"It's fine. I'm buckled up. Nico, can you make it faster? It's so exciting. Let's speed up to 200 miles."
Nico was speechless. "Miss, do you have any common sense? This car is just a sports car with average performance. If we speed up to 200 miles, the car will tremble. It would be scary if I can't hold the steering wheel tightly. Moreover, this car is borrowed from the crew. If it breaks down, how could we compensate it?"
Fortunately, they were now filming with a long shot. The filming team only took videos of the car's body, not the situation inside the car. Otherwise, if they heard her words, they would be stunned.
At this moment, a small car suddenly turned around. Nico was so scared that his face turned pale. He turned the steering wheel abruptly and had a narrow escape from a car accident with a truck.
"No! We're going to crash!" Ellie suddenly cried out in alarm.
Hearing Ellie's scream, Nico noticed that there was a landslide not far ahead. He slammed on the brakes and the car had been out of control and slipped. The steering wheel was so heavy that it seemed as if it was about to fly out. Ellie, who was beside him, was so scared that she couldn't let out a scream. Without thinking, Nico unbuckled his seat belt and leaned to protect Ellie in his arms.
He did this purely out of a man's instinct to protect the weak, regardless of who she was.
Ellie's mind went blank in an instant. Just as the car was about to collide, a black figure suddenly appeared in front of her. Her sight then became dark and she completely passed out.
As the car crashed, a headache overcame Ellie. With her brain humming, she went into a swoon.
...
In hospital.
"Ellie! Ellie! Do you feel alright?" The director's voice was out of tune due to nervousness.
"My chin hurts so much." Ellie lay on the sickbed and frowned.
"Your chin? It looks fine. I'm glad you're fine." The director let out a sigh of relief. If there was anything wrong with this girl, how could he explain it to Mr. Kayden?
"Ellie, you almost scare me to death. My heart is going to stop beating. What happened to you? Why did you drive faster and faster? How did you get crashed?"
"I remember...remember that Nico drove very fast and I felt very excited. Then a car suddenly turned around. Nico tried to dodge, but he didn't see a landslide in front of him. And then it crashed." Ellie said dazedly. Suddenly, she grabbed the director's hand, "Director, how is Nico? Is he alright?" She remembered that it was Nico who protected her in his arms, so she was only slightly injured.
"He's fine thanks to the airbag, but his hand is injured. He won't be able to film for the next few days. Don't worry."
Before the director could finish his sentence, Ellie had got off the bed and went out to inquire about Nico's ward.
Nico's ward, which was gathered with many people, was easy to be found.
"Move, move, let me go in first."
"It's Ellie, the heroine of this film. Hello, Ms. Jones, how did this accident happen?"
"Ms. Jones, are you the only one in the car?"
"Ms. Jones, there are rumors that Nico's injury results from his trying to protect you. What is your response to this?"
"Ms. Jones..."
"Ms. Jones..."
"Move, move, I have nothing to say. Please let me in." Ellie forced a smile and pushed in with all her strength.
Ellie finally managed to find a way to squeeze into the ward.
"Nico, Nico, how are you?" Ellie rushed to the bedside and looked at the handsome face that had fascinated her much not long ago. Her face was as pale as a piece of paper, and she felt as if her heart was stabbed by a knife.
Nico just woke up and coughed twice. He looked at Ellie feebly and said, "Are you alright? Do you get injured?"
Given his situation, he was still thinking about her. Although Ellie usually spoke harshly, she was still a little girl. Moreover, Nico got hurt because of saving her. If it weren't for him, she would have kicked the bucket.
Ellie was moved to tears. It was the first time she cried in front of an outsider.
The journalists at the entrance didn't let go of this moment, and the camera kept cracking.
Recalling the director's words about his injuries, Ellie hurriedly looked at Nico's arms. She took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and exclaimed, "Nico, your arm!"
His clothes were torn, and there was a ten-centimeters long cut from his elbow to his wrist in his right hand!
The nurse was disinfecting him. The torn wound, with the color of the disinfectant, was terrifying.
"God! Does it hurt? It must hurt. I'm the one to blame, Nico! I shouldn't have let you drive so fast!"
Kayden thought for a moment and felt that what they said was very reasonable. So, he took out his phone and called Jones.
After waiting for her to pick up, he finally heard the vigorous sound.
On the other side, Nico suffered many stitches from the chief of surgery. The doctor used cosmetic stitches to minimize the likelihood of scars.
Then he pushed Nico to do the physiotherapy of the latest instrument, which could promote rapid healing of tissue cells.
Nico frowned tightly. His entire arm was so numb that he couldn't move because of the bandage cream. As the chief of surgery changed dressings, his complexion gradually turned pale.
"Nico, does it hurt?" Ellie asked worriedly from the side.
Nico smiled brightly at Ellie and said, "Fortunately, it looks terrifying, but it doesn't hurt that much."
Vincent, who was also in the room, snorted coldly and said unhappily, "It doesn't hurt. Why doesn't it hurt? His bones get injured too. You would cry out if it were you."
Ellie snorted at her as well. She asked Nico, "Why does she interject? How annoying."
"To avoid leaving scars, you should pay attention to your diet these days. Don't drink, smoke, or eat spicy food."
As the director spoke, Ellie nodded seriously, as if she was Nico family.
Nico smiled bitterly, "It's fine not to drink, but it's a little difficult not to smoke." Cigarettes were the spiritual food of men. It was all up to them to make movies day and night and to have good spirits. It was worse to keep him from smoking than to keep him from sleeping.
The chief of surgery looked at Nico's bandaged arm and kindly advised, "You should pay more attention. It will only take a few days. It's not going to be that hard."
Ellie righteously complied with the doctor's words, "Nico, listen to the doctor. Don't smoke for a few days."
Nico looked at Ellie affectionately, "Okay, baby, I'll listen to you. I will do whatever you ask. Even if you ask me to quit smoking, I'll listen to you too."
What did it mean for a man to quit smoking for a woman? It must be true love.
Vincent frowned. Did Nico really take a fancy to this girl?
The doctor laughed and said, "You are indeed as loving as the outside world says. I really envy you."
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