Due to her serious illness, Tracey had to stay in hospital for further observation. Steve had a day off to take care of Tracey.
Steve, tired, rested on the sofa bed next to her sickbed after all those fusses. Tracey was idle.
She read a book to kill time. Although she had tried to call Adam, his phone was powered off.
After several times, she gave up calling with an assumption that Adam was in an important meeting. Moreover, she was afraid that Adam would make a video call.
If in that case, Adam would find out about her illness easily. The misgivings were the last thing Tracey would like to bring to Adam.
Tracey was an independent woman who always tried to spare trouble for others.
Steve and she got along well with each other today. They ate together and lived in the same place, like in those old days.
Wilson arrived with lots of snacks at around eight o'clock. One might tell from his tired face that it had been a busy day for him.
"Are you alright?" Wilson put down his things and sat beside Tracey.
Tracey tried to alienate herself from Wilson for what happened this morning, "Mr. Wallace, I feel good. Thanks for your timely help last night. I will leave the hospital tomorrow if everything is alright. Since you need to attend to numerous affairs every day, it is not necessary for you to come over."
Immediately, Wilson knew something wrong from Tracey's cold face. Although Tracey always called him 'Mr. Wallace' with respect, there was alienation and coldness in it this time.
Wilson shot a glance at Steve, but Steve didn't spare a glimpse to him and focused on peeling an apple for Tracey, "Mr. Wallace, do you like one?"
"No."
Tracey read on with full attention, ignoring Wilson.
"Tracey, try this apple." Steve sliced the apple onto the plate and added Tracey's favorite salad dressing.
"OK." Tracey ate without inviting Wilson, while reading.
Wilson reminded Tracey of Carl, who almost became a problem between Adam and herself, though Tracey was blind to Carl's passion for her back then.
Although Wilson might not be interested in her, Tracey would like to be prudent.
"Miss Xia, the perfume course will start when you get well." Wilson wasn't a people person as his try to break the estrangement was clumsy.
"Mr. Wilson, I won't..."Tracey decided to give up the learning from Wilson. She could abandon perfume or learn from others if Steve disliked Wilson.
But her answer was interrupted by Steve, "Great! It is a windfall for Tracey. I will send her over once she gets well."
Wilson looked at both Tracey and Steve with confusion. Was it a trick? Steve had been hostile toward Wilson this morning, but now everything reversed.
Tracey looked at Steve with surprise, 'Didn't he dislike Wilson? Then, what does his speech mean now?'
"Steve, am I a parcel?" Hearing Steve's words, Tracey remembered the plot in a costume drama, in which the imperial concubine, randomly chosen by the emperor, was washed clean and sent to the imperial bed in a cotton quilt by the eunuchs.
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