Maverly came over and stared at Raeleigh with a smile.
Raeleigh thought Maverly did not seem as old as she expected - she did not even look older than twenty years old. Raeleigh was surprised, as she did not expect Maverly to be a young girl.
"Dr. Osteen was performing an operation when you called, so I had to go there first. Do you remember?" Maverly explained.
Raeleigh stared at Maverly, who appeared to be a beautiful and intelligent girl, and thought she looked pleasing to the eye. "Are you an intern?" she asked.
"My father is a good friend of Dr. Osteen. I'm still in college, but I often come over to help when I'm free. I'm not a doctor, I study management, so I'll come work in the hospital after I graduate. However, I'm already taking medical classes."
Raeleigh flashed her a smile. "I see."
"Thank you," Xanthus said to Maverly. Then, she replied, "It's nothing."
Maverly excused herself and left the ward but turned around and came back. She called Xanthus and said, "Dr. Osteen, please come see me when you have time. I have something to talk to you about."
"All right."
After Maverly left, Xanthus said, "I will call Jepherson and ask Jared to leave. He can no longer stay here. I'm afraid that he will make things worse if something bad really happens to you."
Raeleigh glanced at the door and said, "It's not his fault that I came down with a fever. Don't worry, I will call Jepherson myself if I want him to leave."
Xanthus did not object. Instead, he got up and left to see Maverly.
Outside the ward, Jared stared at Xanthus's back and muttered, "That girl likes you."
Xanthus stopped and turned to glare at him. "A cracked bell can never sound well."
The corner of Jared's mouth quivered as he replied, "Whether or not you believe me, that's your choice."
Xanthus turned around and left. Later, Jared entered the ward. Raeleigh was about to go to sleep when she heard someone coming in. She opened her eyes and stared at the visitor.
Jared closed the door and walked towards the bed. Then, he sat down, his gaze fixed on her. "I thought you would burn."
"You and I don't hold a grudge against each other. Why did you do this to me?"
"At that time, I just wanted to see what you looked like when you're on fire. I didn't think of anything else."
Raeleigh was rendered speechless by his reply.
When she remained silent for a while, Jared turned around and exited the ward.
He sat down outside and fell asleep on the sofa.
Raeleigh was in the hospital for two days. The day she was discharged from the hospital, Jepherson came.
She waited for him outside, sitting in her car. When Jepherson came out of the airport, he looked around his surroundings and spotted Jared at first glance.
He walked up to Jared, then stopped and glared at him. "It seems that I don't know you that well anymore."
Jared subconsciously glanced at Raeleigh inside the car as Jepherson told him, "Do you think I heard that only from her? You really think that I didn't know you bullied her, don't you?"
Jared turned to face Jepherson and asked, "Then what do you mean?"
"I don't mean anything. I just didn't expect you to do this."
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