Chapter 1217 As You Like

Alex took a deep breath and hesitated momentarily before mustering the courage to raise his hand and ring the doorbell.

The door opened quickly, and Jewel stood there, saying, "You're back—" As soon as she saw the bandage on his neck, the smile that had been on her face moments earlier instantly transformed into a panic. "What happened to your neck?"

However, he said nothing and simply pulled her into his arms. Seemingly, this was the only way for him to feel even a modicum of relief from the nagging anxiety in his chest.

In the meantime, she was bewildered by his sudden embrace and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Then, Alex took a deep breath and mumbled, "It's nothing. Just accidentally got cut by a knife. I nearly couldn't see you anymore."

He spoke casually, but Jewel didn't believe a word of it, and her face became tense, prompting her to inquire, "Did you get into a fight with someone?"

He sighed helplessly upon hearing this. "Yeah. Some punk was asking for trouble, so I had to use my fists. Don't worry, I'm fine."

any

"No, there aren't."

so she squirmed out of his arms and conducted a thorough radar scan of his body. Her gaze was drawn

doing? Trying to get to know me better? Still, we can't do that here. How about we get a room?" He purposefully made suggestive remarks, knowing she would surely blush and playfully glare at him as usual, saying, 'Who wants to get

Not only was she not shy, but she also looked directly into his eyes, her gaze filled with a hint of sharpness. "Let's

aura, so he

guessed what it was, when she lifted his shirt and saw the large bandage on his waist, her heart instinctively

could only pull Jewel to sit on the couch, feeling helpless. "Don't worry, I'm perfectly

to take a look at you," she said

held her hand. "No, it's not necessary. I just came back from the hospital. The doctor said it was nothing serious and I needed a few days to rest. It's late now, so Olivia

inquired, "What did the doctor

and the wound is superficial. Otherwise, do you think I could have come back? They didn't even let me stay in the hospital. They said I could go home and rest

this, she finally calmed down under the man's reassurance. "Anyway, Olivia

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