Chapter 458: Chapter 458: Do I Really Need to Sell My Looks? (2)
This little bastard!
Raina was also about to get out of the car but was pulled back by Elias Hawthorne: "Raina, before I prove my innocence, you are not allowed to go anywhere."
"Get lost!" Raina was furious and swung a slap.
Slap—
The slap landed heavily on Elias Hawthorne’s face, the sound crisp and loud.
Her strength was not small, and red fingerprints quickly appeared on Elias Hawthorne’s face.
Raina was stunned: "Why... why didn’t you dodge?"
Elias Hawthorne looked at her gently, his lips curving into a smile: "Have you calmed down? Be good, don’t eat such pointless jealousy."
"Who said I was jealous? I’m not jealous!"
"Hmm, you’re not. It’s my choice to let you hit me." Elias Hawthorne’s eyes were tender: "Our Raina is not jealous."
Their accepting attitude suddenly made Raina feel like a spoiled, unreasonable child.
Feeling quite uneasy, she shook off Elias Hawthorne’s hand: "I can’t be bothered to deal with you. I’m going back."
Elias Hawthorne grabbed Raina’s wrist, looked at her earnestly: "I swear, I never regarded you as a scapegoat. If there has to be a scapegoat, then I am willing to be yours. Raina, as long as I’m alive, I will never allow anyone to hurt you."
Raina only felt a rush of heat rising up, her cheeks blazing like fire.
"Let go."
She pushed Elias Hawthorne forcefully, darting away like a startled rabbit.
Elias Hawthorne watched Raina’s figure until she was no longer visible and then retracted his gaze, his expression began to cool as he recalled what Raina had just said.
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The ambulance had just stopped at the hospital entrance when the waiting doctors and nurses rushed over, placing her on a mobile hospital bed and quickly wheeling her into the emergency room.
The nurse came over with blood collection equipment: "Miss North, I’ll conduct a blood test for you."
Claire North was puzzled: "I just bumped my lower back against the door, such an injury doesn’t require a blood test, right?"
Brenda Adler, who had hurried over upon hearing the news, regarded the nurse suspiciously: "Is your hospital trying to scam us out of money in this way?"
The nurse was startled and waved her hands repeatedly: "No! Really no, we are a regular hospital, we wouldn’t do such fraudulent things!"
"What about a regular hospital? Regular hospitals do these things often too. Don’t think I don’t know that these departments are extracting money from patients. Nowadays, oh, where is the medical ethics of doctors?"
Claire North maintained a stern face: "If you know who I am, you should know that I am a pharmacist. I’m well aware of how to treat the injury to my lower back. If you’re not willing to be honest, don’t blame me for reporting you to the hospital. If you lose your job then, it’s your own fault."
The young nurse was nearly scared to tears and hurriedly said: "Miss North, you’re right. Normally, indeed, there wouldn’t be a need for so many tests. However, we received President Hawthorne’s orders, saying that for the sake of your health, you must undergo a comprehensive examination this time. I-I came to draw your blood merely following orders."
Claire North froze, incredulous: "You mean Elias Hawthorne?"
"Yes." The nurse’s eyes reddened: "Moreover, all the fees for various examinations have already been settled, Miss North, you really don’t have to worry about our hospital cheating you out of your money."
Claire North was dazed: "Elias cares about me this much?"
"Isn’t it normal for Elias to care about you?" Brenda Adler beamed: "You are the biological mother of his only son, which is not the same as the illegitimate child Raina conceived with a man outside."