Johny's face lighted up as he saw Ceres awake.
"You're conscious, Ceres! Does it still hurt?"
Ceres stared at Johny blankly.
There was a voice in her head telling her that the man in front of her was the enemy who had killed her father.
Under the quilt, Ceres clenched into fists. She wondered why this man was able to act as if nothing had happened after he killed her father.
Johny noticed that Ceres was silent. "What's the matter? Are you not feeling well?" asked he.
Ceres seemed to deflate, unclenching her fists.
"I have a headache."
"Maybe it was because the sound was too loud when the explosion happened. I'll ask the doctor to check on you later."
Johny sat on the bed and held Ceres in his arms. "Thank goodness, you're fine."
Nestling in Johny's arms, Ceres felt warm and safe, with an unprecedented sense of intimacy.
It confused her.
'Should I ask Johny about it? But if he did kill my father, how could he tell me the truth?'
Ceres bit her lips. In the end, she said nothing.
In another ward, Caleb, who was slightly injured, had his wound dressed. The doctor asked him to stay in the hospital for two days to observe. After all, Caleb was old and not in good health.
Roy talked and talked. Finally, Caleb agreed to stay in the hospital for two days.
At that time, a man came in. Roy became alert. 'The bodyguards are outside. Why is this man...'
"Roy, relax. Didn't you ask me who saved us? Here he is." Caleb smiled as he looked at the person who came in.
It was Matt, who was also known as Purple Phoenix. "How are you going, Mr. Caleb?" Matt extended his greetings to the old man.
"It's all thanks to you today. Otherwise, I would have died," said Caleb sincerely.
"It's not a big deal, Mr. Caleb. Glad to be of help."
Caleb introduced Matt to Roy, saying, "Roy, this is the famous Purple Phoenix."
Roy had heard of him. Purple Phoenix was a legend. Everyone heard of the name.
However, Roy had always thought that it was just a story. Besides, he had not heard of the deeds of Purple Phoenix for many years.
"Thank you for saving my life."
Roy never dreamed that he could see Purple Phoenix in person.
'No wonder he was able to kill the opponent with a single gun. Other than Purple Phoenix, there is probably no one else in this world who could do it.'
What surprised Roy, even more, was that Caleb and Matt seemed to be very familiar with each other. They were very relaxed while chatting as if they had known each other for decades. Roy did not know Caleb knew such a big character.
"Well, Mr. Caleb, I have paid you back." Matt changed the topic.
"I can't believe you remembered that." Caleb waved his hand.
"Of course, I remembered. Back then, you saved my life. Today, I also saved your life. We are even."
Matt had a relaxed smile on his face. He disliked owing others favors.
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