“Ivor, you can tell me if you’re sick. I won’t get mad unless you hide something important from me,” Bonnie said.
Ivor’s eyes shifted for a split second. “You know me too well, Bonnie. Do you think I would hide such a thing? I would’ve told you to indulge in your concern and attention.”
After some thought, Bonnie realized he was right. After all, it was uncharacteristic of Ivor to hide something like that. The former said, “I guess I can believe you if you put it that way.”
Still, she could not help but think something was amiss. Since she was not with Ivor, she could only trust him.
“Great, then.” Ivor sighed discreetly and suddenly felt an intense itch in his throat. He felt a cough approaching and could do nothing to stop it. Even so, he tried his best to suppress it and forced a warm smile. “Bonnie, I have an urgent matter to tend to. I’ll talk to you again soon.”
“Hey, are you—” Before she could finish, Ivor hung up.
Immediately after, Ivor stopped suppressing his cough and let it out vigorously, “Cough! Cough! Cough!”
It was so bad that his face reddened. Then, he turned pale and felt like his lungs were about to explode.
Floyd noticed how unbearable the cough sounded but could do nothing about it. He said, “Wait here, Mr. Ivor. I’ll ask your business partner if they have some tablets. They stayed here for a long time. Maybe they know what medicine is more suitable for your cough.”
“All right.” Ivor felt terrible. Instead of rejecting Floyd’s suggestion, he let the latter do whatever was necessary.
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