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.”

He

the ward, he

to him. “Uncle, are you leaving so soon?

been waiting outside the ward for quite some time.

You should wait here until he leaves. Something is off between the two

widened her eyes and spoke anxiously, “Is Mr. Wickam plotting

He twitched his lips, then raised his hand and flicked Rachel’s forehead. “What is

her aching forehead. She did not understand James’ actions. “What do

both was just weird. Forget it. It’s not a good time for you to enter now. Elisa is smart enough to handle this. You shouldn’t go

Rachel was dumbstruck.

able enough to find your way out?

Rachel’s eyes. He asked, “Are you going to see me

“Yes, yes, yes…”

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