were fixed on me. His gaze was so hot that my heart couldn’t help beating faster…