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Belinda shut her eyes, offering no response to Kristopher’s probing question.
Shortly after, Kristopher and a nurse escorted her back to her room. The nurse quickly reviewed the essential
precautions before she exited, closing the door with a soft click.
Now alone with Kristopher, Belinda watched as he moved to stand beside her bed, his gaze drifting to the
medications cluttering her nightstand. He picked up a box, his tone flat as he asked, “What's this condition that
has you coughing up blood so frequently?”
“It's just a stomach problem,” Belinda responded, swiftly taking the box from him and placing it back. “An old
issue that's flared up recently,” she added, not wanting to arouse his suspicion. “Nothing serious. | should be
better in a few days. Sometimes certain foods just set it off.”
“Just a regular stomach problem?” Kristopher looked at her skeptically, a hint of mockery in his voice. “And your
gums bleed too?”
Belinda grimaced, nodding reluctantly. “Yes, I've had smouth ulcers lately. They bleed when | brush my
teeth.”
“So, the blood you vomited yesterday cfrom your gums, not your stomach, right?” Kristopher challenged,
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇthis skepticism apparent. “You claim it’s just a stomach problem, yet you're constantly spitting up blood. That
doesn’t sound like something trivial.”
Caught off guard by his implication, Belinda paused, the weight of his words slowly sinking in.
She offered a smile tinged with bitterness and sorrow. “Yes, you caught me, didn’t you?”
His response cwith a quiet sigh of relief, his eyes glinting with amusement. “You know your little schemes
won't work on me.” Three years prior, during his tin a coma, she had cared for him tirelessly, bathing him
despite his considerable height over her. Though he was unable to talk or move, he was acutely aware of her
constant presence and the soothing murmur of her voice.
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She possessed a vitality and energy unmatched by any woman he had encountered.
Thus, when she coughed up blood, he was certain she was faking it. Just then, Kristopher’s phone broke the
silence.
Anthony was on the line.
He pulled out his phone, hesitated at the sight of “Grandpa” displayed on the screen, and after a lengthy pause,
answered.
“Why did it take you so long to answer?” Anthony's voice, filled with irritation, thundered through the phone the
moment the connection was made. “Where are you right now?”
Taking a moment, Kristopher responded softly, “I'm at the hospital with Belinda.”
At the mention of Belinda, Anthony’s tone immediately mellowed. “How is she? You'd better hope she’s alright!”
“She’s okay,” Kristopher replied, giving Belinda a nonchalant glance and sighing lightly. “It’s just a minor
stomach problem, nothing to worry about.”
“Why was she coughing up blood then? Last night, | heard she coughed up a whole lot!”
“It was just her gums bleeding,” Kristopher replied, massaging his forehead with a little impatience. “Don’t worry
about it. She's perfectly healthy.”
“Perfectly healthy, you say?” Anthony scoffed. “You don’t seem to care about her at all! She has vomited blood,
yet you say she’s well?” Kristopher gave a faint smile. “I just don’t want you to be too worried. In fact, she is
really okay and doesn’t have any serious illness.”
“If she’s really okay, arrange for someone to keep her company and chome. I'm clued in about everything
that happened last night,” Anthony said with a heavy sigh. “You have thirty minutes to get here and sort this
out.” With that, Anthony ended the call.
Kristopher’s expression turned sour, and he glared at Belinda. “Did you hear that? Your actions have caused all
this trouble. You're coming withto sort things out.”
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