That night, Deanna stayed by Raeleigh's side and they even slept together. In order not to trouble her, she asked Harvey to push the bed over so that they have enough space to accommodate two people.
However, during the night, Deanna was unable to fall asleep. She called Jacky instead, and inquired as to whether he was already asleep.
Meanwhile, Raeleigh pretended that she didn't know about Deanna's wakeful state. Even so, Deanna talked over the phone until at one point she pushed Raeleigh. Raeleigh opened her eyes and asked, "Something wrong?"
"It's nothing. I just want to tell you that Jacky will be coming to pick me up in a bit, hence I'm getting up first. Come morning I'll make some delicious dishes for you to eat."
Deanna put on her coat and shoes. She could not sleep with Raeleigh, it was really depressing for her.
She then walked out of the door with a wave of her hands towards Raeleigh before she twisted back around and left.
When the door closed behind her, Raeleigh got up as well. Due to Deanna's restless movements, she couldn't even sleep. Plus other than her, Jared was in the ward as well.
She went to check on Jared and called out, "Are you still in pain? If it hurts, I can give you some painkillers."
"It doesn't hurt anymore."
Jared was a man of few words. Raeleigh herself had nothing more to say, thus she turned to go outside. Once she shut the door behind her, she instantly slumped against the wall for support.
The lights in the ward were on and shone down on her curled up form.
There was no one in the corridor in the middle of the night. All Raeleigh wore was a coat and her hands were a little uncomfortable, but she dared not move. She would feel more uncomfortable if she moved. She could only just endure it for one night.
Raeleigh spent the whole night like that asleep in the corridor. When morning came, she got up, peeked into the ward and saw that Jared was asleep still. She felt that it was because he actually felt pain during the night, but stubbornly refused to admit it.
The nurse soon came to give him an injection in the morning. Harvey came early as well. Raeleigh was also a patient but had her injection outside of the ward.
Raeleigh was unwilling to take care of Jared. This is because his injury was on his leg and to taking care of that would be inappropriate for her as he wasn't wearing anything on the lower half of his body.
For that reason, all of the aftercare was done by Harvey. If it wasn't for him, Raeleigh would need to seek out someone else's help.
Deanna really did as she said she would do. She came to the hospital together with Jacky, and the moment she caught sight of Raeleigh, she put down the chicken soup and meal box in front of her.
"I asked people to prepare some pork rib soup, you should drink it as well. You need to take care of your hand. Sometimes, people are really strange. Just because they said it's not good, then it's not good. Raeleigh, your hand better hurry up and recover, otherwise I'll always worry about you."
Deanna kept going on and on for a while now all the way to the hospital. It was only after she went to see Raeleigh, that she quieted down. Raeleigh sat to one side until there was a pause in Deanna's chatter, she then carried a bowl of soup towards Jared's side of the room, "Can you get up?"
Jared glanced at the plaster- covered leg. "Shouldn't be a problem."
"I'll help you."
Raeleigh put down the soup in her hand and intended to hold Jared up. Harvey immediately rushed over to assist, "Raeleigh, let me do it."
Raeleigh turned to Harvey, "Sorry to trouble you."
When Harvey came to Jared's side, he didn't support him. Instead, he took the bowl of soup and said, "I'll feed you."
Jared was tongue-tied. As Harvey had sat down and began to spoon feed Jared, Raeleigh also went back to her meal.
Deanna sat down beside her and observed, "You can't even eat on your own in your present condition, yet you still went to hold Jared up, are you that able?"
Raeleigh did not look at her. She had no intention to support him in the first place.
Jacky entered the room just then and found a place to sit. He wore a white shirt with a black suit, and a pair of black leather shoes. These were not cheap items. Raeleigh could tell that the clothes were picked out by Deanna.
Clothes make the man, just as saddles make the horse. Perhaps this was the case. After he wore the suit, he instantly became a different person.
However, in the depths of his soul, he was still as bloodthirsty as a wolf. That had never changed, just like how Jacky's personality would never change.
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