Curtis nodded. “That may be true, but I would suggest you not dwell on such thoughts.”
“Well, you know what they say about the law of attraction. I believe that thinking about it will help make it a reality,” Jefferson retorted.
“The law of attraction doesn’t work like that.”
Jeremy couldn’t help but find their behavior childish.
Seriously? These two have been fighting each other over a woman, and now, they’re forced to work together because of her.
“You know, you two do look quite alike from the side. I suppose you two truly are brothers with different fathers!”
Jefferson’s expression grew cold as he said, “I was planning to go for plastic surgery, but Belle told me that she likes my face.”
“Really? I didn’t know Rayna was this shallow. Is your face the only thing she likes about you? I’m curious. You and Rayna knew each other a long time ago and used to date each other in the past, so how did she end up falling for Curtis?” Jeremy asked.
Oblivious to Curtis’ expression, which was slowly turning gloomy, Jeremy continued, “Does she see Curtis as a replacement for you because of how similar you two look? Is that why she fell in love with him?”
Jefferson glanced at Curtis before replying with a faint smile, “I never thought of it that way, but it does seem possible.”
“Jeremy…” Curtis placed a hand on Jeremy’s shoulder and gave it a squeeze as he continued menacingly, “Are you bored? If you are, I can give you something to work on.”
Despite frowning from the pain, Jeremy refused to admit defeat. “What, are you jealous?”
Curtis simply increased the amount of force without saying a word.
“I’m kidding! I was just kidding! You’d better think twice for I need both my arms in order to look after Ms. Garland, so please let go of me!” Jeremy pleaded.
Curtis shot Jeremy a menacing gaze before releasing his grip on him.
Jeremy quickly stepped aside while rubbing his aching shoulder. “By the way, Jefferson, Curtis gave you the medication a while back, didn’t he? Have you taken it?”
Jefferson nodded in response.
“For how long have you been taking it? You’re not experiencing any more pain in your chest, are you?” Jeremy pressed on.
“I’ve been taking the medication for a long while now. It would hurt every once in a while, but not anymore.”
Jeremy’s eyes lit up with joy when he heard that the medication was successful.
“I brought my devices with me. Let me give you a thorough examination to see if there are any other issues with your health.”
“Aren’t you a researcher?” Jefferson asked in confusion.
“I am, but my medical knowledge is just as good!” Eager to see the results of his research, Jeremy quickly dragged Jefferson out of there, leaving Curtis all by himself.
Curtis let out a chuckle and made his way toward Rayna’s ward.
Rayna was lying on the bed with her wounded leg suspended when Curtis arrived. She tried to get off the bed upon seeing him come in, but Curtis was quicker.
With a stern look on his face, he ran forward and pushed her down on the bed. “You need to rest, so don’t move around that much.”
“I’m fine, though!” Rayna was about to protest further, but complied out of fear. “Why are you the only one here? Where’s Jefferson?”
“He went to get a physical examination.” Curtis felt a little unhappy when he recalled what Jeremy said earlier. “You’re just injured in the leg, so why would you want that many people looking after you?”
Rayna fell speechless when she heard that.
Says the guy who just forced me to lie down…
Figuring that Curtis was probably just feeling grumpy again, she changed the topic by asking, “How is Carl doing?”
“He’s fine. The doctors are treating him as we speak, so you have nothing to worry about,” Curtis replied as he adjusted her bed into a more upright position.
Rayna obediently drank half the glass of water in one go.
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