Facade of Love

Chapter 271 His Concern

I had not suffered any serious injuries. I had to thank Idris for not going too far, or else I might have been seriously hurt.

The doctor examined me and found nothing serious, but he said they needed to keep me under observation in the hospital. After all, a bone injury required more care, especially for a woman. It was more expensive to treat and needed to be treated carefully.

I did not have any objections and agreed.

Lying in the hospital bed, I felt exhausted after going hungry and cold for several days at the police station. Then, just as I had come out, I was injured by my ex–husband. I was truly physically and mentally exhausted.

Additionally, the doctor had given me some painkillers, and before long, I fell asleep on the hospital bed.

Perhaps the hospital bed was much more comfortable than the one in the police station, but I slept deeply this time and did not even dream much.

When I woke up, it was already nighttime. The pain in my waist was gone, and my brain, which had been a little groggy, had cleared up quite a bit. The ward was dimly lit, and a figure was sitting not far from me.

I thought it was Uncle Marcus, so I gently shifted my body and said to the figure, “Uncle Marcus?”

He did not respond to me. Instead, he got up and walked toward me. The dim light and the fact that I was lying down made Uncle Marcus‘ figure seem unusually tall.

as I said,

but left the ward. Seeing this, I did not think much about it. I closed my eyes and rested for a while. Maybe it was because I had been at the police station for so long these past few days, but after getting enough sleep, I felt like

this was still a hospital. When I moved and sat up by the window, I realized that my waist had not fully recovered, but it did not affect my movement. Standing by the window and looking at the

and I turned around, but the lights were suddenly turned on. After being in the dark for a long time, the sudden brightness was blinding. I squinted at the door and only saw a man in a black suit. I did not pay much attention because I was hungry, and I instinctively noticed the takeout box he was carrying.

the takeout box and walked to the side, saying, “Uncle Marcus, you got back so quickly. I thought it would take a while. That police station is really not a nice place. I was so hungry and cold there…”

deep male voice came from behind. I

before I could swallow, I was startled by

cough, cough!” I began to cough violently, and the person behind me

me some

His

2/2

took a sip, and

handsome face before me and cleared my throat before saying, “What are you doing here?” I had been too focused on eating earlier and had not realized that it was Idris and not Uncle Marcus who had entered.

was feeling better, he finally spoke. “What

you

Marcus had some family matters to attend to, so I asked him to go