“There’s a knife wound on his stomach that almost pierced his liver. The wound’s deep, but it’s been sewn up.”

Cordelia’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing about it, and she unconsciously tightened her hold on Zephyr’s hand.

“Don’t worry.” Seth smiled tiredly. “He’s not in a critical state. But he has to be hospitalized for observation right now… Best if someone is with him, so I can give him a second emergency treatment if something happens.”

“Thanks.” Zephyr patted his shoulder. He felt bad for sending Nicholas to Seth, but he did not have a better solution.

Sending Nicholas to a regular hospital would undoubtedly expose his identity, while doctors in regular private clinics might not be as skilled.

The nurse wheeled Nicholas into the hospital ward.

The usually aggressive and brazen man was now pale like a sheet. He was all bandaged up as he lay quietly.

The fragility of life was always felt in such swift moments.

Cordelia could not help the mixed feelings she felt as she looked at Nicholas through the window.

when he’ll be able to

had happened in the hotel earlier. If it had been other women, they would have been dumbstruck when they saw their husbands carrying in a thug who was bleeding all over in that dire

she been composed, but

smiled. His gaze

smart that her suspicion had been roused

it was time to tell her the

tugged his sleeve. “Why are you

nothing.” His expression was indifferent. “Right, Seth said someone has to be here to take seriously injured he is, the two of us must be the

quiet

a man too. I know what he’s thinking now.” Zephyr’s voice was husky and affectionate. “The person he should want

hesitation, “But, is it appropriate to ask Linda to come

His relationship with Linda isn’t official, but all of us think they’re an

and letting Seth see her and

paused and smiled at her. He acknowledged that she was reasonable because he had thought about the same problem.

could not have her, he had to face reality. It was better to suffer from the blow now than later when he was

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