Howard stared at Jimmy for a moment. His intuition told him that Jimmy definitely was keeping some sort of secret from him. However, Jimmy didn't want to continue the topic.
He just rubbed his temples and said, "I would like to rest now. Please leave me alone..."
"Not yet!" Although Howard knew Jimmy didn't want to talk about this, he really wanted to know.
So, not only did he not go out, he even pulled his chair closer and said, "Jimmy, just tell me. I swear I'll never mention it to anyone, okay?"
Jimmy pressed his lips tight, saying nothing.
Howard said again, "I heard what you said just now. You told me you never cheated on Ariah before yesterday. So does that mean you slept with another woman last night?"
Jimmy stiffened as the fragments of yesterday's memories flashed across his mind. Massaging his eyebrows, he then finally said, "I think so. Because when I woke up, she was sleeping beside me... Anyway, I drank too much last night, so I couldn't remember anything..."
"You were drunk?" Hearing this, Howard raised his eyebrows. "How much did you drink?"
Jimmy frowned. "Does that matter? Anyway, I was really drunk and I don't even remember how I got back..."
"Well, this is it!" Howard's eyes lightened up. "Jimmy, you said you weren't sure if you two had sex. Now, I can guarantee you two didn't."
Instantly, Jimmy sat up straight and asked, "What do you mean?"
Deliberating for a moment, Howard replied, "Well, according to what you said just now, you were obviously so intoxicated last night that you don't even remember how you got back. Hence, it's absolutely impossible for you to have sex with that woman. You can't possibly get an erection when you're drunk."
"As for some men who use the excuse of being drunk to sleep with women, that's just nonsense. When they're drunk, they'll just lie dead. They won't have the energy to have sex at all!"
Gradually, Jimmy's face blackened. He was smart, so of course, he had figured it out what Howard meant.
Seeing the gloomy look on Jimmy, Howard cleared his throat and said, "It seems that that woman really loves you. Otherwise, she wouldn't have taken such a risk to mislead you..."
Jimmy just sneered and went to look for his phone, but he couldn't find it at all. "Where's my coat?"
Puzzled, Howard looked at him and asked, "What?"
"Give me your phone."
Although Howard didn't know what Jimmy wanted to do, he still handed him his phone. "Okay, but can you tell me what are you planning to do?"
Ignoring him, Jimmy went straight to make a phone call. When the line was connected, Jimmy said, "Anna, I'm at the Golden Valley General Hospital. Come over."
Then, he hung up the call and returned the phone to Howard, who grew even more curious and asked, "What on earth are you doing?"
Jimmy just said with scorn, "No one dares to plot against me so blatantly!"
Howard raised his eyebrows. It seemed like Jimmy was going to teach Anna a lesson!
Half an hour later, the door of the ward was pushed open and Anna came in. Almost right away, she saw Jimmy, whose head was bandaged, standing by the window.
"Jimmy?" Anna called out, to which he spun around and looked at her expressionlessly.
Being observed by his insightful eyes, for some reason, Anna suddenly felt a little guilt-ridden.
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