Howard had just stood up when Elaine threw herself at him and he fell back to the ground.
Urgh, this girl!
Where did she get her strength from!
Howard cursed silently, though his arm was wrapped around her waist. Holding her into his embrace, he comforted softly, "Why were you scared though? What happened? Oh, well, don't cry anymore."
As soon as he said that, her tears rolled down even more.
The worries and fear from the past two days were released now. Although she didn't intend to cry, she couldn't control it.
She sobbed hard as she smeared her tears on his clothes.
"Dr. Perkins, I'm so glad that you're alright. I was very worried about you..."
Before learning that the man she thought to be Dr. Perkins was actually Vincent, she wasn't worried about Dr. Perkins at all.
But suddenly, two days ago, she learned that, so instantly, she became frightened and worried about Howard's safety.
Now seeing that he was safe and sound, she cried with joy.
She was sobbing so hard that she was on the verge of fainting
However, Elaine was not the kind of person who liked to cry.
When she was a child, she would just swallow her tears silently.
But today, her tears were running like a water tap.
After a long time, her voice got hoarse, and only then did her cry gradually fade away.
Opening her eyes, she found her vision had become blurry.
Her eyelids were getting swollen from sobbing too.
"Here, have some water."
Howard came out of the kitchen and handed a glass to her before giving her a tissue. "Wipe the snot on your nose."
Hearing that, she blushed.
That was awkward.
Now that she had calmed down, she was embarrassed by how she acted just now. She was like a kid.
Shame on her.
"I'll go wash my face."
Putting down the glass, she went into the bathroom in a hurry.
Howard looked at her back thoughtfully.
Just now when she was crying, she had been sobbing something inarticulately, but he only caught some irrelevant points.
What on earth happened when he was away?
And why did she break down to such a state?
Also, what was her relationship with Mr. Bradbury...
Taking a deep breath, Howard told himself to calm down.
After a while, Elaine finally came out of the bathroom upon tidying herself up. Although her face was still red and her eyes were swollen, at least she looked much reinvigorated.
"Come sit here."
Howard patted the sofa. "And have some chrysanthemum tea."
"Oh." Taking over the cup, she began to sip the tea.
When she was almost done, Howard asked, "Do you wanna tell me what happened first? Or would you like to take a rest?"
All of a sudden, Elaine froze.
Howard watched her quietly. "Since you're not in good spirits, I'll understand if you wanna rest and I'll ask no more questions for now. On the other hand, if you wanna tell me what happened first, we can have a chat."
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