Chapter 476


    Chapter 476


    None of them were suspicious upon hearing Kathleen’s words—they simply left along with Kathleen.


    After everyone left, Tessa returned with a sickly look on her face. “Where’s everyone?” she wondered


    when she saw the empty room.


    Right then, one of the waiters from the restaurant walked over. He happened to —- overhear Tessa’s


    words, so he responded to her. “Are you asking about the people who were in this room? They’ve


    already paid the bill and left.”


    “They left?” Tessa asked puzzledly. “When did they leave?”


    “Just a while ago. I think you might be able to go after them if you leave now.” The waiter began


    cleaning the room up after finishing his words. Tessa immediately headed out of the restaurant. But


    unfortunately, she was a little toote, and they were nowhere to be seen by the time she ran out of the


    shop.


    Her stomach had been ufortable to begin with, and she felt even worse after she jogged to chase


    after them. Tessa gasped in pain as she clutched onto her stomach and squatted by the side of the


    road. Cold sweat began to form on her forehead.


    In the end, she had no choice but to pull her phone out to call Nichs. “Is your gathering over?”


    Nichs’s gentle and pleasant voice sounded on the other end of the line. Tessa bit her bottom lip as


    she forced her words out of her mouth. “Can youe over to pick me up, Nichs? My stomach


    hurts.”


    “Where are you? I’lle right now.” His voice turned serious upon hearing her words. After she told


    him her location, she squatted by the stairs and waited for him to arrive.


    On the other end, Nichs ordered Edward to get the car immediately. He kept urging Edward to drive


    a little fast as they made their way to the restaurant. Then, about ten minutester, Nichs leaped out


    of the car to find her hunched by the stairs. He felt a twinge of pain in his chest when he saw her tiny


    and frail figure.


    Nichs tookrge strides over before lifting her into his arms. “Nichs.” Tessa felt grateful to see


    Nichs beside her, and she rested her head against his chest as he brought her back to the car.


    Then, when he saw how pale she looked, he hastily sent orders to Edward. “Drive us to the hospital


    immediately!”


    Edward nodded and stepped on the gas. The ck car sped off on the road at the speed of light, and


    Nichs held her in his arms as he lowered his head and gently


    Soon enough, they arrived at the hospital. Nichs got Edward to register for Tessa while he brought


    Tessa over to the doctor’s office. “What is it?” The doctor’s gazended on Tessa the moment they


    walked in. “Gastric,” Tessa replied honestly. The doctor stood up and pressed his finger on her stomach


    area.


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    “It hurts.” Tears formed in Tessa’s eyes as she was in too much pain. When Nichs saw this, his


    expression turned sour as he shot the doctor a hostile re. “You need to be gentler,” he hissed in a


    cold tone.


    The doctor smiled without acknowledging Nichs’s words. Instead, he simply returned to his desk


    before speaking to Tessa. “I smell alcohol on you. Did you drink just now?” he asked.


    “I drank two sses of whiskey,” Tessa answered honestly. The doctor nodded while writing a


    prescription for her. “You may be suffering from acute gastritis. The alcohol in your system probably


    stimted your stomach. I’ll give you three days’ worth of medication to cure the inmmation, but you


    shouldn’t eat anything too spicy or strong-vored after that. You need to watch your diet and stick to


    the more simple and nd foods,” he ordered.


    Tessa nodded while Nichs was standing beside them, and he quickly took note of the doctor’s


    advice. After they collected the medication, Nichs got Tessa to take her first dose of medication at


    the hospital. The pills were quick and effective as her stomach no longer hurt after taking them.


    While they were on the way back, he wrapped his arms around her. “Why did you drink alcohol?”


    She rested all of her weight on him as she gave him a brief exnation of what happened in the


    restaurant. “During then, Kathleen would have started a ruckus if I hadn’t drunk. So, I figured that I


    would just drink a ss or two so that it wouldn’t disrupt everyone else’s dinner.”


    “It’s Kathleen again,” he grumbled.