Chapter 771
On hearing that Ariah was about to make the call, ine quickly stopped her. "Please don''t contact
Dr. Perkins. Besides, he is not in Beachmarsh City now."
Ariah halted while holding her phone. "Where is he?"
"He''s on a business trip and left this afternoon." ine said directly, "He said he''ll go for three
days."
So that was what it was.
Ariah nodded. "Okay then. I''ll tell him when hees back. Now tell me, how did you hurt yourself?
It''s actually a big cut."
She bled too much because the wound was a little too big, so the doctor suggested for her to be
admitted for one night for observation, and she could be discharged tomorrow if everything was
fine.
ine was not good at lying, so she stammered, "I-I identally slipped when I was doing the
laundry..."
Sensing the awkward expression on her face, Ariah squinted skeptically, "Doing theundry?
Howard has a washing machine at home, right?
Just throw the clothes in and you''re done."
In an embarrassed voice, she said, "I- It''s my undies, so I hand-washed them..."
Before Ariah could ask anything, Paul interjected, "My sister is very clumsy. The water sshed out
when she was doing theundry in the basin. She stepped on the soapy water and fell."Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org.
Looking at the talkative youth, Ariah smiled, "Is that so?"
Paul nodded. "Yes. I''m sure she''ll be more careful next time."
After that, he turned to look at her. "Am I right?"
She pursed her lips and nodded with a nonchnt hum.
With that, Ariah diverted the subject, "Have you taken dinner? If not, I''ll buy you something to eat."
"Yes, we have. Don''t worry about us," ine hurriedly said.
Ariah knew ine very well. She wouldn''t ask for help if she could solve the problem herself. She
bet that she wouldn''t call her tonight if it weren''t for the fact that she didn''t have the money.
"It''s not a big deal," Ariah chuckled while looking at Paul. "Paul, right? I might have to trouble you to
take care of your sister tonight. I''ll go buy some fruits so that you can eat them as supper tonight if
you''re hungry."
When he heard this, Paul was a little displeased. "What? You want me to take care of her? But
where am I sleeping tonight? Can''t you stay and look after her, please?"
Blinking in bewilderment, this was not the answer Ariah expected to hear from him.
"Paul!" ine huffed in embarrassment. "I''m sorry, Ariah. He''s too young to know better. You don''t
have to buy fruits too. He had a heavy dinner. Don''t worry. He''ll stay and look after me. Besides,
Lacie is waiting for you at home."
"The little girl has his father to look after her."
"It''s gettingte. Ariah, go back quickly."
Arching her eyebrows at her, Ariah asked again, "Are you sure it''s okay for him to spend the night
here? If you want, I can stay..."
"No, no, I''m fine. Paul can take care of me."
ine felt very embarrassed. She had troubled Ariah to settle the bill for her, and it wouldn''t be nice
to have her take care of her.
Ariah was about to say something when the door of the ward was suddenly pushed open.
The people in the ward all turned back to look due to themotion.
Looking at the man who came in, ine opened her eyes in disbelief and asked, "H-Howard?"
In spite of the surprise, Ariah heaved a sigh of relief and got up. "Howard, ine said that you were
on a business trip. I was wondering if I should inform you, but here you are!"
He didn''t go on a business trip, did he?
Maybe ine didn''t want Howard to know, that was why she lied about him going on a business
trip.
Vincent frowned at the sight. He hadn''t seen her for a few hours, but the adorable and lively ine
was now lying on the hospital bed, her face as pale as a paper with a white gauze wrapping her
head. She was staring at him in astonishment with her big round eyes.
As Vincent walked over slowly, he was still frowning. "What happened to you?"
"N-Nothing." ine came back to her senses and blurted, "I fell."
Seeing her evasive eyes, Vincent knew that she was telling lies.
"I don''t believe you," he growled unhappily.
ine blinked, awkward.
Could he not be so honest?
Although Ariah felt that Howard was a little strange and that his presence was different from usual,
she thought that Howard was only worried about ine, hence the strange vibe he gave her.
Now, seeing the embarassed and unpleasant look on ine''s face, Ariah went forward to pull
Howard aside. "Let ine rest. I''ll tell you about her situation. Come out..."
However, what happened next made Ariah so astounded.
Howard literally flung her hand off his, and as he was doing so, she clearly saw the disdain and
indifference in his eyes.
Ariah blinked in disbelief.
Although she loved bickering with Howard, they were still quite close to each other.
But Howard''s action and the look in his eyes were so foreign that they surprised her and hurt her
feelings.
Ariah was just about to ask him what was going on when Howard already said coldly, "All of you, get
out."
He did not hesitate to drive them away.
Again, Ariah was taken aback.
ine was also stunned for a moment before saying, "Dr. Perkins, Ariah came here to see me, so
please don''t do that..."
Howard red at her.
For some reason, she couldn''t say anything under his powerful and undoubtful gaze.
She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but no word came out of it.
On the other hand, Ariah came to her senses and looked at Howard suspiciously. "What is wrong
with you? What''s with the foul temper?"
Turning his face and looking at her with a nk expression, Vincent spat, "Please go out."
His attitude had infuriated Ariah entirely.
Taking a deep breath, she growled, "I don''t want to argue with you today, so don''t get too far ahead
of yourself."
Getting too far ahead of himself?
No one had ever said that to him.
Vincent continued to stare at the strange woman with his dangerous and deep gaze that it brought
goosebumps to Ariah''s arms.
Suddenly, she felt as if Howard had changed into apletely different person and she even felt
some kind of murderous intent from him.
Stepping back unknowingly, Ariah spat, "Are you crazy?"
Lowering his gaze at first, Vincent then looked up and curled his lips into a smile. "I''m very agitated
right now, so please don''t get on my nerve. I need to ask ine something in private, so please
leave."
Ariah raised her eyebrows and looked at him, but then she nodded and said, "Fine. Go ahead and
talk. Since I have no business here, I''ll leave."
"Be careful on your way home." Vincent nodded.
Ariah waved her hand and turned to leave.
As soon as she left the ward, she saw a man leaning against the wall outside. Out of curiosity, she
nced at him casually and felt that he looked familiar, but she couldn''t remember where and when
she had met him.
It wasn''t until Ariah had walked away that Ruben heaved a long sigh of relief.
If he was not mistaken, he had seen her having dinner with Stanley when he went to ''identally''
meet Stanley at the restaurant the other night.