Stefan scoffed. "I'm not a baby. I'll be fine."
"You…! You've only recovered a little, but you're acting to smug. Why can't you see sense?" Francine wiped away her tears helplessly.
Elijah chimed in, "Madam Hunt, blame me. Don't blame Mr. Hunt..."
"For what?" Francine looked at Elijah in confusion.
"I didn't investigate the situation well enough. Mr. Hunt wanted to see Miss Everheart but she's actually here on the same floor as him... He went out for nothing," Elijah admitted sincerely.
His confession earned him a cold glare from Stefan. "Don't make me send you to North Zambawi for that mining project."
Stefan's threat made Elijah bow his head. "Mr. Hunt, please forgive me."
"Okay, my head hurts. Just leave me alone." Stefan changed out of his casual clothes and flopped back onto the hospital bed unconcernedly. He thought he could move on, but his mind was full of his memories with Renee...
Francine heaved a long sigh after leaving the ward with Elijah. "What an ill-fated destiny! They got into the same hospital even when they were hurt. Aren't they just bringing bad luck to each other?"
"Madam, weren't you a materialistic person before? When did you start believing in superstitions? There's no such thing as bringing bad luck to others," Elijah protested.
"It's true! I asked a great fortune-teller about it and learned that they will always bring bad luck to each other. Chaos will happen as long as they're together, and they'll either get hurt or encounter some kind of trouble. Well, both of them are hurt now. Plus, I separated them for their sake..." Francine did not believe in such things, but too many coincidences had made her doubt her faith. Clenching her fists, she said, "No, I must make Renee transfer to another hospital."
Meanwhile, most of Renee's relatives and friends had left, and she could finally have some peace.
Leia stayed with Renee and held her hand, looking dejected. "Ren, how are you feeling? Does it hurt? Don't hold it in if you're hurting. You can bite my hand if you need to... Don't worry, even if something happens to you, I'll take care of you forever."
Justin was leaning against the wall with his hands in his pockets, and he protested, "Hey, stop trying to steal my role. That's my line."
"Hmph, the day men can be relied on, pigs will fly! I'll take care of her and stop all men from getting close to her. If it weren't for you men, she wouldn't be so unlucky." Leia was so upset that Renee got hurt that she was furious at Quinton for failing to protect his sister.
"Alright, stop arguing. I just sprained my waist, I'm not paralyzed. Don't make it sound so serious," Renee grumbled.
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