Chapter 140 - Devastatingly Hotter Version (1/2)

”I'll wait for you outside.” Maxen buried his face on the side of her head, inhaling her apple-scented hair. His hand was rubbing her back the entire time until the royal physician cleared his throat to signal them to hasten up.

Lying down on the CT scan bed, Olivia's hooked pinky wouldn't let go of Maxen's. However, he reminded her, ”Baby, let's make this quick, okay?” He dipped his head, whispering in her ears, ”And everyone's sleepy. This was a last-minute request that I made.”

Understanding the situation, Olivia finally let go of his hand, closing her eyes so she won't see him leaving. She emptied her thoughts, practicing breathing exercises while the bed moved into the donut machine.

According to the royal physician, it would be a quick test and all she had to do was lie down and stay still as the machine took images of her head. All the while, she listened to the voice of the royal physician, following his instructions to a T while her CT scan was ongoing.

Time flew by and soon the CT scan bed slid out of the donut machine, where a drowsy Olivia laid still until she heard footsteps coming near her.

Helping her up from the bed, the nurse gave her a small smile applauding her, ”You did great, Ms. Lin.”

”Thank you,” she replied, tugging a corner of her lips into a suppressed smile. She held onto the waiting hand of the nurse and stepped on the stool.

”There you go,” the nurse exhaled through her nose whilst kneeling down to slip Olivia's feet into her slippers. ”Doc will be here in a minute. They're just looking over your results. Would you like a glass of water? Tea?” She shook her head in reply.

While the nurse was babbling, Olivia was lost in thought the whole time, thinking of the worst things that she could hear that night. And by the time they reached the table, she didn't realize that Maxen and the royal physician were already inside the room, along with other doctors who had different specialties in the medical field.

He kissed the side of her head, c.a.r.e.s.sing her arms as if telling her that everything would turn out fine.

Sitting beside her, Maxen weaved his hand with hers as they waited for the physician to get seated on the other side of the desk. Words were not needed as the warmth that he transferred to her cold fingers were enough to calm the erratic beating of her heart, including the abnormal churning of her stomach.

”Good news,” the royal physician trailed off, his face was radiating positivity as he traced his sight from Olivia to Maxen, and back to Olivia. ”We found no tumors in your results.”

Olivia exhaled through pursed lips, glancing at Maxen with a smile. ”We shouldn't be doing this big reveal in the wee hours of the morning. It's not healthy at all,” Olivia commented, her voice was shaking from relief. Unbeknownst to her, Maxen's hand turned white from the sheer force of her squeezing it. She glanced at Maxen, raising her brows as if saying, 'See, I told you I'm okay.'

However, just as they were about to celebrate, the royal physician continued, ”But there's one problem.” He gulped when Maxen sent him a deathly glare, wiping a bead of sweat that trickled down his temple. ”Well, not really a problem, nothing that rhinoplasty couldn't solve.”

”Oh.” Olivia's hand flew to her nose, tracing the sharp angle.

”We found a dent in your nasal bones that's causing pressure in one of the cartilages in your nose, and when you start thinking…” he lifted a pen and made circles in the air with it, ”Your brain creates a slight pressure but it was enough to strain the cartilages in your nose.”

Across the doctor, Olivia tilted his chin up, trying to remember what caused the dent in her nose, but her memory was too blurry at the moment with all the information that she'd been receiving.

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

Her fingers tapped her nose in a rhythmic pattern of fours that didn't go unnoticed by Maxen.

”Baby,” he elbowed her, snapping her out from her trance.

”Oh, yes. Excuse me for that. And you were saying, Doc?”

”I've scheduled you an appointment with one of the best cosmetic surgeons in the country. She'll know what to do, and, the results for your blood work won't be available until later in the morning, so we'll have to meet and discuss the results another day.”

Olivia's shoulders rose and fell as she filled her lungs with air. It was then that she noticed how she was holding her breath the entire time. After hearing the results, she felt a heavyweight was lifted off of her c.h.e.s.t, except for the puzzle of how on Earth she got a dent on her nose.

”Thank you, Doc,” Maxen and Olivia said in unison, earning them a chuckle from the royal physician.

Swatting his hand in the air, the royal physician replied, ”No biggie. Anything for the Crown.”