Chapter 209
However, to my surprise, those people didn’t chase after us.
Outside the hotel, I gasped for breath, my ears still ringing, the world quiet and oppressive as if submerged in water.
The moment I looked up, Ferris was already standing beside me. His gaze fell on my face, and I saw his eyes suddenly darken.
“What happened?”
I couldn’t make out his lip movements, but I was already used to that expression of his.
I’m fine.” I instinctively looked away, letting go of his hand, not wanting to get entangled with him at this moment, just wanting to quickly disappear into the rowd and digest this embarrassing chaos.
But Ferris caught up in a few steps and grabbed me again.
Someone hit you?”
His voice was low and suppressed. Though I couldn’t hear it, I understood from his eyes and tone.
These days, he had been following me like a shadow.
Today when I came to the hotel for business, he followed too, but didn’t expect to witness that humiliation in the hallway.
Let me go.” I said quietly, desperately trying to pry his hand away.
didn’t want him to see me like this-the swelling around my eyes, my loss of control, and this inexplicable panic.
Jut Ferris wouldn’t let go at all. His large hand cupped my chin, and I knew he was examining the injury on my face, the clear fingerprint still burning against ny skin.
He turned to look toward the hotel entrance, at the two men still watching us from there.
saw a beast-like fierce light ignite in his eyes.
he next second, ignoring my struggles, he directly swept me up in his arms.
You’re crazy!” I used all my strength to hit him, but he completely ignored me, stuffing me into the car in one fluid motion.
Ie noticed my missing hearing aid and knew I couldn’t hear clearly, so he didn’t say anything more.
le grabbed one of my hands while quickly typing on his phone with the other, sending out an address, then making a call.
Bring people, surround the entire hotel, find out who did this. Don’t let anyone escape.”
Watching the murderous intent in his eyes, I suddenly felt the panic in my heart calm down instead.
After the car started, I saw the hospital not far away and my heart immediately tightened.
Not the hospital.” I said hoarsely. “Let me out.”
But Ferris’s hand gripped me like an iron clamp.
“Be good.”
I won’t go to the hospital!” I completely lost control and turned to shout at him.
The driver jumped, apparently never having seen anyone dare to yell at Ferris.
Chapter 209
I thought he would be angry, even furious, but he just avoided my eyes and quietly looked out the car window, his thin lips pressed into a tight line.
1 gritted my teeth and used my right hand to pry at the hand holding me.
I clawed desperately, my nails digging into the skin on the back of his hand, drawing blood, but he still wouldn’t let go.
Unable to bear it anymore, I lowered my head and bit down hard.
He sucked in a sharp breath and said coldly: “Are you a dog?”
I loosened my grip slightly and looked up at him, my eyes signaling-let go.
He raised an eyebrow slightly, his tone carrying annoyed contempt: “You like biting? Then bite properly.”
I knew he wouldn’t let me go.
I released my mouth, leaving a clear row of teeth marks on the back of his hand. I turned my head away, no longer looking at him.
But he kept staring at me. Even with his hand bitten and injured, he wouldn’t give up controlling me.
He would rather have me bite him than have me silently shut him out like this.
Finally, we arrived at the hospital.
He handed me over to the doctor. I quietly said I had just been slapped, lost my hearing aid, and had some ringing in my ears, but didn’t need other
examinations.
The doctor gave me simple treatment, cleaned the wound, applied medicine, and fitted me with a new hearing aid.
The world finally had sound again.
When I pushed open the consultation room door, I saw Ferris standing at the end of the hallway, talking on the phone with an extremely grim expression.
Seeing me come out, he immediately hung up and walked over in a few steps.
Thank you.” I said flatly.
His gaze fell on my face. Seeing that the swelling had subsided somewhat, his expression softened slightly as he extended his hand: “Come on, I’ll take you back.”
instinctively stepped aside: “No need, I can go back myself.”
His hand froze in mid-air, as if he hadn’t expected me to refuse even this small proximity.
turned and left the hospital, hailing a taxi back to my current temporary residence.
But I knew-
His car had been following me from a distance.
The lights outside the car window created blurred shadows. I closed my eyes but couldn’t fall asleep.
remembered that during the escape at the hotel, my first instinct was to pull him along with me.
He was obviously so formidable, yet my only instinct at that moment was not wanting to leave him alone there.
