Hearing what I said, Ryan said, "She can be discharged now."
"That's great." I got up right away, "Then I'll go handle the discharge formalities."
Looking at me, Ryan didn't say anything. However, he seemed to look somewhat worried.
"I'm fine now. Ryan, sorry for troubling you."
Jessica spoke politely.
Although we didn't have much contact, I could tell that Jessica is a well-educated person.
Thinking of Gina, I felt lucky that my mother was Jessica!
My mother was nice and kind.
Although she didn't accompany me during my childhood, I was grateful to her in my heart.
Hearing her words, Ryan seemed to hesitate for a moment. Waving his hand, he said to me, "Go and get the discharge formalities done."
"Great!"
I nodded and went out.
It took me about an hour to finish the discharge formalities.
When I finished the formalities and walked to the ward, I bumped into someone at the corner of the corridor.
The receipts in my hands spilled all over the floor!
"I'm sorry."
I apologized while picking up my things.
The one I had knocked into was kind.
He picked up the things scattered on his side, tidied them up, and handed them to me.
"Thank you." I looked up while thanking him.
Upon seeing the man in front of me, I was stunned. Without saying anything, I took the things over and left quickly!
He didn't catch up with me.
When I arrived at the door of the ward, my heart was still beating wildly.
"How could it be so coincidental?"
"How did I end up meeting Shelton here?"
Now, when it came to things related to Shelton, I no longer believed that they took place coincidentally.
By the time I pushed open the door, Ryan had packed up the things.
Upon seeing me, he looked unhappy and said, "Finished? Why so long?" Before I could tell him the reason, Jessica spoke up for me first, "It should be that the discharge formalities for a patient like me are too troublesome."
"Yes, that's right."
I nodded. Looking at Jessica, I felt indescribably warm-hearted.
She had spoken up for me with a few sentences. But I couldn't be happier.
It felt so good to have my mom around.
Hearing Jessica's words, Ryan stopped arguing with me, "Let's go. The car I hailed arrived. We'll be home soon."
The home he was talking about was that in Town S.
"Great, let's go!"
For no reason, I had always been hostile to Shelton, feeling that he would do something...
We sat in a car that Ryan had hailed. Soon, we arrived at Town S.
"You like to live in such a house as you used to do."
"Don't you like it? Then I'll ask someone to rebuild one."
Upon hearing Jessica's words, Ryan became nervous.
I had never seen Ryan like this. He used to do whatever he wanted and ignored others' opinions.
When he was angry, he would even curse.
Watching them from the side, I smiled without saying a word.
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