She hurriedly asked, “Granny, are you hurt? Can you still move your legs? How about your lower back?”
“Ouch!” Jacinta put her hand on her waist. “My legs are fine. It’s just that my waist and rib cage hurt. I probably sprained my lower back.”
“And your rib cage as well?” Winnie asked. She learned traditional medicine from Sebastian for some time, and she had some experience in dealing with injuries like gunshot wounds and fractures. Therefore, she reached out to touch Jacinta’s ribs. “Let me see if there’s a fracture.”
Jacinta inhaled sharply in pain. “I don’t think it’s a fracture. It’s probably just muscle strain.”
Winnie nodded. “Right. There is indeed no problem with your bones, but the possibility of a fissure fracture is not ruled out. I can’t detect it by mere palpation. We can only go to the hospital to take an X-ray to find out. I’ll send you to the hospital.”
Jacinta refused her immediately, “There’s no need for that! It’s just a sprain. It’s getting late. I just want to rest. Let me sleep first, and if it still hurts tomorrow, you can bring me to the hospital. If it doesn’t hurt tomorrow, we don’t need to go, then.”
It was indeed getting late at the moment. Winnie agreed thinking that it was not a serious injury.
“I’ll help you to the bed first. Even if it’s a sprain, it’s best to go to the hospital to get some medicine tomorrow.”
Jacinta sighed. “It’s my bad for being careless. It doesn’t affect you and Xavier, does it?”
Winnie shook her head. “No. I was the one who wasn’t thoughtful enough. I’ll ask someone to put a non-slip mat in the bathroom tomorrow.”
As Winnie said that, she helped Jacinta to her feet slowly.
After Jacinta was brought to bed, she asked, “What if I need to use the bathroom in the middle of the night?”
“Of course, I’ll help you. I’ll sleep here with you tonight,” Winnie replied.
“You’re not going up?”
“Nope, I’m not. I’ll stay here to take care of you. You should rest first. Let me bring over a glass of water for you.”
Jacinta nodded. “All right. I’m thirsty.”
After leaving Jacinta’s room, Winnie fished out her phone and sent a message to Xavier, saying that she wouldn’t go upstairs that night.
Xavier expected this would happen, so he was not surprised.
The two exchanged a couple of messages before Winnie put her phone away.
Jacinta usually went to bed early and couldn’t fall asleep in a lit room, so Winnie didn’t use her phone on the bed after she turned off the lights.
Before they fell asleep, Jacinta and Winnie chatted for a while.
Jacinta asked, “Is Xavier living upstairs recently?”
Winnie answered, “Yes, it’s more convenient for him to go to his office from here. Besides, it’s also close to my office as well. By the way, Granny, there’s something I haven’t had the chance to tell you.”
“Go on. What is it?”
“During the time when I returned to Yartran some time ago, Xavier also went there after I left and he also met my grandparents there. Initially, they didn’t know him well, so they didn’t agree with me marrying him. However, my brother tested Xavier, and he passed successfully. In the end, Grandpa and Grandma approved of him. Granny, I’m very glad that my grandparents and my brother approved of our marriage.”
Winnie said that because she knew Jacinta was not fond of Xavier. But Wilhelm, Grandpa, and Grandma have approved of Xavier, so why can’t Granny?
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