Propped up in her hospital bed, she turned to Belinda. "Belinda, why are you here?"
Belinda put down her cup and replied, "Uncle called me up and asked me to get a set of clean and comfy undies for a girl and bring them to the hospital. So here I am."
Undies?
Embarrassment washed over Ellinor as she glanced down at herself.
She remembered that before she blacked out, Theo had soaked her to the skin in the bathroom!
Even though she was now dressed in hospital clothes, her undies were indeed dry, obviously changed.
"Who changed my undies?" She asked, frowning.
Belinda answered, "Ellinor, I did. I helped you out of your wet clothes, too!"
Relief flooded Ellinor, "Oh, good!"
Belinda added, "But Uncle was there too, helping out. I wouldn't have been able to lift you and dress you at the same time!"
Ellinor's embarrassment returned, "Was he watching the whole time?"
Belinda waved her off, "No! He wanted to, but I made him turn around. You guys might be married, but got to keep some mystery, right? Otherwise, it's no fun!"
Ellinor let out a small laugh. That's Belinda for you. Her goofiness could sometimes be a good thing.
Belinda let out a worried sigh as she glanced at Ellinor's swollen hand. "Ellinor, what caused your allergy to become so severe this time? What did you come into contact with?"
Ellinor had suspected an allergic reaction when she woke up.
"I'm not sure, probably came into contact with something I'm allergic to."
She knew she strongly reacted to silver; everything else was minor.
Last time at the horse ranch, a small silver earring instantly made her palm swell up.
This time, she must've come into contact with much silver for the severe reaction.
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