Jane wiped the man's hair gently. She gazed at him carefully. They were close to each other now. He put down his guard and let her take care of him
Jane felt extremely satisfied.
She was preoccupied with something when the man in her arms opened his eyes.
They were so close that he could smell Jane's fragrance. Her movements were gentle and soft. It seemed that he could feel the tenderness from her weak little hands.
The next second, he grasped the delicate arm beside his face. As soon as he pulled, Jane fell into his arms all of a sudden.
When she looked up, she saw his eyes.
Jane held her breath in fear and said nothing in his arms. She just blinked and looked at the man in front of her with a bewildered expression.
He lowered his head and kissed her…
The next day, Martha and Rhys stood face to face in the open space in the back garden of the hospital.
Early this morning, Rhys came to visit Martha and Jimmy in the ward. Jimmy was still asleep, and Martha led him downstairs to the back garden. She asked Melissa to look after Jimmy.
Before Martha left, Melissa winked at her with a curious expression on her face. Martha only found it absurd and dismissed the gossipy woman.
Martha said to break the ice, "Thank you very much, Rhys."
Martha said very sincerely and she was truly grateful to him.
Without him, Jimmy would not have been able to survive.
Regardless of previous conflicts or tricks, Rhys was willing to put aside these issues and promised to save Jimmy. Martha was grateful to him from the bottom of her heart.
"Don't say that so early. You owe me a life. I have a bargaining chip now. Someday, I might ask you to pay for it with your life," Rhys said jokingly. He looked at Martha triumphantly, trying to see how she reacted.
Martha nodded and agreed without hesitation. "Okay."
Rhys' smile faded away. He frowned unhappily. Martha's resolute attitude made him feel very uncomfortable.
He asked, "Do you hate me so much that you would rather owe me your life than marry me?"
Martha looked at him and smiled helplessly.
He barely behaved like that. She shook her head and whispered, "I don't hate you."
"Then you are still in love with Stefan?" Rhys asked forcefully.
Martha shook her head again. And this time she became a bit colder. She said slowly, "It has nothing to do with him."
Rhys could tell that Martha refused to answer the question, but he was also quite dissatisfied with that.
He pursed his lips and asked, "Why on earth is that?"
He pressed her to give a reason.
Martha took a breath and raised her head again, looking Rhys in his eyes.
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