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?”

forty minutes. Carlene’s

around for

and glanced at his watch. “Nah, I’ve got stuff to

keep Phelps any longer, due to

Abner, all

Phelps

was drenched with sweat, and her lips

her she couldn’t recover, she might have a breakdown. But considering the state of her hand, full recovery would be difficult. “Ms. Pennyfeather, I

this, Maja could only hold

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

what to say. She silently stayed with her for half an hour before leaving.

thinking about what the doctor had said, and tears welled up in

the room was pushed open, and Phelps, in his

away her tears.

medical record, and then started examining

you

hoarse. “Will my hand

“Could you accept it if we had to amputate your finger?”

the sheet tightly, and her chest heaved, but she couldn’t say

“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.

doctor had already examined it once and done preliminary treatment, but because of the delay, the

and leaned back on the bed,

Your finger bone is

didn’t

examination and treatment took twenty minutes, and

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