"Mr. Xia. Here is the ice pack you asked for. Is this okay?" William walked in the office without even knocking on the door, because he was in a hurry. Rain had instructed him to bring it as soon as possible.
"Yes, that's just all right. Hand it over to Tiana," Rain said, nodding his head to Tiana. He thought it was really a good idea to take William with him to CY Technology. He was such a good employee who did everything that was asked of him to do, efficiently, perfectly and quickly. His job was impeccable.
"Here you are, Miss Ke." William handed the ice pack to Tiana without saying anything else. Though he was curious why her face was all red and swollen, he didn't say anything about it. After all, it was none of his business. He was not the big boss of CY Technology, and he understood his place, knowing when he should keep his mouth shut.
"Thank you, William." Tiana took the ice pack from William's hand. She couldn't help but lower her head, feeling quite embarrassed that he had to see her like this.
"You are welcome. I should go back to work now. If you need anything, just call me, Mr. Xia," William made a slight bow and said to Rain in a polite tone.
"Go ahead." Rain waved his hand, gesturing for him to continue his work. But all of a sudden, he called after William, making him stop in his tracks and look back at him with confused eyes. "Wait. Please find me some ointment for her cheek too. Thank you, William."
"No problem, Mr. Xia." Though William answered in an obedient tone, he was getting more and more confused inside. He had thought that Rain didn't like Tiana and wasn't in good terms with her. But why was he being so nice to her all of a sudden today? He couldn't understand, but it was not in his position to question it and even say it out loud. He just had to do what Rain told him to do and ask no questions.
Of course, Rain couldn't know what William was thinking about. He just stared at Tiana, who was carefully dabbing the ice pack on her swollen face while grimacing because of the pain. He didn't know how to feel about her anymore. One moment she was just his half-sister whom he thought was all right but didn't like. And now, she was the same half-sister who defended him in front of the family who had raised her for over twenty years.
"Okay, now, go to the bathroom to see your face. Only when you see how swollen your face is will you take it more seriously," Rain commanded in a serious tone. He saw that Tiana didn't dare to put the ice pack fully on her face because it hurt so bad. But it wouldn't do much good to her swollen cheek. She should know how serious her wound was so she could treat it more seriously.
"Okay." Tiana nodded, standing up from where she was sitting. Then she walked to the bathroom within the office with the ice pack in her hand.
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