His voice was soft. It was almost a whisper.
But…
Elisa could hear the sarcasm in his words. She pursed her lips. She wanted to ask him to leave right away. But she remembered that James was present. It would be humiliating for Gareth if she told him to leave now. She did not want to get on the wrong side of him.
She hesitated for a while before speaking. “I’m sorry I cannot agree to work with you. We should keep a clear line between the both of us.”
Gareth frowned quietly.
James could feel Elisa’s eyes on him. He quickly said, “Mr. Wickam, Elisa. I rushed here when I heard that you got hurt. But I’m glad to see that you are fine now. Take good care of yourself. I will come and see you again tomorrow.”
Elisa shook her head and smiled. “You don’t need to take the trouble, Uncle James. I’m perfectly fine. I will go back to work soon.”
James sighed. But he knew that he couldn’t stay here any longer. He smiled and nodded, “Then I shall leave. Nice meeting you, Mr. Wickam.”
Gareth nodded lightly at James. He did not say anything else.
Shortly after James exited the ward, he bumped into his niece.
Rachel came up to him. “Uncle, are you leaving so soon? Umm… When is Mr. Wickam planning to leave?”
She had been waiting outside the ward for quite some time. She did not expect her uncle to leave first.
James shook his head with a frown. “He is not planning to leave yet. You should wait here until he leaves. Something is off between the two of them.”
“What?” Rachel widened her eyes and spoke anxiously, “Is Mr. Wickam plotting something evil against Elisa?”
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