She could feel the courseness of gun calluses of his finger pulps.
"Erik, why are you here?" Crystal asked in surprise. Now she had become a little more sober-minded.
Erik was holding half a cup of hot water from the water dispenser next to him. When he heard her words, he squinted at her and said, "Lil Star, have you forgotten that we talked on the phone this morning?"
"Ah!" Crystal was stunned. "It's you who called me. I thought..."
"What?" Erik asked her.
Crystal replied honestly, "I thought it was my boyfriend who called me!"
At that time, she felt very dizzy because of the fever, and she didn't look at the mobile phone clearly. She thought that it was Kayden who called. When she woke up in the hospital, she subconsciously believed that Kayden was the person who sent her to the hospital.
However, apart from her father, Adam, Erik was perhaps the only one who had such a tall and stalwart figure among all the persons she knew in reality.
Erik was speechless.
He gripped the cup of water in his hand tightly, feeling an urge to strangle this foolish girl...
After finishing the weight-bearing crosscountry jogging program in the morning, Erik tried to call her again. Unexpectedly, she picked it up. Then, he learned from her voice that she was ill. He didn't even take a shower after that. He drove his SUV directly to her home.
He had asked for a leave and didn't participate in the routine training programs of the army. He spent the whole day taking care of Crystal in the ward, and he was so tired now. And yet she thought of only her boyfriend!
However, Erik soon calm himself down. He rang the bell and called the doctor to do a physical examination for Crystal.
The doctor quickly came to the ward and confirmed that her fever had been brought down, and she was fine now. After the venous transfusion was over, she could be discharged from the hospital at any moment. However, Erik was worried, and he insisted that Crystal should stay in the hospital for another night. She would be discharged tomorrow morning.
After the doctor left, there were only the brother and sister left in the ward.
This was a high-class ward, the room was spacious. Water vapor was coming out from the humidifier.
Crystal was lying on the bed, feeling somewhat uneasy.
She was troubled by something that had happened not long ago. After hesitating for a while, she asked, "Erik, that night..."
Erik frowned and asked back, "What happened that night?"
He looked at her with his dark eyes without any intention to avoid anything. His eye expressions were meaningful and innocent.
Seeing this, Crystal became completely relaxed. "I'm... I'm fine!"
She took a deep breath and was no longer uneasy.
This time, she was even more certain that it was simply because Erik had drunk too much wine that night!
Erik noticed her little movements, but he still kept his expression unchanged. He didn't know whether he should be happy or disappointed.
On the whole, he didn't want to be overhasty.
They had just reunited for a short time, and he didn't want her to feel at a loss because of his eagerness and aggressiveness. What's more, she also had a boyfriend who still hadn't realized the existence of a rival in
love.
Thinking of that boyfriend of Crystal, Erik's eyes were filled with jealousy and coldness.
After her mental pressure concerning the overbearing kiss from her brother was released, Crystal felt much more at ease in front of him. She thought that the mental pressure had all gone.
Suddenly thinking of something, she blinked and asked, "Erik, you wouldn't have been taking care of me here all day, right?"
"Well..." Erik snorted lightly, but his expression indirectly suggested "Yes, I did".
The military disciplines were strict in the army, especially for an officer of the special forces like him. Usually, even if he didn't have to go out for the completion of tasks, his daily training volume would still be particularly high. In order to take care of her, he had actually delayed a lot of things today.
Crystal was extremely moved. She was as obsequious as a puppy when she said, "Erik, you are so nice!"
Erik flicked her forehead with his index finger.
He didn't use any strength in his hand. He just flicked her in a light and doting manner.
"I'm glad you still have some conscience!" He said.
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