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In this way… she could avoid his indifference, dislike, aversion,
and coldness.
When Harriet told him to go take care of his work, Ellsworth’s expression changed noticeably, but he said nothing and simply
walked into the doctor’s office.
At this point, Jonas apologized awkwardly: “Mr. Townsend, I’m really sorry. We shouldn’t have asked a female colleague to help, and now Harriet’s gotten hurt.”
To Jonas’s apology, Ellsworth replied calmly, “What’s done is done. Let’s take care of her injury first.”
As soon as Ellsworth finished speaking, the doctor said they needed to go to Dr. Dudley to have the blood let out, and instructed the assistant to find a wheelchair for Harriet to take
her over.
Hearing this, Ellsworth didn’t wait for them to bring a
wheelchair. He simply picked Harriet up in his arms and carried her straight to Dr. Dudley for the procedure.
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When Dr. Dudley performed cupping and bloodletting on
Harriet, the pain made her break out in a cold sweat and
brought tears to her eyes, but she gritted her teeth and didn’t
make a sound.
Dr. Dudley couldn’t help but comment, “This young lady is really
tough. Even most of the guys who come here can’t help but cry
out.”
Hearing Dr. Dudley’s words, Harriet gripped the chair tightly with
both hands and clenched her teeth even harder.
Over the years, no matter what happened, she had gotten used
to enduring it.
She lost her mother at a young age, and her father was always
busy with work.
So, she received less care and affection than most people, and
was neglected more than others.
In such an environment, it was only natural that she learned to
rely on herself for everything and became accustomed to all
kinds of endurance.
Looking down at Harriet, seeing tears streaming from the
corners of her eyes as she stubbornly kept silent, Ellsworth felt
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a pang in his heart.
Earlier, he had offered his hand for her to bite, but she shook
her head and softly declined.
Now, she was distant and polite with him.
Harriet’s endurance moved Jonas and the other two men
deeply; they all felt a bit sorry for her.
It wasn’t just because of her injury–anyone could see that she
must have suffered a lot since childhood, and had endured
many things to develop such resilience.
Otherwise, most people wouldn’t have this kind of endurance.
Not until the bloodletting was finished and Dr. Dudley had
applied medicine and bandaged her foot and ankle did Harriet
finally feel relieved, able to breathe freely again.
Back in the ward for her IV, she said she was fine and told
Jonas and the other two colleagues to head back first.
Seeing that she really was alright, everyone said their goodbyes
and left.
Ellsworth walked Jonas and the others to the door. Only after
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watching them leave did he turn back to the ward, closing the
door behind him.
Lying on the bed, seeing Ellsworth return after sending Jonas
and the others off, Harriet looked at him and said softly,
“Ellsworth, there’s nothing much here. You should go take care
of your work.”
Walking unhurriedly to the bedside and seeing that Harriet.
looked a bit better, Ellsworth reached out to brush the messy
hair from her forehead and said quietly, “There isn’t that much
work to do.”
As he spoke, he glanced at her foot and asked gently, “Does it
still hurt?”
Sitting on the bed looking at Ellsworth, Harriet shook her head.
“It’s alright. As long as I don’t move, it doesn’t hurt.”
Pulling out the chair beside the bed and sitting down, Ellsworth
gently stroked her face and asked softly, “How did you end up
hurting your foot so badly?”
Harriet replied in a calm voice, “We were moving things in the lab. There weren’t enough people, so I went to help, and then I
accidentally got hurt.”
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As for the details in between, Harriet couldn’t be bothered to
explain.
After the pain, she just felt exhausted.
After Harriet finished speaking, Ellsworth’s hand remained on
her face, and he didn’t say anything more.
He wondered if, when she had her appendix removed last year, she had also driven herself to the hospital, enduring the pain.
Actually… last year, Harriet came to the hospital in tears.
At that time, there was no one around, so she didn’t have so
many concerns.
Ellsworth’s deep gaze made Harriet uncomfortable. She raised
her hand to take his hand off her face, but Ellsworth’s thumb
gently brushed her cheek as he said, with unreadable emotion, “You let your tears fall but still keep silent. Harriet, why are you
so stubborn?”
She was indeed stubborn, had been since she was a child.
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