Healing my disabled husband novel Chapter 754

Chapter 754 Don't Be So Polite With Me

Despite all their jokes, Averi never forgot about River who was still there with them.
From River's words, it seemed like he wasn't blaming her, but Averi knew that if it weren't for her, Beata wouldn't have stayed out overnight. Ultimately, the root cause was still herself.
River could see what Averi was thinking. He finished the remaining half bottle of soda and crushed the can.
"Miss Kight," he said. "Even if someone else were here today, this would have happened regardless. You don't need to take responsibility for everything."
Averi replied, "That may be true in theory, but in reality I do have some responsibility that cannot be denied. Mr. Knight, you don't need to try and shift blame away from me."
"So are you trying to argue with me about who should take responsibility?" River felt a little helpless.
He had never met a woman as stubborn as Averi before. It was as if she couldn't relax until they had established who was superior.
Averi pursed her lips and said, "That's not what I meant. I just don't want to easily absolve myself of any wrongdoing."
She lifted her gaze and looked into River's eyes with an obstinate expression that conveyed pure determination.
Despite this display of resolve from Averi though, River couldn't help feeling resigned because of what she had said earlier.
He looked at her for a long time before finally sighing, "Miss Knight ... You know how hard it is for me not to get angry at you right now? Earlier on the balcony when I smoked my cigarette... it took all my strength not to blame you entirely for this situation."
Once again his words left Averi stunned. She didn't know how best to respond or react anymore
River laughed lightly when he saw the awkward look on her face and continued speaking, "You really leave me speechless sometimes."
In response, Averi simply pursed her lips without saying anything further, while deep down inside, River himself felt bewildered by his own actions.
He couldn't understand why he was going through so much trouble justifying things on behalf of one woman or why he even took up such responsibilities in the first place?
When Averi called him earlier about Beata falling ill, River even contemplated killing Averi out of anger.
But now looking back at everything, his mind raced with regret.
Why did he let Beata interact so closely with Averi? From day one, it would've been better if they'd never met each other.
Then again, wouldn't that make Beata unhappy?
These thoughts swirled around his head endlessly, leaving him feeling more confused than ever before.
River only cared about Beata's safety and health. However, when Averi opened the door, River couldn't bring himself to be angry with her after seeing her face. Especially since Beata's condition had stabilized and was gradually improving, his anger had dissipated.
He went out to the balcony to smoke, not intending to find a reason for Averi but rather trying to avoid getting mad at her.
However, when Averi brought him soda water, he unconsciously found a reason.
River couldn't help but feel amused by how stubborn Averi was. She seemed determined to take responsibility for everything so that she could feel better emotionally.
But for River, he really didn't know what to do with her.
Neither of them spoke and fell into silence instead. Actually, it wasn't hot on the balcony. The evening breeze blew gently on their skin with a slight coolness.
Averi was just worried about River's emotions.
After a long silence, Averi said, "Mr. Knight, I'll go check on Beata."
Then she turned around and went back into the living room where Kelvin and Casey were both looking at her in unison.
They naturally heard everything that happened between her and River earlier. In fact, not only did River find it frustrating but even Kelvin found it very frustrating as well.
Kelvin looked at Averi and said, "I forgot to tell you earlier that after giving Beata this fever-reducing injection, she might get thirsty easily tomorrow morning. So make sure you let her drink more water or else she'll have a sore throat."
Averi nodded then went into the kitchen where she boiled some hot water before mixing it with mineral water, until it reached an appropriate temperature.
Then she went back into the room where Beata slept soundly without any means of drinking normally due to being asleep.
Averi had no choice but use cotton swabs dipped in water, then moistened Beata's lips repeatedly.
She also brought straws, hoping that there would be an opportunity for Beata herself to drink some fluids voluntarily, which proved difficult indeed!
To prevent any discomfort from arising in Beata's throat tomorrow morning due dehydration tonight, Averi kept using cotton swabs throughout night, keeping her lips moistened continuously.
Casey occasionally came in helping out until later half of night when they became too tired.
Eventually, Casey fell asleep in guestroom.
After daybreak, Kelvin came over to check on Beata again and confirmed that her temperature had completely gone down.
He said, "When she wakes up, give her something soft and easy to digest to eat. Then take the medicine to strengthen her. She will be fine."
Averi nodded and thanked Kelvin for his hard work throughout the night.
"Don't be so polite with me," Kelvin said. "I'll go make breakfast." Averi nodded in agreement without being overly polite.