When she regained her balance, Devin teased her while grabbing her hand. “Now that you don’t need to have an infusion, you are relieved, aren’t you?”
For some reason, Ashlyn took offense at his joke. She gave him a strict glance and said, “You speak as though you are not afraid of anything.”
“Well, I do have something that I’m afraid of,” Devin answered meaningfully.
Ashlyn had a feeling that she’d better not continue the topic.
“Fine,” she said simply and then remained silent.
After taking a few steps, Ashlyn suddenly realized that Devin was holding her hand. She quickly withdrew her hand and stepped back.
“What’s wrong?” Devin stopped in his tracks to look at her questioningly.
When she met his clear, steady gaze, Ashlyn suddenly found it difficult to tell him that she felt uncomfortable. “Nothing. Let’s go back.”
“Do you feel sick?”
Devin raised his eyebrows as though he had understood something. “You can be honest with me. There’s no need to beat yourself up.”
As he spoke, he bent down and scooped her up into his arms without warning.
Devin had moved so quickly that Ashlyn didn’t have the time to react.
Ashlyn wrapped her arms around his neck instinctively and looked up at him in a daze. After two seconds, she came to her senses and frowned. “Put me down, Devin.”
“There’s nothing to be shy about.”
Devin deflected Ashlyn’s request.
Ashlyn’s mind was a complete mess. She wanted to argue with him, but she soon realized that no matter what she said, he’d have a way to deal with her.
Although it was time for a lunch break, there were still many patients waiting in line in the hall for their medicines.
Ashlyn was one of them. Devin carried her past the crowd, drawing everyone’s attention.
“If you feel embarrassed, just bury your head in my arms. No one will be able to see your face. I’m the one who’ll be judged.”
His logic rendered Ashlyn speechless.
That was something only a fool would do!
Ashlyn didn’t dare to look around at the people staring at her and buried herself in Devin’s arms.
This was the first time she had gotten so close to Devin physically. She couldn’t tell if she was imagining things, but somehow, his scent was familiar.
She couldn’t understand why, but his scent was inexplicably comforting and had an almost hypnotic effect on her.
Ashlyn hadn’t moved in a long time, so Devin lowered his head and called her. “Ashlyn?”
Only then did he realize that the woman in his arms had fallen asleep.
The screen in front of him flashed Ashlyn’s name, indicating that it was her turn to get her medicine. Devin, however, had his hands full.
But it was not a big deal for him.
He looked around at the crowd and caught a glimpse of two girls who kept glancing at them from time to time. “Hello, ladies. My girlfriend is asleep. Could I ask you a favor?”
The two girls had secretly been observing them since they showed up. Just now, they were giggling over how sweet the couple were, so they agreed to Devin’s request without hesitation.
The girl brought Ashlyn’s medicine back from the counter and couldn’t help but steal a look at Ashlyn, whose head was buried in Devin’s arms.
Only Ashlyn’s side profile was exposed, but it could be seen that she was very pretty.
“You two are so sweet. She’s one lucky girl! To be honest, sir, we snapped a few photos of you two. Can we post them online?”
Devin’s eyebrows shot up as he looked at the two girls curiously. Finally, he said, “My girlfriend prefers to keep a low profile. You’d better not. Thank you for asking me first. Anyway, she’s not feeling well. I’ll take her home.”
Although the two girls felt a little regretful, they weren’t unreasonable. “Okay, sir.”
Devin smiled and then left the hospital with Ashlyn in his arms.
As soon as they arrived at the gate of the hospital, they ran into Gordon, who was also holding a woman in his arms.
What a wild coincidence!
The woman in Gordon’s arms was Raina.
Gordon didn’t expect to run into Devin here, let alone see him holding Ashlyn in his arms.
Ashlyn was asleep, and only her side profile was exposed.
Noticing that Gordon was staring at the woman in his arms, Devin carefully adjusted Ashlyn’s position so that she wouldn’t see Gordon.
Standing next to Gordon was Arabella. When she saw the sleeping Ashlyn in Devin’s arms, she was stunned for a moment and then rushed to him. She yanked at Ashlyn’s arm and demanded, “What did you say to Raina?”
Ashlyn was instantly awakened from the violent yank.
She opened her eyes and blinked at the bright sunshine. Arabella’s hysterical inquiry sent her into a daze and she simply frowned, unable to answer.
Only then did she realize that Devin was still carrying her. She was struggling to free herself when a familiar masculine voice sounded. “Enough! We need to get Raina to the hospital!”
After Gordon barked at Arabella impatiently, he glanced at Ashlyn and briskly entered the hospital with Raina in his arms, followed by Arabella, who was still crying hysterically.
Turning her head to see the two people go, Ashlyn’s eyes were drawn to Raina’s drooping wrist, which was wrapped in a red silk scarf.
Upon a closer look, Ashlyn realized that it wasn’t a red silk scarf, but a scarf stained with blood.
Did Raina slash her wrist?
Interesting…
But it wouldn’t be interesting if Ashlyn was involved.
Seeing the group of reporters outside the gate of the hospital, Ashlyn nudged Devin and ordered, “Put me down.”
Devin didn’t expect that there would be a crowd of paparazzi waiting outside. He frowned and put Ashlyn down, but made sure to hold her arm in case she couldn’t stand on her own.
“Miss Ramos, what do you think of Raina Morgan’s suicide attempt?”
“Miss Ramos, what did Arabella Morgan mean by what she said just now? Does her sister’s suicide have anything to do with you?”
The reporters’ questions were sharp, but someone also noticed another pressing issue. “Miss Ramos, you were carried out of the hospital by Mr. Stanley just now. Are you two a couple now?”
“Mr. Stanley, have you won Miss Ramos’ heart already?”
The news about Ashlyn being sarcastic at Gordon last night hadn’t gone down, and today, one thing after another happened that greatly fed the media’s stomach. Any of them could go viral.
Raina’s suicide attempt, the intimacy between Ashlyn and Devin, and the question that Arabella had asked Ashlyn just now…
The reporters kept bombarding Ashlyn with questions, which gave the already unwell Ashlyn a headache.
Just when she was about to lose her temper, Devin stood in front of her and blocked her from the cameras. “I’m in a good mood today, so I don’t want to argue with any of you. But if you keep pestering us, I can’t guarantee that you will still have an office to report to tomorrow.”
It was well known that two years ago, in a fit of rage, Devin brought down several media outlets that had exposed his private life with a young model within a week.
Devin’s threat was effective.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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