Evelyn returned to the ward and smiled at Emily. “My family arranged everything for you. They’ve already spoken to the hospital. They’ll keep an eye on you, so don’t worry.”
“I’m worried about the medical bills!” Emily said, almost in tears.
“It’s fine. Just focus on recovering first,” Evelyn replied.
“You don’t get it. Hospitals are money pits. The cash just flows out like water.”
“Don’t stress about that now. The guy who hit you has insurance. Even if he didn’t have the cash, the insurance company would cover it. So relax.”
“Yeah, right,” Evelyn said.
Truth was, Evelyn had no idea how the insurance claim worked. But Emily was panicking, so she had to calm her down first.
A nurse walked in. She was in her thirties, with a kind face.
“How much do I need to pay for the night nurse?” Emily asked.
“Don’t worry about the money!” Evelyn said, laughing despite herself.
“Alright, I guess I have no choice. It’s late. You should head back. I’m sorry for making you stay so long.”
“It’s nothing. You’ll be okay. I’ll go now and see you tomorrow.”
“Oh, I can’t go to work tomorrow. I have no idea how long I’ll be stuck in here!” Emily suddenly remembered her internship and felt like collapsing.
“Just take sick leave.”
“Taking that many days off will definitely mess up my internship evaluation!”
“Don’t think about that now. Just focus on getting better. The sooner you heal, the sooner you can get back to the company and finish your internship.” Evelyn paused. “Alright, I’ll stop complaining. You go back now. By the way, how are you getting home?”
“The driver brought me. Don’t worry about me.”
“Okay, get home safe. Come see me tomorrow after work if you have time. If you’re too busy, don’t bother. I have the nurse anyway,” Emily said.
“I know. You’ve had a long night. Get some rest. I’ll come see you tomorrow. Goodbye!”
“Don’t say goodbye.”
“Alright, good night!” Evelyn said with a smile, changing her tone.
“Good night!” Emily smiled back. “Go on, get out of here.”
Evelyn picked up her bag, then turned to leave the ward.
Once outside, she called the driver.
The driver said Mr. Sterling had met him at the hospital and told him to go home first.
Evelyn was a little surprised. She called Alexander instead. “Alexander, I’m heading back now.”
“I’m at the entrance of the inpatient building. Come straight down,” he replied.
“Oh, okay!” Evelyn answered and hung up, a warm feeling spreading through her.
She went downstairs and walked out of the building. After looking around for a moment, she saw Alexander standing by a flower bed not far away.
Evelyn walked toward him with a smile.
“When did you get here?”
“Right after I called you.”
“That was a while ago. Why didn’t you call me?”
“I was afraid of exposing my secret identity,” Alexander teased.
Evelyn laughed, but her heart ached a little.
“I’m sorry,” she couldn’t help saying.
“Silly girl. Let’s go home.” He took her hand and led her toward the parking lot.
After they got home, Alexander made Evelyn take a bath and then let her go to bed.
Evelyn laughed and deliberately said she was too sleepy to wash up.
So Alexander picked her up and carried her straight into the bathroom. Evelyn laughed the whole time.
In the end, she lost the battle because of the huge difference in their strength.
Later, Alexander shamelessly said, “I’ve never bathed anyone since I was a kid. Except for you.”
Evelyn just rolled her eyes.
Eventually, she was so tired she fell asleep.
She didn’t even remember how she got out of the bathroom and into bed.
The next day, Evelyn helped Emily fill out a paper leave slip and submitted it in the system. She also brought good news: the company had bought group insurance for all employees, including interns. Emily could take the invoices and the list to file a claim later.
Emily sighed and said that once she was discharged, she would work even harder to keep her job at the company.
Evelyn laughed and told her to go for it.
Later, Evelyn called Stella and told her about Emily’s car accident. Stella said she would go to the hospital with Evelyn after work to see Emily. They made a plan.
After work, Evelyn sent a text to Alexander and then headed to the hospital.
She had arranged to meet Stella downstairs at six o’clock, and they would go see Emily together.
Evelyn arrived first. While waiting for Stella, she stood downstairs, bored.
She played on her phone to pass the time.
Alexander replied to her text: “I’ll pick you up at eight.”
Evelyn replied, “Okay. If you finish work early, just go home and rest. I’ll call the driver to pick me up.”
“Be good,” Alexander replied with just two words.
Evelyn looked at those two words and couldn’t help smiling.
Alexander could be very chauvinistic sometimes. He liked obedient girls. Whenever she had a different opinion, he would get upset.
“Okay. I’ll call you when I’m ready to go back,” Evelyn replied with a smile.
“Evelyn, sorry I’m late!”
“It’s fine. I just got here a minute ago.” Evelyn put her phone in her bag. “Let’s go up.”
“What did you buy? I wanted to grab some fruit at the hospital gate, but I got stuck in traffic. Now it’s too late.”
“It doesn’t matter. I already bought some. It’s just the two of us, so it’s enough,” Evelyn said.
“I’ll pay you back half later.”
“Don’t worry about it.”
“Is Emily badly hurt?”
“Luckily, no broken bones. Just skin injuries. She needed more than twenty stitches.”
“Did they catch the guy who hit her?”
“He didn’t run. He paid two thousand in advance for the medicine. When Emily gets discharged, she’ll go to the traffic police with the invoices and the list,” Evelyn said.
“Oh, that’s good. But still, safety first.”
“Yeah,” Evelyn nodded.
They went upstairs and arrived at the floor where Emily’s ward was.
“Emily is in such a nice ward!” Stella said, surprised.
“Yeah,” Evelyn replied, not saying much else.
They stood at the door of Emily’s ward. Evelyn knocked, heard Emily’s voice, and then turned the handle to go in.
Evelyn greeted the nurse. “You talk. I’ll go get some hot water,” the nurse said with a smile.
Then she left with a thermos.
“Emily, Evelyn told me. Are you feeling better?” Stella walked to the bedside and asked.
“Damn, the anesthetic wore off yesterday, and it hurt like hell. It’s much better now,” Emily said with a smile. Then she gestured to them. “Don’t just stand there. Sit down.”