Filip didn't answer until a few seconds, "NO."
Frances gave him an ultimatum, "I don't care if you've moved on or not. I've promised old Mrs. Porter that you'll have dinner with Ms. Porter. So, you must go."
Then Frances hung up the phone.
Filip kept pressing his fingers into his temples and was annoyed.
He looked into the direction of the clinic and saw that there was more than half an IV bag that Starry was having and it still needed half an hour to be done.
Filip had planned to go back to the office but that call from Frances changed his mind.
He raised his hand to loosen the button and leaned against the car seat while staring at the clinic.
Izabella hastened to the hospital before Starry's IV was done.
It was quite crowded in the transfusion room and it took Izabella some time to find her as she was sitting at the corner.
Izabella was staring at the sleeping Starry who was leaning against the wall with a sick and pale face.
She took a look at the IV bag and there was still one-third of it left, but she didn't plan to wake Starry up and just took her coat out of the bag and gently put it on her.
Izabella was a bit thirsty as she ran all the way here and she thought it would take at least ten minutes for the IV bag to be done then she could have some water.
She took another look at Starry and then turn around to get herself some water.
Izabella felt much better after two full glasses of water and pulled another glass for Starry considering she was sick.
Izabella saw Filip was tucking Starry in the coat when she entered the transfusion room. Then she raised her eyebrows and walked over with a glass of water in her hand, "Filip, what are you doing here?"
Hearing Izabella's voice, he put the coat over Starry nicely with his pinky shaking and then looked at Izabella, "Austin's sick."
He replied indifferently and then walked towards Austin.
Izabella watched him walking away and soon she saw Austin sitting there.
When did Filip become so nice that he would come to the hospital just to be with his sick secretary?
Then Izabella took a glance at Starry's IV bag.
It was almost done so she pressed the button to call over the nurse to disconnect the tube.
Starry woke up when the nurse was disconnecting the tube and then she told Starry to press on the band-aid with a smile.
Starry then pressed on it and said thanks with her hoarse voice.
"Are you feeling better?"
Hearing Izabella's voice, Starry realized that Izabella was already here.
She looked up at Izabella, "Izabella, you came."
Izabella put the water in front of her lips, "Have some water, it'll make your throat feel better."
Starry lowered her head, had some water and her dry throat felt better. She looked at Izabella, "I was sleeping. And I didn't notice you are here."
Izabella said with a smile, "I just arrived."
Then she sat next to Starry, "Starry, look over there."
She pointed at the direction where Austin was sitting and turned around but found that Filip was already gone.
Izabella frowned, "He was there just now."
Starry guessed who Izabella was talking about, "Are you talking about Filip?"
Izabella nodded, "Yes. I was out having water and I saw him putting the coat I put it on you before closer over you when I came back."
"Austin has a fever, too."
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