Tangled Temptations novel Chapter 181

All the experts Harvey had brought in were stumped by Eloise's condition. In the end, it was Eloise herself who woke up.

It was a beautiful spring night.

After his discussion with several experts, Harvey had just reached the door of the ward when he heard Eloise's voice. Weak as it was, it was unmistakably her voice.

His heart skipped a beat. He had never been so desperate to see someone. He hurriedly took a few steps, gently pushing the door open.

Eloise was sitting up in bed, talking to Michelle. She was thinner, her brown hair spread over her shoulders, looking pitiful. Upon seeing Harvey, the smile on her face faded.

The atmosphere became a bit awkward.

Michelle stood up uncomfortably and said, "You two talk!"

But Eloise gently tugged at her sleeve, whispering, "Mom, I want to have some food!"

Michelle said lovingly, "I'll go get you something! Wait for me."

Harvey slowly walked into the ward, standing beside Eloise. Even though he was so close, he didn't dare to touch her. He felt a bit nervous, realizing that was how he felt at the moment.

Eloise calmly said to him, "I heard you found a doctor for me, thank you, Attorney Horigan."

"You're welcome." Harvey stared at her greedily, his voice hoarse almost beyond recognition.

Eloise was looking at him too. Then she slowly said, "Actually, there's really no need for all this between us. You don't have to take what Veronica said to hear. It's all in the past. From the moment we broke up, none of this matters to you anymore."

Harvey was a lawyer, a top-notch one. He was sharp-tongued in court, but at this moment, he didn't know what to say. He had broken up with Eloise, thinking he had done it in a dignified way, but in reality, he had caused her pain.

Harvey left the ward. He didn't leave the hospital, and just sat in his golden Bentley, quietly smoking.

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His feelings for Eloise started from mutual sexual attraction, not the pure heart-throb of young love. He had always managed to control these feelings. He liked Eloise, but he didn't think he was in love with her. At least when they broke up, he had easily handed her a check.

But when Eloise took that check and walked out of his life, he realized the thing he could least accept was the possibility of her belonging to someone else one day. She would love someone else, just like she loved him.

Harvey leaned back in his seat, tilting his head back slightly, his Adam's apple tensely bobbing. He once said Eloise couldn't handle loss, but now it was he who couldn't handle it.

Harvey sat in the car the whole night. As the sky was getting light, he stubbed out his cigarette, got out of the car, and walked up the steps to the ward.

Eloise was awake, sitting up, taking her temperature, looking particularly pitiful in her loose hospital gown, like an injured little animal. Seeing him come over, she looked indifferent.

Harvey came over, gently removed the thermometer, and took a look. It was 36 degrees.

Eloise looked up at him. In a hoarse voice, Harvey said, "Come with me somewhere."

Without waiting for her response, he lifted her up and carried her straight out of the ward.

Eloise was stunned. When she snapped back to reality, she started hitting his shoulders. "Harvey, what are you doing? Put me down!" He let her hit and kick him, and the pain was nothing to him.

The nurse came over to collect the thermometer and was surprised by the scene. "Mr. Horigan, where are you taking the patient?"

Harvey didn't answer. He swiftly carried Eloise to his car downstairs, fastened her seatbelt, and locked the car doors.

Eloise finally lost her cool. "Harvey, have you lost your mind!"

Harvey slowly buckled his seatbelt. His eyes were focused on the road ahead, and his voice was gentle. "I'll bring you back."