Chapter 21

With Catelyn finally removing herself from him, Cedrick stood…with blood oozing down his right arm, soaking his white shirt red.

Catelyn gasped in fright at the sight of the bright red liquid from Cedrick's wound. "Are you injured?!" She moved to help him. "I'm sorry, it's all because you helped me! I'll send you to the hospital right away, and I'll take full responsibility—"

Cedrick, however, evaded Catelyn's hand. He felt oddly irked as though a fire was burning within him that he could not put out no matter how hot it burnt.

He must have been crazy to save this woman.

Ignoring Catelyn, he walked back to the Bagatti Veiron parked by the road, where Eason had been waiting by the car door.

Knowing that he had gotten the wrong idea, Eason dared not speak.

With a dark expression, Cedrick was about to get into the car when he realized that no one was behind him. He turned to look back and noticed Catelyn lowering her head to inspect if her phone was broken.

"Catelyn Clark!" He glared at her. "Aren't you taking full responsibility? Keep up!"

Catelyn held her phone close and felt relieved that it was not broken. She put it away and hurried toward Cedrick. "Coming!"

'This guy's got a temper, alright. He keeps shouting at people!' she thought.

…

Catelyn and Cedrick headed to a private hospital situated in the city center. Eason and a couple of other bodyguards went to clear out one of the floors before Cedrick and Catelyn stepped into the examination room.

When the doctor saw them, he took up carefully as though facing a formidable enemy. "Master Cedrick? What—"

Cedrick's aura was as intimidating as ever as he pointed to the injury on his right arm. "Car accident. Help me clean this up."

"Right away." The doctor bowed gingerly and went to retrieve his medical kit.

Cedrick sat lazily on the leather couch with his right arm on the handrest. His long fingers clenched into a fist, and his side profile seemed softer under the warm light.

"Madam, please help remove Master Cedrick's clothing," the doctor requested.

Catelyn's gaze quivered at this as her eyes wandered around the room before she awkwardly replied, "Isn't there a nurse?"

"The nurse is tending to other patients now," the doctor explained, but a confused expression appeared on his face shortly after. "By the way, Master Cedrick is a great driver. How did he get into a car accident?"

Catelyn chuckled dryly before taking a few deep breaths and rolled up her sleeves with resignation.

'I have to repay my debt to him,' she thought to herself resolutely. 'So what if I need to take off his clothes? I've even given birth to a child, so what's there to be so shy about?'

Catelyn unbuttoned Cedrick's shirt and carefully took his black suit jacket off, only to find his entire shoulder area soaked in red.

She noted that his body was lean and muscular, his chest heaving as he breathed.

The air was filled with the heavy smell of blood, and due to the nature of human blood to clog, the shirt stuck to Cedrick's injury tightly. The flesh was mutilated, and even by the looks of it, Catelyn could tell how much it hurt, so she reminded herself to be gentle.

Despite the metallic smell hanging in the air, Cedrick still caught a whiff of the faint gardenia scent from Catelyn when she leaned closer, and it was enticing.

Soon, the doctor finished wrapping the injury on the arm and sighed a long breath of relief; so did Catelyn.

The next instant, Cedrick pointed to his leg and said, "Here, next."

Catelyn backed away warily, her eyes widening at Cedrick's demand. "What do you want? If this is all, then I'm going to pay now."

Cedrick rested his long legs on the coffee table and said, "I hurt my leg as well when I was helping you, so help me take my pants off, too."

"Take your pants off?" Catelyn jumped at the request and her ears started to turn red. "I don't think that's appropriate. Wait here, I'll call the nurse!"

Both embarrassed and irritated, Catelyn threw the white shirt she was holding to the doctor and stormed out of the room.

Cedrick's lips instantly curled into a mysterious smirk.

…

Catelyn went to look for any available nurses, but everyone was busy, so she could only head downstairs to check.

At the same time, Louella was in the same hospital for her routine pregnancy check-up with her sister, Lola.

Just as the two stepped out of the Gynecology Department, Louella spotted Catelyn turning to a corner and said in confusion, "What is she doing here?"

Dressed in an elegant white dress, Lola lifted an eyebrow lazily. "Who is she?"

"That's Jamie's ex-girlfriend, Catelyn Clark."

With sorrow in her eyes, Louella added, "We met two days ago in the mall. She made her son she had with Jamie follow us to take photos, and I'm worried that she's using her son to take Jamie from me."

"Sis, don't say I didn't tell you, but there are plenty of eligible bachelors here in Sapphire City for our picking. Why would you even choose Jamie Mason, who has an illegitimate child?" Lola pouted her lips in disgust.

Louella and Lola were sisters from the same mother, so the two resembled one another. However, Lola's features were more enticing, and Louella appeared gentler and sweeter.

"Lola, he'll be your brother-in-law soon. Don't talk about him like that."

"It's not like I said anything wrong…" Lola, with a penchant to dislike Jamie, added impatiently, "Rumors about him never cease, and he's just a member of the Mason family's collateral line. I just can't tell what you like about him!"

Louella flushed. "I'm happy as long as he treats me well."

Lola rolled her eyes at how naïve her sister was and said, "Fine, I won't say anything if you like him that much, alright? Come, let's go have a look at Catelyn Clark."

…

Catelyn finally found a nurse, but Cedrick refused to let the nurse anywhere near him, so she felt as though she had been made a fool.

Once the wounds were taken care of, the doctor prescribed some medicines and reminded him, "Master Cedrick, abrasions can recover or worsen easily. My advice is to avoid water and apply ointment on time. Please take sufficient rest and avoid doing any movement that might tear the wound again. You also need to take care of the abrasion on your leg."

Catelyn waited as Cedrick had his leg injury taken care of. When she heard what the doctor said, she could not help but glance at Cedrick's thigh suspiciously, thinking, 'Is he truly injured? He seems to be able to walk just fine, though.'

Cedrick put on a new shirt and suit that Eason brought over and instantly regained his clean appearance, looking like a well-dressed elite.

The suit was straightened to make him appear even taller. Under the light, he looked like a natural yet prideful ruler, like he was above everyone else.

Catelyn failed to avert her gaze from him and, in turn, met his gaze.

"Do you enjoy staring at me that much?"

"Who's peeping?" She looked away awkwardly. "I'm just worried about the injury on your leg. Are you okay now?"

"If you're so concerned, do I need to take off my trousers for you to have a look?" Cedrick looked at her with a half-smile, his eyes gleaming with the intent of teasing her.

Catelyn, though irked at his words, immediately smiled and said, "I'm not against it, if you enjoy running around naked."

Cedrick instantly quieted down and stared at her with a dark expression.

She sighed a breath of relief and turned to walk out, but before they could get far, they ran into Louella and Lola.