"I'm not in the mood to remove st.i.tches . I could have somebody else do it . But, I won't . I need an excuse to see that you're still doing well . I'll come to take them out next week . There's no harm in doing it now, but you know . I don't want to .  You're in enough pain . " Wu put the last of her instruments back in her back before swinging it crossbody . The goose sat on her hip looking about as lifeless as Ellie felt . "That will be it for today . I still have some charting to do when I get back to the office and I'll be on call for the weekend .  Remember to be good and not do anything dangerous again . "

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Ellie took Wu's offered hand and laughed . "I'm going to be very boring for a long time, I promise you . " 

The doctor's hamd was warm and calloused from years of surgeries . Strangely it reminded Ellie of her mom's hamds . "I am lucky that I enjoy your conpany and there was a good outcome . It does not always happen this easily . I promise you I am no miracle worker . But it does always bring me a good feeling when it does . " Wu drew her into a tight hug . "A plus to this whole situation is Wong Industries is funding my center for underpriviledged youth and refugees . I'm very excited I can have a sponsor for my free services so I can make end meets instead of working extra hours . It's a nice gesture after all this . I don't mind that that name will be stamped on all my stationary now . He earned it . "

After Wu finished with her reminders and Michael dragged her out . He lured her out, in truth, with the smell of freshly baked cookies . Ellie herself was tempted to have a few but the pain in her back had began radiating to a point that she knew it best time for a lie down . So Henry had paid for her medical bills after all, even after she had told him not to by buying the whole hospital wing . She didn't feel angry . She was glad that others could benefit from this situation than her for a long time afterwards . She liked this sense of showing her he could honor his word amd hers . It made her like him even more . She pulled the pillow around her head—she was so out of her league with this man .  

She finally straightened the pillow and closed her eyes . Ellie felt enormously tired after the whole morning . She felt like she had all this while been floating in a dream and somehow would wake up the next moment back numb in a hospital bed . She was living in her dream castle with a true prince . Henry was everything she had ever wanted in a partner and a husband . She truly thought why she would ever consider leaving him . She was even helping him along in his pursuit of other women . It was a fool's errand to be such a woman . But, she knew if she shone a light on that other road Henry would immediately recoil and lump her in with the woman who just wanted his money . It was true as well . Henry was the head of a multimillion dollar company that was thriving . On the other hand, Ellie Chen was a washed up runner up driver who had no sponsors.h.i.+ps or company to race forFind authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting .