Hanna approached Claudia and held her hand, feeling that her body temperature was abnormally high, “Your hand is so hot!”
She put her hand on Claudia’s forehead immediately and said, “You have a fever, Claudia!”
In fact, Claudia had been having a fever these days. Though she only had a slight fever, the fever had never been reduced.
And the biopsy she just had made her even feel worse. She could no longer pretend she was all right and looked haggard.
But in front of Hanna, she just shook her head slightly, trying to tell her she was fine.
“You can’t just shrug off it! How long have you been running a fever? Is it caused by catching a cold or something else? Have you seen a doctor or taken any treatment?”
Hanna was worried about her, and from her expression, you could tell she was not acting.
Claudia stared at her. Her genuine look and constant chatter reminded her of Kim.
“Come on, let me take you to a doctor. You can’t just keep having a fever like this!” Hanna held her and brought her upstairs.
After taking a few steps, she suddenly remembered that she left Ben behind.
So she turned around and talked to him, “Ben, I need to go with Claudia. If you are busy, you can go back to the company.”
Ben stared at Hanna with his dark eyes and frowned.
After a while, he said to Hanna faintly, “What about you?”
His words hurt Claudia so much.
Her husband was caring about another woman in front of her!
How ridiculous!
“I’m fine. Look at me. Do I look like a sick person? You are just making a fuss!” Hanna smiled and pacified him. Then, she went into the elevator with Claudia.
There were a lot of people in the hospital, and it was going to take a lot of time to wait for their turn. So she sat down on the chair with Hanna and asked her in sign language, “What is ailing you, Hanna?”
Hanna shook her head and said, “I’m fine. I just haven’t been sleeping for some days and feel dizzy since something occurred to my company.”
She was fine but still was taken to the hospital by Ben.
Such a consideration from Ben was something she was always hoping for but never dare ask for.
Hanna suddenly realized something and explained to her hurriedly, “Claudia, please don’t misunderstand Ben. It's not his fault but my fault. I was too panicked at that time and called him without consideration, and he helps me only because I’m his friend.”
Her explanation only made Claudia feel worse.
It didn’t comfort her but made her feel hurt like getting scratched by a knife.
“And that’s why he took me to the hospital. He saw me and felt I was haggard and then he brought me here. It only relates to the friendship.”
She was talking naturally and gracefully with a pair of clear eyes. Even Claudia thought Hanna was much purer than her.
She hoped she misunderstood Ben. But how was that possible?
In other words, did Ben ever try to make her feel she misunderstood him?
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