Chapter 142

Diana’s pov

I quietly watched Nathan.

Sure enough, Nathan wouldn’t help me without a reason.

He did all this just for Avia.

Ironically, I thought he had some conscience left.

“Healer.”

Seeing my silence, Nathan’s brows furrowed.

He asked again–can you go see Avia?

I felt like something was gradually missing from my heart, empty, like wind blowing

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But perhaps because everything happening now was too absurd, my reaction was to laugh.

“Sure.” I said, my facial muscles stiff from the smile, “You helped me so much, how could I refuse?”

In an instant, Nathan’s furrowed brow smoothed out.

He sighed in relief, saying, “That’s great.”

As if eager, he grabbed my sleeve, “Let’s go now.”

He was about to step forward.

I forcefully pulled my arm back.

Nathan’s hand suddenly emptied, and he turned to look at me in confusion.

“I’m sorry, I’m not comfortable with physical contact with strangers.”

With that, I brushed past Nathan.

Walking ahead with my back to him, I discreetly wiped the sleeve he had grabbed, feeling a suppressed disgust rising within me.

It seemed Nathan truly loved Avia.

Pushing open the door to the ward, I heard a bout of severe coughing inside.

Cough… cough cough…

Nathan quickly passed by me, stopping at the bedside, asking Avia with concern, “Why are you coughing so badly?”

the condition has worsened. You know, because of Diana, Healer has been refusing to come and treat me. The longer this illness lasts,

this, I raised an

this point, Avia

so much, I couldn’t understand why she targeted me. I posed no threat to her

threat to her.

I used

meeting Nathan in

worry,” Nathan comforted, “Healer has

notice my presence, her

Which was normal.

dressed in full gear, a mask and

closely, it was easy to mistake me for an ordinary

tightened her grip on the blanket, her pupils trembling, “Why are

Nathan invited

I

almost conclude she was faking

so panicked when

bedside, placed down my medical kit, and took out

Avia, “Let me

Avia swallowed nervously.

watching her right there, she could

“Okay, okay.”

furrowing my brows slightly. “Your heartbeat is fast,” I said, “that’s

look, “I’ve been

at Nathan, furrowing her brows, tears shimmering in her eyes, looking pitiful and

Tchuckled softly.

say you’re unwell.” I said mildly amid Avia’s growing confusion, “What I meant was, your heartbeat tells me you’re nervous right now. And usually… only liars

lying! I’m

Avia screamed suddenly.

Nathan, “With such a loud voice, there shouldn’t

Avia froze.

next moment, she immediately clutched her chest and said to Nathan,

a faint suspicion

his concern for Avia outweighed his intelligence, he still chose

been coughing and having chest pains. Could it also be because of

the medicine I prescribed on

Nathan nodded.

there’s no problem.” I said, “Besides, her symptoms have nothing

“That’s…”

she’s too nervous emotionally, if not, take her out for a change.”

was too lazy to play along with Avia and engage in meaningless communication with Nathan, so I gave him a random reason to

nothing else, I’ll leave.”

put on my medical kit, and prepared

“Wait.”

I turned around,

stopped my steps, turned back to her,

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