His voice was soft. It was almost a whisper.

But…

Elisa could hear the sarcasm in his words. She pursed her lips. She wanted to ask him to leave right away. But she remembered that James was present. It would be humiliating for Gareth if she told him to leave now. She did not want to get on the wrong side of him.

She hesitated for a while before speaking. “I’m sorry I cannot agree to work with you. We should keep a clear line between the both of us.”

Gareth frowned quietly.

James could feel Elisa’s eyes on him. He quickly said, “Mr. Wickam, Elisa. I rushed here when I heard that you got hurt. But I’m glad to see that you are fine now. Take good care of yourself. I will come and see you again tomorrow.”

Elisa shook her head and smiled. “You don’t need to take the trouble, Uncle James. I’m perfectly fine. I will go back to work soon.”

James sighed. But he knew that he couldn’t stay here any longer. He smiled and nodded, “Then I shall leave. Nice meeting you, Mr. Wickam.”

at James. He did

exited the ward, he bumped into

“Uncle, are you leaving so soon? Umm… When is

quite some time. She did not expect her uncle to leave

leave yet. You should wait here until he leaves. Something is off between

anxiously, “Is Mr. Wickam plotting something evil

for a while. He twitched his lips, then

a step back and held her aching forehead. She did not understand James’ actions. “What do

you to enter now. Elisa is smart enough to handle this. You shouldn’t go in and make things

Rachel was dumbstruck.

and mentally able enough to find your way out? Do you still need me to

the look in Rachel’s eyes. He asked,

“Yes, yes, yes…”

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