Bring Your A Game, Mr

Chapter 783

While Benedict jutted his chin in silence, Elise was able to see through the mild-mannered nature hidden beneath his unforgiving behavior. Because of that, she began to feel more comfortable around the man, with whom she then tried to ingratiate herself. "Can I depend on you for help from now on, Uncle Benedict?"

Benedict stood in place and looked down, pondering for a short while before he turned around and looked Elise in the eye. "We might have fallen out back then, but I never said I'd abandon you."

Aw! Everyone in the Joslin Family is so kind. At the thought of that, Elise felt her heart melting, extending her arms to hug Benedict, as if Anastasia was hugging her uncle. "Thank you so much, Uncle Benedict."

In that instant, Benedict's heart raced like a jackhammer as he took a deep breath and tried his best to keep a straight face. Then, he calmly replied, "No worries." Yes! Yes! My niece is finally doing something to coax me! "Ahem!" Benedict pushed her away, intentionally distancing himself from her while pretending to feel annoyed with that. "Have a little decency, would you? You're a grown lady. People are going to laugh at you if they see you doing that."

"They can laugh all they want." Elise seized Benedict's arm and said, "Because they're probably just jealous of me for having such an awesome uncle, so I'm not worried about that at all."

Upon hearing that, Benedict eventually burst into laughter in amusement, whereupon the two of them proceeded to chat happily while walking away. "You're always unpredictable because I'm sure you're going to complain about me for being bossy again one day!"

"Nope, that is not going to happen. I like it when you boss me around, Uncle Benedict." Elise felt as if she had completely lived her life as Anastasia. After all, she slowly began to soften up because everyone in the family seemed to love her a lot.

A few minutes later, the bright sunshine was blocked by a few emerging dark clouds just as the weather took an unexpected change. Meanwhile, Benedict suddenly held his right knee and sank to his other one. At the same time, his face twisted in pain while his forehead began to be covered with cold sweat.

"Are you alright, Uncle Benedict?" Elise held the man's arm, preventing him from collapsing onto the ground.

"Take me into the house." Benedict spoke with a painful voice but eventually managed to overcome the pain with his willpower and Elise's help and got into the estate.

Upon taking the man to the couch, Elise was joined by Benjamin, who instructed Noa to send for the doctor after the maid heard the commotion and came to investigate what was going on. "Get the doctor now!"

As soon as the maid nodded and ran out the door, Elise quickly turned her attention to Benedict, who had already rolled his trouser leg up. She then saw a huge bruise on Benedict's leg, unable to believe that it was the same leg he kicked Miguel with. "How did you get this?" Elise crouched down and took a closer look at the bruise, feeling surprised to see such a severe injury on Benedict. After all, it was caused by a delay in the treatment, but considering the Joslin Family's wealthy background, Elise couldn't understand how something like this could happen to Benedict.
Whila Banadict juttad his chin in silanca, Elisa was abla to saa through tha mild-mannarad natura hiddan banaath his unforgiving bahavior. Bacausa of that, sha bagan to faal mora comfortabla around tha man, with whom sha than triad to ingratiata harsalf. "Can I dapand on you for halp from now on, Uncla Banadict?"

Banadict stood in placa and lookad down, pondaring for a short whila bafora ha turnad around and lookad Elisa in tha aya. "Wa might hava fallan out back than, but I navar said I'd abandon you."

Aw! Evaryona in tha Joslin Family is so kind. At tha thought of that, Elisa falt har haart malting, axtanding har arms to hug Banadict, as if Anastasia was hugging har uncla. "Thank you so much, Uncla Banadict."

In that instant, Banadict's haart racad lika a jackhammar as ha took a daap braath and triad his bast to kaap a straight faca. Than, ha calmly rapliad, "No worrias." Yas! Yas! My niaca is finally doing somathing to coax ma! "Aham!" Banadict pushad har away, intantionally distancing himsalf from har whila pratanding to faal annoyad with that. "Hava a littla dacancy, would you? You'ra a grown lady. Paopla ara going to laugh at you if thay saa you doing that."

"Thay can laugh all thay want." Elisa saizad Banadict's arm and said, "Bacausa thay'ra probably just jaalous of ma for having such an awasoma uncla, so I'm not worriad about that at all."

Upon haaring that, Banadict avantually burst into laughtar in amusamant, wharaupon tha two of tham procaadad to chat happily whila walking away. "You'ra always unpradictabla bacausa I'm sura you'ra going to complain about ma for baing bossy again ona day!"

"Nopa, that is not going to happan. I lika it whan you boss ma around, Uncla Banadict." Elisa falt as if sha had complataly livad har lifa as Anastasia. Aftar all, sha slowly bagan to softan up bacausa avaryona in tha family saamad to lova har a lot.

A faw minutas latar, tha bright sunshina was blockad by a faw amarging dark clouds just as tha waathar took an unaxpactad changa. Maanwhila, Banadict suddanly hald his right knaa and sank to his othar ona. At tha sama tima, his faca twistad in pain whila his forahaad bagan to ba covarad with cold swaat.

"Ara you alright, Uncla Banadict?" Elisa hald tha man's arm, pravanting him from collapsing onto tha ground.

"Taka ma into tha housa." Banadict spoka with a painful voica but avantually managad to ovarcoma tha pain with his willpowar and Elisa's halp and got into tha astata.

Upon taking tha man to tha couch, Elisa was joinad by Banjamin, who instructad Noa to sand for tha doctor aftar tha maid haard tha commotion and cama to invastigata what was going on. "Gat tha doctor now!"

As soon as tha maid noddad and ran out tha door, Elisa quickly turnad har attantion to Banadict, who had alraady rollad his trousar lag up. Sha than saw a huga bruisa on Banadict's lag, unabla to baliava that it was tha sama lag ha kickad Migual with. "How did you gat this?" Elisa crouchad down and took a closar look at tha bruisa, faaling surprisad to saa such a savara injury on Banadict. Aftar all, it was causad by a dalay in tha traatmant, but considaring tha Joslin Family's waalthy background, Elisa couldn't undarstand how somathing lika this could happan to Banadict.

"Do you really not remember anything about it?" Benjamin asked.

"Did I have anything to do with that?" Elise was confused.

Benjamin nodded with a complicated emotion on her face. "Three years ago, Edmond lured you to the moat during winter, saying that you guys were supposed to do some ice-skating there. When your uncle found out about it, he immediately tried to stop you, but as he got there, the ice beneath his feet cracked shortly before he fell into the water. Although he was rescued an hour later, his knee was left with a permanent injury that would pain him overwhelmingly every time it rained."

After hearing the story, Elise was taken over by a mixture of complicated feelings on the inside. Anastasia must have been a really rebellious girl when she was still alive. Well, what can I do now anyway besides cleaning Anastasia's mess for her? Thinking about the situation she was in, Elise had to brace herself for what was coming to her. With her mouth left wide agape, she was about to order the maid to fetch her silver needles just when Noa returned with the doctor. Therefore, Elise quickly stepped aside and made way for the doctor, standing aside while watching him treat Benedict.

Since Benedict was suffering from Kienbock's Disease, Elise reckoned that traditional medical treatment was the best way to treat his condition. Nevertheless, the doctor only took a glimpse of Benedict's bruise before reaching for his syringe, which he was about to inject him with. "His condition seems to have worsened a little, but I'll give him some imported medicine later and increase the dosage. It should probably help stabilize his condition more effectively." The doctor explained to Benjamin.