"I need to see Nina!" Scarlett could not wait any longer in the hospital room.

"No way. You're a prisoner. You can't leave the room," James replied.

"You can follow me, can't you? Do you think I can run in my current state?" Scarlett could not understand his stubbornness.

James was firm. "Without orders from above, you can't take a single step out of this room."

Seeing he was unmoved, Scarlett's expression hardened. "What if I insist on seeing her?"

James started to respond, "Then I'm sorry, but—"

Before he could finish, Scarlett slapped him hard across the face.

James was taken aback by her fierceness. He had not expected her to get physical. He had been disciplined before, but never hit by a woman.

"You shrew..."

Scarlett, balancing on her crutch, kicked at him again. She was not one to back down easily. She had tolerated him long enough, with all the rules and strict treatment. Being cooped up in the hospital room was driving her crazy. She just wanted to see Nina, but he wouldn't let her, and she couldn't stand it anymore.

James dodged her attack, grabbing her leg and frowning, "Are you trying to get yourself killed? You're still injured!"

dodged her attack and grabbed her leg, frowning. "Are you out of your

snapped, lifting her

trying to avoid hurting

to intervene. "You two, stop fighting. It's not worth it. James, she's just

anger evident in her voice. "Oh, so you're doing this on purpose!

exactly is he kind? All he does is stir things up.

girl, so he felt he had to go easy on her. But her moves were relentless and precise, despite

aggressively, feeling it would not be right. Trying

watch, amused. "Scarlett give

a big

stickler for rules."

almost swore but stopped himself, glaring

he would deal with

realizing she could not overpower James with brute force,

causing herself to become unsteady

seeing her in this state,

doing so, he ended up wrapping his arm

widened

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