Chapter 583 You Get Out Of My Ward


    "Okay, calm down now," said Zed once he realized that Jean was getting angry. Her pitch started going


    higher as she was speaking. He tried to console and stop her but she seemed not to care. "Let''s stop


    here and talk about something else. Should we buy some gifts before we arrive at the hospital?"


    suggested Zed.


    Hearing Zed''s words, a shift in her thought took ce. She felt much more calm. Slowly, the


    resentment on her face faded away.


    After a while, she calmed down and returned to the sane mental state. Looking around, Jean suddenly


    came to realize that the words she uttered had hurt Moore. Now he wasn''t looking at her and remained


    silent. She waited for him to catch her eyes and gave him an apologetic look and said, "Moore, I''m so


    sorry. I was too angry just now. I apologize for saying those stupid words to hurt you."


    "I''ve told you, I''m fine," replied Moore in a peaceful tone. With a bitter smile on his face, he looked at


    Jean and added, "He can''t hurt me anymore."


    "Sure, I''m d to hear that. And now that it''s over, we all have to be happy," said Jean as she tried to


    console Moore a little bit.


    Moore looked at Jean with a nod. Although there was still a trace of anger on his face, his facial


    expression right now had visibly softened.


    After getting out of the car, the three of them bought two fruit baskets from a shop that was located


    near the hospital. With them, they headed straight to the ward.


    As they walked past the reception desk, Avery hurried up from a distance to meet them. At the sight of


    the fruit baskets in their hands, she said sheepishly, "I''m so d that youe here. But you really


    didn''t need to buy these."


    "We are all friends, and these fruits are just a token of our care for Albert. How is he now?" asked Jean


    with concern.


    "Thank god he is out of the woods. And now he is awake. At the moment, he is just resting in the


    ward," replied Avery as she sighed heavily. And soon, there appeared a grave look on her face as if


    she was contemting about a serious matter.


    "What''s the matter? Why do you look so worried now? He is no longer in risk, right?" asked Jean


    hastily with confusion written all over her face.


    "He has regained his consciousness. However, it will take at least ten to fifteen days for him to recover


    and leave the hospital," replied a downhearted Avery as she looked at Jean.


    "Well, I don''t think there is anything to worry about. Besides, you can stay in H City for a few more


    days. Good for you, isn''t it? It is actually a good news! Why do you look glum?" asked Jean confusedly.


    "No, it is about Adolf," replied Avery with a sigh. She added, "He keeps ming himself for Albert''s


    ident. And he kicked himself really hard when he found that Albert almost died. He feels that it is his


    responsibility to take good care of Albert. And he failed to do it, so he is now consumed with remorse.


    Nothing cheers him up, not even Albert''s recovery news."


    "What? How could Albert need to be cared for when he''s an adult already?" uttered Jean with traces of


    surprise. And she added, "But I have a strong feeling that Adolf''s remorse must have something to do


    with what had happenedst night. Anyway, let''s stop thinking too much about it and go to see Albert


    first. We''ll find it outter."


    As Jean was speaking, she walked close to Avery and patted her on her shoulder, trying to console her


    a little bit.


    "Alright,"


    replied Avery while she nodded her head. She then showed the three of them the way to the ward.


    The moment when Avery turned and walked ahead, Zed and Moore, who had been silent earlier,


    looked at each other with suspicion. And they frowned uneasily as if they were both thinking of


    something serious.


    After walking for a while, they had arrived outside Albert''s ward. With the door pushed open, they


    happened to see that Adolf was feeding Albert some porridge.


    At the sight of theiring in, Adolf hurriedly put the porridge down on the table and said, "What are


    you doing here? Please have a seat." He smiled at Zed as he was speaking.


    "We havee to see how Albert is doing. Is he better now?" asked Zed in a polite tone.


    "Yes, and he can eat now. He was having some rice porridge just now. Thank you foring to see


    him," replied Adolf sounding extremely grateful.


    "You seem to be recovering well," said Jean as she walked close and looked at Albert. With a vague


    smile on her face, she added, "Well, I found it incredibly hard to believe that you were in danger when


    Avery told me about it. I mean, you were in such high spirits yesterday. Man proposes but God


    disposes, doesn''t it? Albert, do you remember how much alcohol did you drink to bring you here? I


    mean, look at you, you look strong on the outside! Were you just drowning your sorrows in wine?"


    On the other hand, Albert''s face hardened the moment he watched Avery bring these people inside.


    After hearing what Jean had just said, he presented an angry expression and said, "You''re not


    wee here. Just get out of here right now!"


    "Albert!" scolded Adolf as he frowned with severity, trying to stop Albert from saying more.


    In truth, even Adolf felt dissatisfied in his heart after hearing Jean''s words. But he repressed it because


    Zed was present.


    He started yelling at Albert and asked him to behave properly.


    After all, the three of them, including Jean were brought by Avery. And they had helped Avery ever


    since she had been in H City. Even if Adolf was not happy with them, he didn''t want them to know


    about it.


    "Didn''t you hear that, Adolf? She wasughing at me! They don''t really care about me,"


    said a poor Albert as he looked at Adolf.


    "No, I did notugh at you. How could that be?" replied Jean looking like she felt she was being


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    wronged. "My English may not be as good as you native speakers. But you will understand what I


    meant if you trante it to Chinese. Well, I don''t me you for misunderstanding me. Anyway, I meant


    to wish you good health. Just ask your brother or Avery to find out if I am speaking the truth. Drowning


    sorrow in wine is an old saying in China, and I meant to ask you not do do that. It is bad to your health.


    I came tofort you here. I can''t believe that I am misunderstood like this," said Jean.


    "I''m sorry," apologized Adolf hastily. And he added with a polite look on his face, "Albert has just woken


    up. He is very tired which is why he is speaking nonsense. Please don''t take it to heart!"


    "Adolf!" uttered Albert immediately.


    But Adolf turned and gave him a warning look.


    Albert could do nothing but remain silent. Feeling defensive, he moodily turned his face.


    Adolf let out a sigh of relief in his heart at the realization that the ward was quiet again. And he winked


    at Avery as if he was sharing his feelings to her at this moment.


    Adolf and Avery had been working together day and night for four years, so there was a strong bond


    between the two of them.


    At the realization of what Adolf was meaning by his wink, Avery then put up a smile on her face and


    said, "Jean, let''s go back together. I feel a little tired after spending the whole afternoon here in the


    hospital. Adolf, Albert, you two have a good rest. We''re leaving now."


    "All right," replied Adolf with a nod.


    "What a coincidence! I''ve been outside the whole afternoon and I''m tired too. Therefore, Avery, I think


    I''d sit down and rest here for a while," said Jean in a peaceful tone as if she did not realize what


    Avery''s words truly meant. After saying this, she sat down and showed no interest in returning.


    Both Zed and Moore found Jean''s behavior to be surprising. They couldn''t help turning to look at her.


    And at the very moment when they looked, they saw there shed a cunning look in her eyes. From


    what they knew about her, they seemed to foresee what she wanted to do next.


    "Jean, let''s go back and rest since you''re tired," said Zed with a frown, trying to stop what Jean was


    about to do next.


    ''Albert has just regained his consciousness and it''s not a good idea for Jean to do anything stupid here


    right now.


    It will only bring trouble to Avery if Jean pisses Adolf off, '' thought Zed in his mind.


    "But I am really too tired to move now. And somehow, there is a special feeling in my heart at the sight


    of Albert lying here," replied Jean.


    "A special feeling? What do you mean by that?" asked Zed with puzzlement written all over his face.


    All of a sudden, the others in the room looked at Jean in surprise as if they could not understand what


    she was trying to say.


    "Here''s the story. When I was in high school, one of my ssmates, a boy, had been in love with a girl


    for a long time. And one day, he managed to muster up the courage and was about to express his


    feelings for her. Unfortunately, he saw the girl in the arms of another boy. The boy was so sad that he


    went to a bar at night and drank till dawn. He was so drunk that he spent the night on the bar table. The


    next day, when the bartender tried to wake him up, he found that the boy was already dead," said Jean


    with a heavy sigh.


    "What?! But why?" asked Avery all flustered.


    On the other hand, Albert turned pale at Jean''s words.


    "He died because of alcoholism. Alcoholism is not supposed to be fatal. But he died since he was there


    for a long time. He couldn''t be rescued," Jean finished. While she spoke this, her eyes shifted from


    Avery to Albert.