"Why don't you have a try?" Shelton didn't flinch at all.
When the gangsters were hesitating, wondering whether to make a move or not, someone shouted, "Maurice, the patrol officers are coming here."
"F**k! You're lucky!"
After saying that, Maurice got on the motorcycle next to him.
Several gangsters left.
Shelton turned around.
"Thank you." I stood in front of Shelton, feeling a little embarrassed to be seen by him like this.
After that, I wanted to leave.
Shelton shouted at me from behind. "You don't even wear shoes. How are you going to walk?"
In fact, I had taken off my shoes while running. And there seemed to be glass on the road. At this time, it was stuck in my foot.
I didn't feel any pain when I was busy running
for my life just now. But after I stopped running, I felt a sharp pain in the soles of my feet before I could walk further.
"Get in the car," Shelton said gently.
Then he opened the door to the co-pilot's seat for me and got into the driver's seat.
After I went in the car, Shelton said first, "I'm sorry, my car is cheap after all. You may not feel as comfortable as you do in Patrick's car.
I responded quickly, "No, no, it's good."
Shelton started the car. As soon as the car started, he asked me, "Is it your birthday today?"
I was stunned and looked at him.
With doubts in my eyes, I asked him, "How do you know?"
Shelton glanced outside the window and said, "Patrick has contracted all the advertising screens on all the buildings today. I'm afraid that everyone in the whole City Y has known about it, let alone me."
I turned my head and saw that the lights wishing me a happy birthday on the buildings outside were still flashing.
Thinking of Patrick who left because of
Caroline's pregnancy, I found that it couldn't be more ridiculous.
"He has a lot of money anyway." I lowered my eyes and gave a wry smile.
"Patrick is a businessman. And he surely isn't willing to spend money on anyone." Shelton looked ahead where there happened to be lights wishing me a happy birthday. He looked at them and said, "He is willing to spend so much money on you, which means he cares about you."
"This matter may never have happened."
I put on a wry smile.
"Does Patrick take me to his heart?"
"He only has Caroline on his mind."
I sat in the car in a daze and soon realized that Shelton's car wasn't heading in the direction of Unit No.1, City Y. I looked at the strange scenery outside the window and asked him, "Where are we going?"
I probably trusted Shelton.
Even though we weren't on the way home, I didn't doubt that he would hurt me.
Shelton smiled and said, "Your feet surely have been injured. Originally, I was on duty in the hospital and went home to fetch something. I didn't expect to meet you on the way back. I'll treat the wound on your feet for you. And then I'll take you home."
The injury on my feet should be very serious. I indeed needed to go to the hospital.
Soon, Shelton parked the car at the entrance to a small private hospital. I looked up and saw the name of Glorious Light Hospital at the entrance.
The car stopped at the nearest place to the door.
Shelton opened the car door for me. I got out of the car. Thinking that the wound on my right foot was serious, I wanted to step on the ground with my left foot. However, the moment I stepped on the ground with my left foot, I was in pain.
I took a deep breath. When I was trying to step on the ground, Shelton squatted in front of me and said, "Come on. I'll carry you on my back."
"No, you don't have to do that."
I immediately waved my hand.
Shelton still squatted there, slightly tilted his head, and said in a gentle tone, "Are you going to leave a string of bloody footprints in the corridor of my hospital?"
His words made me a little embarrassed.
Sure enough, my feet were covered with blood now.
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