The Billionaire's Forbidden Longing

Chapter 16 Care

When Allison woke up, it was already midnight. Thanks to the anesthesia, she'd been out for a solid six hours.

She blinked her eyes open and noticed the dim lights in the hospital room. Turning her head, she saw an IV needle stuck in her right hand.

Allison shifted a bit and felt a burning pain in her left arm, making her cry out.

"How are you feeling? Does it hurt a lot?" Alexander's deep voice cut through the silence.

Allison was taken aback, asking, "Mr. Carter, what are you doing here?"

Alexander gave her a long look but didn't answer directly. "Your anesthesia just wore off, so your arm must be killing you. The wound is deep and will take some time to heal."

Allison stayed quiet. She tried to sit up, but before she could, Alexander's hand was already behind her head, helping her up.

She caught a whiff of mint from him, a nice change from the usual smoke and alcohol smell most guys had. His features were sharp, with thick eyebrows and bright eyes. Alexander's face was almost perfect, oozing masculine vibes. "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" he asked.

Allison snapped back to reality and quickly looked away. It was the first time she'd been this close to a guy, and she awkwardly shrank back.

Seeing her blush, Alexander couldn't help but smile. He didn't expect her to be shy. "Are you hungry? Want something to eat?"

There was a thermos of warm porridge on the bedside table. Allison thought for a moment and said, "I should probably ask the doctor first!"

nodded and went to find a doctor, who came

infected, so keep an eye on her temperature. If

and found oatmeal porridge

even moving her right hand to eat pulled on her left hand, making the pain worse. Alexander then took the

"Mr. Carter, could you find a nurse for me? My arm will probably

kept feeding her. "I'll stay to take

almost getting splashed with acid. If they found out,

around. So, Allison's situation had to stay under wraps for

for Allison. She wasn't very familiar with Alexander, yet he insisted on staying to take care of

You really don't need to stay at the hospital," she

can

was a suite. He worked in the living room, so he didn't interfere with her daily routine. Usually, there was no issue when Allison ate

out of commission, and her other hand was hooked up to an IV. She wanted to go to the bathroom by herself, but Alexander insisted, "I'll help you

protested, "Mr. Carter, this isn't

Alexander wouldn't back down. When she turned around, he was still standing at the bathroom

close the door!" Allison

closed the door. "I'll be right outside. Call me if you need anything!" Allison

a stack of documents. He and Alexander discussed something outside to avoid waking

a bit and woke up to the sound of someone knocking on the door. Groggy, she asked,

When Allison saw Everett, her expression instantly darkened. "Ms. Bennett, I

him with indifference. "Get out of