Winner Takes All novel Chapter 52

Jack slowly opened his eyes.

A strong scent of disinfectant assaulted his nostrils.

He was slightly groggy, “I am not dead yet?”

Brent who was by his side looked very relieved, “Young Master, that attack with the blade somehow missed all your vitals. You have just fainted due to blood loss. Luckily we are able to rescue you in the nick of time.”

Jack put on an empty smile. He never thought about this sudden turn of events.

All the while he just wanted to protect Amber to the best of his abilities. Even if he was stabbed to death by George, he wouldn’t have any tinge of regret.

He just needed to buy Brent some time until Brent was able to save Amber. That would be the best possible outcome he could hope for.

It was pure luck that George’s blade had missed all of his vitals.

Jack scanned the room and then suddenly put on a solemn face, “What is the name of this hospital?”

If his mother learnt of the fact that he was injured, he reckoned that she wouldn’t be able to take it.

“Young master, you don’t need to worry about anything.”

Brent immediately provided him with solace, “Mr. Ward has put in a word before he left. Therefore, I have transferred you to another hospital.”

Hearing that, Jack heaved a sigh of relief. He then asked, “How is Amber doing?”

Before he lost consciousness, he had seen with his bare eyes Brent crippling one of George’s legs. Amber must have been out of danger by then.

However, she was drugged by Josh, so he didn’t know what had become of her at the moment.

“She is fine.” Brent reassured him, “In the past 24 hours, Miss Knight has been taking care of you non-stop.”

In the past 24 hours?

Jack smiled wryly, “Since this rascal is fine, why did she have to stay by me after that? How could she put herself through this.”

Although he wasn’t familiar with Amber’s background, he still knew that she hailed from a wealthy family. During their university days, she gave him an impression of being a rich young lady from a wealthy family.

It was certainly not an easy feat for a rich lady like that to take care of someone. Amber must feel that looking after him is a difficult task.

Just as he had just finished his sentence, a creak sounded at the door.

The door to his ward was being pushed open.

Amber was carrying a thermos flask inside with exhaustion written all over her face.

She was totally drained off of her energy after taking care of Jack for one whole day. However, according to the doctor’s speculation, Jack should be waking up at any moment now.

Therefore, she left the ward and went home to boil some soup for him.

Since Jack had suffered such grave injuries, it was paramount that he needed to drink some nutritious soup to fortify his body.

When Amber gazed at the bed, her whole frame shook.

The next second, with a jubilant expression on her face, she rushed towards the bed and threw herself into Jack’s embrace, “Jack, you are finally awake!”

“Ah…”

A drastic change of expression occurred on Jack’s face. His wounds were throbbing because of Amber’s weight. He frantically yelped, “Amber, it’s painful…”

Amber jumped up in shock as she realized what she had done. She caressed his chest and apologized, “I’m sorry, I was too excited. I didn’t mean to aggravate your wounds.”

“It’s alright.”

Jack suppressed that nauseating sense of pain and forced smile at her.

Jack studied Amber’s tired figure and touched her head intimately, “Are you a fool? I’m fine now. Why did you have to tire yourself out like this?”

“What do you mean that you’re fine now?”

Amber glared at him, but there were signs of tears in her eyes, “You have suffered such a serious injury because you wanted to save me. It doesn’t matter even if I collapse due to exhaustion later. I have to look after you. You are the foolish one, you moron!”

After voicing out her pent-up worries, she stuck herself to Jack’s arm and started to cry.

This sudden shift in atmosphere threw Jack off guard.

He didn’t know what to make of Amber who was crying non-stop in his arms.

Brent’s face turned darker for a few shades, and then with a cough, he solemnly left the ward.