Chapter 517

Carlene looked at lan, feeling somewhat touched. She knew in her heart that he still cared about her.

“lan, you still care about me.”

lan sat on the sofa without responding.

After Phelps had finished checking Carlene’s finger, he was about to leave, but Carlene held out her other hand.

“I think this hand feels off too.”

Although Phelps didn’t understand, he knew that Carlene was intentionally trying to keep him there.

But why?

Phelps subconsciously glanced at lan.

lan, however, did not look at him. He seemed a bit absent–minded.

Phelps had heard from Tyler last night that lan was flirting with someone else:

But now, seeing how lan treated Carlene, he didn’t seem to care about other people’s opinions. The flirting was probably just Tyler’s nonsense.

Phelps patiently checked Carlene’s other hand again, then looked at her with a smile.

“Ms. Shepard, can I leave now?”

took forty minutes. Carlene’s lips

around for a

glanced at his watch. “Nah, I’ve got

to find other excuses to keep Phelps any longer, due to the time they had already spent.

received three calls from Abner, all asking

Shepard family, Phelps went

drenched with sweat, and her lips

If he told her she couldn’t recover, she might have a breakdown. But considering

only hold back her tears.

comfort her, but Maja said, “Carol, I want to rest a bit. You can go

know what to say. She silently stayed with her for half an

what the doctor had said, and tears

open, and Phelps, in his

quickly wiped away her

glanced at the medical record,

you

hoarse. “Will my

“Could you accept it if we had to amputate your

the sheet tightly, and her chest heaved, but

voice was steady. “That was the worst–case scenario. I will treat it again. Your soft tissue condition is good. As long as the follow–up care is proper, there won’t be any after–effects. But the next

treatment, but because of the delay, the finger was now swollen with blood, and a

leaned back on

and soft tissues were damaged, we would have to amputate. Your finger bone is still intact,

Maja’s face, but she didn’t say a word, which surprised Phelps.

took twenty minutes, and the

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