Chapter 15 - The Beauty Is Admired From Far (1/2)

”What was that for?”

The doctor didn't take Alvin's accusing gaze much seriously. Gaining Alvin's trust was the toughest task he ever found.

How could he expect the person who dislikes and distrusts his own father to believe another person? Sometimes the doctor felt Alvin's behavior reasonable and the rest of the time, over the top, unbearable and childish.

He reported to Alvin as removed his gloves from his hands, ”Mr. Matthews, the lady is in deep sleep due to sleeping drugs in her body.”

He wanted to ask who dared to drug the woman of Alvin but held his curiosity to himself. ”The dosage is higher than required. So I have given her the medicine to reduce its power. If she doesn't wake up before dusk, you might have to admit her to the hospital to flush the drugs from her system. Else…”

His voice trailed when the most dreaded part came. Yet, he maintained his gaze on Alvin's face so that man doesn't think he was lying by stealing his eyes, ”She might fall into a vegetative state.” Then he swallowed hard. As he expected, he got gooseflesh looking at Alvin, turned colder than an iceberg, and the room chilled into the pole of the earth.

Alvin looked at the lady on his bed. His mind was in a mess whenever he looked at her or thought of her. He felt like he was going crazy as to why he went to such length to save her.

He wished she was an artifact instead of a living and breathing woman. A feisty one at that. 'Such a troublesome creature.' He thought.

”Then why don't you flush out the drugs?” He interrogated, shooting daggers at the doctor. It was as though the doctor might lie and he should catch the doctor off guard.

The doctor could clearly remember how Alvin reacted when his mother had fainted in his father's mansion. Alvin's actions looked exactly the same, unlike how he had ignored his father who was admitted to the hospital due to a minor heart attack.

While treating the lady, the doctor had imagined all sorts of questions Alvin might ask so his response came calmly and confidently, ”Mr. Matthews, if we could cure a problem with a pill, we will not choose to operate on the body.”

He saw Alvin fall silent. Probably thinking what he didn't know or what he wanted to know. He waited for a few seconds for any question. When Alvin stayed silent, looking at the lady on the bed, the doctor continued to do his job, ”Give her liquid food when she wakes up…” He paused when he noticed Alvin pursed his lips to a thin line.

'How did I anger him?' The doctor thought and shifted his eyes on the housekeeper who stood away watching her master very carefully. The doctor realized even the housekeeper was in shock and surprise by Alvin's behavior.

The doctor's gaze shifted to the lady on the bed, 'Is she going to become Mrs. Matthews?' He started daydreaming.

Meanwhile, Alvin recalled the young lady hadn't eaten anything from the night. If she wakes up in the evening, it will cross twenty hours on empty stomach. The liquid food felt reasonable.

When he heard no more words, his eyes shifted to the doctor and caught him staring at the troublesome creature on his bed. ”And?” Alvin's low dark voice sounded like a threat.

The doctor was startled that he almost jumped as if he was caught while stealing something. He took his notepad and pen from the nurse, ”There is a bruise on her back. It will leave a mark if it isn't treated soon.”