Chapter 50 First Time for Everything
Nolan lay slumped against her, barely responsive.
Worried he might pass out from blood loss, Eliza kept trying to talk to him during the car ride. Nolan managed a few half- hearted replies–just enough to show he was still conscious.
When they reached the hotel, she helped him toward the entrance.
“Wait…” Nolan suddenly stopped.
Eliza frowned. “What is it? You need treatment, fast,”
There was a pause. Then, oddly, she noticed the tips of his ears had turned red,
“Are you running a fever?” she asked anxiously. “Or are they still following us?”
No.
JHis reply was tight, as if something was difficult to say,
Eliza had rarely seen Nolan look this awkward.
“Well: What’s going on?” she asked.
“1” His ears turned redder. “Your ID…”
“My ID:” Then it hit her.
Right. She was still in high school.
A minor. Checking into a hotel like this… was he embarrassed?
“You’ve never checked into a hotel with a girl before, have you?” she said, trying not to laugh.
So that’s why he was acting like this?
“Relax. I’ve got an ID.”
After cutting ties with the Rivers family, Eliza had kept her ID on her at all times.
Only then did Nolan stop protesting.
Once inside. Eliza took the lead. Calm, confident–like she’d done this a hundred times.
She handed over her ID, signed in, asked about delivery access.
Everything went smoothly.
“Here’s your key cards. This way, please”
The receptionist personally escorted them to the elevator.
“Can we have food delivered by robot here?” Eliza asked.
“Yes, of course.”
“Good.
As the elevator doors closed, silence fell.
Then Nolan asked, “This isn’t your first time booking a hotel room, is it?”
Of course not.
The words almost slipped out–but then she remembered she was still supposed to be a high schooler.
Chapter 50 First Time for Everything.
“It’s my first time,” she replied.
“You seemed pretty familiar with the process.”
“I’ve seen it on TV,” she said.
But the moment the words left her mouth, she regretted it.
These stuff like that on TIT
When she glanced at Nolan, his cars were even redder.
Ding.
The elevator arrived.
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Not wanting to continue the awkward conversation, Eliza quickly said, “Come on, let’s get that wound treated before it gets
She helped him into the suite and nearly stopped in surprise,
A presidential suite.
At his age, and he had a VIP card that booked this?
“TIl help clean your wound.”
She guided Nolan to the couch and pressed him down gently, then immediately moved to find the medical kit.
High–end hotels like this usually had emergency supplies. Sure enough, she located a well–stocked kit without hesitation.
From the couch. Nolan watched her work.
“You’ve stayed here before?
“No.”
“Then how’d you know where the kit was?”
Thinking fast, she replied. “I noticed it by the door when we came in
Nolan still seemed suspicious.
To distract him, Eliza whipped out her phone and quickly ordered antiseptics, painkillers, and suture materials.
“You’ve already treated this?” she asked, examining the cut on his abdomen.
It was a knife wound–most likely from a folding blade. A temporary bandage had slowed the bleeding.
“That’s the only reason you stayed conscious, huh?”
“It’s just a scratch. I’ll stitch it myself.”
“You’re not stitching anything,” she said flatly. “I’ll do it.”
It wasn’t ideal–but she could manage.
“Same as sewing fabric, right?” she muttered.
Nolan said nothing.
Within minutes, a robot delivered everything she’d ordered–disinfectants, coagulants, painkillers, even sterile surgical
thread.
Tus’ll sting a little,” she warned.
Chapter 50 First Time for Everything
She carefully removed the makeshift bandage and began disinfecting the wound.
Nolan’s brow beaded with sweat from the sting of the alcohol, but he didn’t make a sound.
Focused, Eliza worked with steady hands–cleaning, medicating, then stitching the wound closed
Despite the blood, the tension, and the sterile smell of medical supplies, her fingers never trembled.
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