"Get back to your work." Julien said as he rubbed his temples.
Zach looked at Julien’s pale face, and he was worried. Instead of leaving, he asked,” Mr. Flint, are you okay? Shall we go to the hospital? Dr. James said you could leave the hospital, but you have to rest at home. However, you started working in the office as soon as you left the hospital. I'm worried that your heart can't take it, so..."
"I'm fine. I know how my body condition is. " Julien took a sip of water and interrupted Zach, "If I really can’t hold it together, I'll go to the hospital." "Okay. I'm going back to work. Call me if anything comes up." Zach sighed. He stepped back and turned around to exit the office.
After Zach left the office, Julien put down his glass of water, opened a drawer, and took a bottle of pills. He opened the bottle, put two pills in his mouth, and swallowed them indifferently.
After that, he capped the bottle and played with it with his chill fingers, a hint of bitter mockery in his eyes.
The medicine was used to treat his heart.
He had been taking it for twenty years before he got the transplanted heart. He thought he would never need it again.
He didn't expect that in six years, he would start taking the medicine again.
But Julien didn’t regret saving Sydney. If given a choice again, he would still save her and jump off the cliff without a second thought.
Thinking about it, Julien exhaled a breath. Then he dropped the bottle of pills back into the drawer and closed it. He picked up his pen and got back to work.
In the afternoon, the hospital called and asked Julien to do a follow-up exam.
Julien canceled some less important appointments and left the company with Zach.
They went to the company's parking lot. Just as they were heading for the car, Julien stopped abruptly. He looked ahead with a surprised look.
Zach didn’t know what was going on. When he saw Julien stop, he stopped too. He asked, "Mr. Flint, what's wrong?"
"Sydney's here." Julien looked ahead, watched the woman standing next to his car, and said.
Zach was surprised. He immediately looked in the direction of Julien’s sight. Sure enough, it was Sydney.
"It's really Ms. Raines. What is she doing here?" Zach wondered.
Julien narrowed his eyes and didn't say anything. He continued walking towards his car.
Sydney was looking down at her phone. Hearing footsteps, she looked up and saw Julien and Zach walking toward her. She immediately raised her head and turned right, standing face to face with Julien," Julien.” "What are you doing here?" Julien asked, looking at Sydney, no expression on his face.
Sydney frowned.
Julien was as cold as he had been to her in the last few days.
"I'm here to get an answer." Sydney looked at him.
Julien curled his lips, a puzzled expression in his eyes, "An answer to what?"
Sydney then said, "The reason why you suddenly won't let me take care of you. Why, Julien?"
She didn't care or want to know why he gave up on her.
But she wanted to know why he didn't want her to take care of him.
It made her feel like she had done something wrong, so he didn't want her to look after him.
As Julien refused Sydney to look after him, she could not return his favor.
Even though Zach said Julien didn't need her to repay him, could she really be that ungrateful?
Then, what kind of person would she be? An ungrateful woman who only took from others but never gave.
Sydney didn't want to be that kind of person.
She was a stubborn woman. Whoever helped her, she must repay him. Otherwise, she would feel guilty and uneasy in her heart.
But Julien could walk around himself, so he could go to the bathroom for a shower and anything else on his own. He didn't need her help in there, so it shouldn't be a problem.
Just as Sydney was wondering, Julien said indifferently, his hands clenched tightly in his trouser pockets, "You make me uncomfortable in every way. You're terrible at looking after people. You're dumb and inconsiderate. I’d rather have a caregiver than have you around. Now I've told you the reason. Are you happy?"
Sydney's mouth dropped open, and she didn't say a word. Her face was reddened with embarrassment.
Julien was telling the truth. Sydney knew she wasn't good at taking care of people.
After all, she was not a nurse, and she had never taken care of a patient before. It was normal for her not to be thoughtful enough when taking care of him.
But she was shocked that Julien was so blunt.
Sydney took a deep breath, adjusted herself, and calmed down. "I understand, Mr. Flint. I won't think about looking after you anymore. I'm sorry I wasn't attentive when I took care of you."
Then she bowed toward him.
Julien resisted the impulse to help her up. He looked at her without speaking.
Sydney straightened her body. "You're right. Since I'm not good at taking care of people, it makes sense that you won't let me. Afterward, I'll find another way to return your favor.”
"Whatever you want." Julien lowered his eyes and said nonchalantly, "But I don't want to see you again, so if you want to repay me, you'd better not show up in front of me again."
Sydney's pupils shrank for a moment, and her heart thumped.
She bit her lower lip slightly and responded, "Okay, I promise." A hint of misery was in her voice along with a hint of exasperation.
'Fine! Since you told me to stay away from you, I'll stay away from you!'
'Very well! I shall never have to see you again. That happens to be my wish too!'
Then Sydney looked away. She didn't want to look at Julien.
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