Chapter 39

The room was quiet as Isabella lay unconscious in bed. Sebastian sat by her side. His nosebleed had stopped, but his face and body were covered in blood, which looked quite frightening. However, his focus was entirely on Isabella. Jack had never seen Sebastian look at someone with an expression like that.

When they arrived, Sebastian stood up and grabbed Marvin, saying, "Check the injury on her shoulder."

Dr. Finn rubbed his nose and said, "Well... she's a girl. Should we wait for her to wake up and ask for her opinion?"

Sebastian frowned. "Just do as I say. Stop that useless talk."

Marvin stepped forward reluctantly.

However, Isabella was wearing a long-sleeved shirt, so they had to remove one sleeve to see the injury. Although gender didn't matter to the doctor, since Isabella was a girl, Marvin had many concerns about doing so without her or her family's permission.

"What are you doing? Just do it," Sebastian, who usually had a steady temper, was rarely this impatient. Marvin was startled by his sudden outburst.

Trembling, Marvin reached out his hand and had just touched the collar of Isabella's shirt when he felt it tighten. Sebastian was pulling at his collar from behind, preparing to pull him away. "I'll do it!"

Marvin was surprised.

Sebastian reached out to unbutton Isabella's shirt, paused as if he remembered something, and turned his head. He saw Jack and Marvin standing behind him, both looking at him and Isabella with inexplicable expressions.

"Turn around," Sebastian said sternly.

Jack and Marvin glanced at each other silently, then turned around in perfect unison.

Only then did Sebastian feel relieved. He unbuttoned Isabella's shirt, but when he was halfway through, he suddenly remembered that he was a man too. Wasn't it inappropriate for him to do this? But when he saw Isabella's face that was pale from the pain, he didn't care about that anymore. He unbuttoned her shirt determinedly. He supported the back of her head with one hand and carefully removed the left sleeve.

Isabella's figure was much lighter and thinner than he had imagined. After removing her clothes, he could clearly see the large swollen injury on her shoulder.

No wonder she had fainted from the pain. Sebastian looked at Isabella, blaming himself for what happened. If he had known he would hurt her, he wouldn't have let her pick up his phone for him... Losing the phone wouldn't have mattered, but seeing Isabella injured nearly broke his heart.

Sebastian covered the rest of Isabella's body with a blanket, leaving only her left arm and shoulder exposed, before calling Marvin over.

Marvin had just picked up Isabella's hand and was about to move it when Sebastian sternly said, "Be gentle."

Marvin hesitated for a moment, then nodded. Under Sebastian's gaze, he slowly turned Isabella's arm.

After a thorough examination, Marvin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Luckily, none of her bones are broken."

Sebastian covered Isabella's injured hand with the blanket and asked, "Is it just a superficial injury?"

"Jack and I were about to go get some medicine. I'll prescribe two ointments for her. If she follows the instructions, she'll be fine in two weeks."

"Alright, hurry up."

Marvin and Jack exchanged a glance and quietly left the rest area.

They walked out of the office in silence and ran into Laura.

"What's wrong with Mr. Landon, Jack? Marvin has come up twice already," Laura asked.

Jack glanced at her and said, "Nothing's wrong."

Then he walked away with Marvin.

Laura watched their departing figures and dialed Vanessa's number on her phone...

When Isabella opened her eyes, she saw a man covered in blood sitting by her bed and sat up in fright. That movement caused pain in her arm, making her break out in a cold sweat.

"Don't move." His hands gently supported her back. "Jack went to get some medicine. Just lie down for now."

Isabella lifted her head and realized that the man covered in blood was her boss, Sebastian.

She remembered what had happened before she lost consciousness and felt both surprised and amused. "Mr. Landon, what happened to you..."

"I'm fine," Sebastian said nonchalantly. He used both hands to support her, being very careful with his movements. "How do you feel now? Does it hurt?"

Isabella was actually in quite a bit of pain, but lied and said, "It doesn't hurt that much."

Sebastian knew she was pretending and softened a bit. "Just lie down for a while."

"No..." Isabella wanted to get out of bed.

This was his rest area, and it was his bed. She was just an ordinary employee. How could she sully her boss's bed?

One wanted to lie down, the other wanted to get up. The two of them clashed. Sebastian's fingers on her shoulder applied a little too much force. Isabella cried out in pain and lost her balance, falling back onto the bed. Sebastian instinctively reached out to pull her back. Halfway through, he remembered her shoulder injury and changed to using his palm to support the back of her head, not daring to exert too much force. They both fell onto the soft bed together.

Isabella lifted her head and met Sebastian's eyes.

In that moment, Isabella felt as if she could hear her own heart racing.

Sebastian had one hand pressed against his head, while the other hand supported him on the bed. He scanned Isabella's face several times.

"Isabella..." Sebastian's voice was slightly hoarse. His gaze slowly settled on her lips.

It felt as if the temperature in the room was rapidly rising...

"I've brought the medicine, Mr. Landon!" Jack hurriedly pushed open the door, his face filled with joy that quickly turned into shock.

Isabella silently turned her head away, feeling a profound sense of shame.

Sebastian removed his hand from under her head and reached out to take the ointment, a look of impatience on his face. "Did Dr. Finn explain how to use it?"

Jack avoided making eye contact. "Dr. Finn said to warm it up in the palm of your hand and rub it onto the wound with some pressure. It's best to do this three times a day, for three to five minutes each time."

Sebastian raised an eyebrow. Why did that seem so suggestive?

He squeezed some ointment into his palm and told Jack, "You can leave now."

"Alright." Jack turned and walked away.

As he reached the door, he turned back as if he had remembered something. "Oh, by the way... Vanessa is here."

Sebastian didn't even lift his head. "I don't have time to see her."

Jack nodded. "Alright."

Then he left the resting room.

When Sebastian heard the office door closing, he turned around and found that Isabella had sat up from the bed. Her face was as rosy as a ripe apple, and her watery eyes would soften the hearts of anyone who looked into them.

Sebastian felt a little moved.