Mommy，We Got a Husband by Doris

Chapter 40 She's a Calamity

As the sharp pain shot through her waist, Galatea thought she might break in two. Her arms weakened but did not give in, allowing only a slight bend in the elbows.

Despite her efforts, she inadvertently struck the ice pack, and blood immediately began to flow from the point of impact. Noticing this, Galatea hastily had him sit down as she knelt beside him to attend to the injury. As she worked on it, she couldn't help but scold him irritably, "What's wrong with you? Can't you take a joke? You shouldn't be moving around during recovery. Look, you're bleeding!" Galatea was livid. Though she was gentle with her hands, her mouth didn't stop berating him out of frustration.

Alaric looked down at her, observing her mix of earnest concern and annoyance, and couldn't help but let a small smile play at the corners of his mouth.

Galatea was meticulously treating him, and Alaric watched her the entire time, unaware that their interaction was being secretly photographed.

After she finished, Galatea exhaled a long breath and asked, "How does it feel now? Does it hurt?"

When she looked up at him, their eyes met at close range. Startled, she quickly averted her gaze and tried to stand, only to feel a sharp pain in her back.

Alaric extended a helpful hand, assisting her to her feet, "Did you hit it hard?" he asked.

"It's not paralysis," she replied and slowly bent down to pick up her phone from the floor. The phone was intact, but the screen was shattered.

"I'll pay for the phone," he offered.

"No need," Galatea Hartley retorted, confident she could still use it once the screen was repaired. "Why did I even bother helping you? You can't take a joke, always so uptight and serious!" Alaric just snorted, saying nothing more.

admitted, recalling the recent surgery and her

so minutes required after the therapy were torture for her to spend alone with

time was finally up, Galatea carefully concluded, "I've outlined all the dietary recommendations

for therapy. I don't care how busy you are at the hospital. You will be here by six in the evening at the latest. If you're late, there will be consequences, got it?" Alaric commanded. "Got

all, Alaric is

leave. She finished speaking and turned to walk out the door, only to see Cormac waiting

her generously as he

hotel, Alaric made a call for someone to pick up Orion. It was him, wasn't it, Orion's brother? "Nice to meet you," Galatea replied courteously

finished buttoning his shirt. Seeing him, Cormac couldn't help but tease, "Still at the office, and you can't keep

now my private physician who will treat my insomnia, nothing

she so quickly win over both you and your notoriously

now a single mother raising two kids alone." "Orphaned and then widowed?" Cormac was taken aback. "Alaric, even if you dislike my sister, you don't have to be this desperate, do you? She could be bad luck. Be careful." Before

forgot my purse." She hurried in, grabbed her

then awkwardly asked, "She

"What do you think?"

you come to the office

something important to discuss." Cormac glanced at the time. "It's almost lunch. How about we talk about it

across from each other in a luxurious hotel's private dining room, Alaric got straight to the

you that Caspian is not staying in