After Emelia entered the ward, Julian slowly closed the door, curling his lips into a delightful smile.
He couldn't help feeling joyful whenever seeing her.
The old man also had a broad smile when seeing Emelia. "It's freezing outside. Thank you for visiting me, Emelia. You are too considerate."
His flatter made Emelia a bit shy. She hurriedly gave him the lunchbox. "Grandpa Hughes, have you had breakfast?"
Grandpa Hughes stroked his belly and said, feeling pity, "Yes, I have. Julian brought me breakfast."
If he had known Emelia would bring him breakfast, he wouldn't have eaten Julian's food.
Emelia didn't mind. "That's good for you."
Then she put away the lunch box, planning to take it back home when leaving.
Julian suddenly said in a hidden complaint, "I haven't had it yet."
Emelia and his grandfather were wordless.
Emelia looked over at Julian awkwardly, wondering if he wanted to eat her food. Didn't he have it with his grandfather earlier?
The old man was quite pissed, glaring at Julian. He asked Julian to have breakfast with him together, but the latter said he wasn't hungry and kept asking him to eat more. It turned out Julian was expecting Emelia's food.
Seeing Emelia was motionless, Julian walked over and took the lunchbox shamelessly.
Emelia couldn't refuse him in his grandfather's presence. Julian picked up the lunch box, turned around, and walked to the living room.
After sitting elegantly on the sofa, he looked at Emelia and asked, "Have you had breakfast?"
Emelia hadn't, but she wasn't in the mood to answer his question.
After cooking the dishes, she brought them over and planned to have breakfast with Grandpa Hughes. She didn't expect Julian to be here as well...
Emelia wasn't good at hiding her thoughts. Both men could tell she hadn't had breakfast.
Grandpa Hughes said, "Emelia, go ahead and eat it. You'll be starved."
Hence, Emelia had to have breakfast with Julian.
Grandpa Hughes loved Chinese food, so Emelia cooked rice congee, poached eggs, and steamed dumplings that she made the previous night and freshly cooked in the morning. Most of the dishes were eaten by Julian.
He wasn't polite at all. After ensuring Emelia had had enough, he finished all dishes.
Emelia felt amused and annoyed. Grandpa Hughes rolled his eyes helplessly.
He could tell Julian only treasured Emelia after losing her.
In the past, if Julian had cherished his marriage, even if Emelia had health problems, they were still husband and wife. Emelia wouldn't have left him alone either.
Julian ignored what Emelia and his grandfather thought. He only felt all cells of his body become delighted. He also became more determined to win her heart back when he was full.
He couldn't live without her tenderness, good cooking skills, and Emelia herself.
She wondered why he was so close to her as they had broken up already.
Besides, nurses came back and forth in the corridor frequently. Emelia didn't want to be seen by others.
Julian didn't have the heart to continue torturing her. He stepped back to distance himself from her and said, "Arthur wants to talk to you."
"Arthur?"
She wondered why Arthur wanted to see her.
"You'll know after going to his office." With those words, Julian turned around and strode away. Emelia could only follow him to Arthur's office.
Emelia learned that Arthur wanted to introduce a gynecology expert to her only after entering the office.
Julian was standing beside them, staring at her solemnly. This subject made Emelia feel awkward. She indeed wanted to refuse Arthur because she had been disappointed in curing her sickness.
Vincent and Naomi had also taken her to see many gynecology doctors in the past few weeks. She had taken medicines and treatment, but Emelia could tell nothing had worked from those doctors' expressions.
Arthur could tell that Emelia was unwilling. He explained, "This doctor is my mother's alumni in university. She has solved many difficult problems in gynecology. I wanted to tell you about her last time, but you left too quickly."
Arthur was from a medical family. Emelia recalled that his mother was an expert in traditional medicine. Hence, she guessed that the gynecology expert must know traditional medicine too. Thinking of the herb soup, she frowned.
Before she spoke, Julian interrupted, "If you dare to refuse, I'll forcibly take you to the treatment."
Emelia was speechless.
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