Ashlyn sliced the peeled apple into small pieces and arranged them on a small plate before placing it in front of Nelson.
“Don't be such a stranger. If it weren't for you performing acupuncture on me, I might have ended up undergoing brain surgery,” Nelson said heartily. “We're just helping each other out. As the saying goes, courtesy calls for reciprocity.”
“Anyway, thank you.” Ashlyn flashed him a smile.
Just then, Trevor rushed to the door from outside before stopping abruptly. His head and hair were covered with delicate white snowflakes.
“The snowfall is just too heavy. I only went to the supermarket near the entrance to buy some daily necessities, and I ended up blanketed in snow.”
He stomped his feet at the door. Then, he shook his head to rid it of snowflakes before finally stepping into the hospital room.
He carried a shopping bag filled with an assortment of daily necessities in hand.
There was also a piping hot serving of stew.
“Here you go, Grandpa. I made sure they didn't add any chili.”
“Would it taste good without chili?” Nelson instantly seemed a bit displeased.
Trevor, who was quite strict, opened the box filled with stew, and said, “You're still sick and can't eat anything spicy. If you don't want it, I'll let my boss have it.”
“If you let Ashlyn eat this, you'll have to buy me another one with chili.”
“I'm not going to steal it from you. Go ahead and eat.” Ashlyn could not help but smile as she watched the pair of playful grandfather and grandson.
Trevor handed the stew to Nelson before turning to Ashlyn. “I have a match in a couple of days, Boss. Will you come and watch?”
Ashlyn gave him a languid glance. “I'm not interested.”
“Can you please cut me some slack, Boss?” Trevor pulled out a stack of tickets from his pocket in slight frustration. “I brought these tickets all the way here. I can't just keep them to myself, right?”
“I'll take the tickets, but I can't promise I'll come and watch the game.” Ashlyn accepted the stack of tickets and put them into her pocket. “I heard this year's opponents are exceedingly strong, so be careful and train well. Don't fall behind and let me down when the time comes.”
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