A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 1416 Date Pit

Estelle was wrong. Ethan was still a jerk. He had only gathered up the guts to flirt with her because he had failed to find the girl he was looking for.

Of course Estelle knew that. It had only slipped her mind because she was worried about her father.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She stomped away, her heels clicking on the tiles.

But the next thing she knew, Ethan was in front of her with raised eyebrows. "Why did you come here? Was this how you wished to thank me?" he asked.

With a grin on his face, he fished his car key out of his pocket and twirled it around his finger. "Were you waiting for me outside that door to invite me somewhere?"

His tone was suggestive.

Estelle took a few deep breaths to calm herself down. She looked up at Ethan, who was now casually leaning against the wall, and then clenched her teeth and said, "Fine. Let's go out for dinner. My treat."

As much as she hated to admit it, Ethan was right. She had been waiting for him outside the consultation room to invite him to dinner as a way to say thanks. Also, she wanted to talk to him about paying him back for enlisting experts for her father's case.

She had just gotten distracted by Ethan's antics and forgotten about it for a while.

Ethan, on the other hand, had just taken a guess as to why Estelle was outside the consultation room. Much to his surprise, he was right. She was actually going to invite him to eat. He still could not believe it.

Estelle started walking. "Are you coming?" she asked when Ethan did not move.

"Yes, of course." Ethan beamed. He quickly fell into step beside Estelle and put his arm around her shoulder. "You rarely ask me out to eat. How can I not go?"

His hand felt heavy on her shoulder.

She tried shaking it off but failed, which Ethan found amusing. However, he loosened his grip a little.

There was no underground parking lot in the hospital, so they could only park the car outside. They walked together toward the hospital's drop-off area. "Aren't you going to get the car?" Estelle asked, looking up at Ethan. Ethan just grinned at her, let go of her shoulder, and started toward the parking lot.

He took another glance at Estelle. Then, horror flashed in his eyes.

He ran back to her and jumped. Next thing he knew, Estelle was pressed under his body. They had both fallen to the ground.

It all happened so fast. Estelle felt dizzy and could not find her voice.

Ethan's hand was under her head. He had cushioned her head from the fall, but she was still hurt a little. She looked at Ethan. "What are you doing?" she asked with a tinge of annoyance.

It was broad daylight, and they were at the hospital entrance. Passers-by stopped and stared at them.

Estelle felt embarrassed.

Ethan slowly pushed himself up with much difficulty. He looked pained.

Estelle then realized that something was wrong. Some concerned bystanders had come to help her and Ethan up.

Now standing, Estelle saw small traces of fresh blood on the ground where they had fallen.

Her heart jumped to her throat. She quickly took Ethan's face in her hands and looked directly in his eyes. "Ethan, are you okay?" she asked nervously. "I'm fine," he replied with a smile.

Estelle hurried to hold Ethan up and thanked the person who helped them. "What happened just now?" she asked and then looked around.

Her purse had flown a few feet away from where they fell, and her things were scattered everywhere. An exploded bag of date pits now sat at the spot where she had been standing before Ethan tackled her.

Ethan gritted his teeth and rubbed his arm. "Some idiot threw a bag of date pits out the window," he answered.

A small bag of date pits like that was heavy enough to seriously hurt someone. It could even kill someone under the right circumstances.

Fortunately, Ethan had turned back in time. Otherwise, the bag would have fallen on Estelle's head.

He had to find out whether it was an accident or a setup.

Estelle's eyes shifted from Ethan's face to his arm. His suit now had a hole around the right elbow, possibly the one Ethan had used to catch his weight when he cushioned her fall. Blood was oozing out of it.

"We should go have that checked out." Her tone was anxious but firm.

Estelle started helping Ethan walk back to the hospital.

Ethan shook his head and said, "No, I'm fine. Let's go to dinner."

His wound was burning, but hanging out with Estelle was more important. He could not waste this opportunity. He grabbed her with his uninjured arm and said with a smile, "Are you reluctant to pay for dinner now?"

It was not the right time for him to joke around.

Estelle glared at him and picked up her stuff that were scattered on the ground. "Don't be ridiculous. Have your wound treated first, and then we'll go out to eat."

"I don't like the smell of disinfectant." Ethan refused to go back with Estelle to the hospital.

For a moment, he looked like a scared child.

Estelle had no choice. It was not good for Ethan to be bleeding on the sidewalk.

She sighed and pulled him to an empty bench nearby. "Fine. Let me just clean and dress it simply for now. It may get infected."

That sounded much better to Ethan, so he obliged as Estelle ushered him to a bench. He wished he could stay longer with her.

He took off his coat to let her bandage his wound up. Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

As soon as his wound became exposed to the cold air, Ethan flinched. He gasped as the pain sharply registered.

"Does it hurt? If it's too much, maybe we should go back to the hospital and have it looked at properly."

Ethan's yelp tugged on Estelle's heartstrings a little. She did not like seeing him bleed with a pained expression on his face.

"Wow. You're really worried about me, aren't you?" Ethan flashed Estelle a smug smile. He even leaned his head over and gazed at her fondly.

Looking at him, Estelle blushed furiously. She quickly looked away.

Ethan was sitting so close to her that she could almost feel his warmth.

Feeling awkward, she turned her heard forcibly to the other side and didn't look at him. Then, she started cleaning his wound. After a moment of awkward silence, her hand slipped.

The sudden force made Ethan cry out in pain.

Estelle looked at him and then burst into laughter.

Ethan was stunned by her sudden laughter. He was still in pain, but watching the beautiful woman in front of him giggle scattered his thoughts. She easily took his breath away. He fondly gazed at her and memorized every detail of her pretty face.

Estelle noticed Ethan leering at her. She rolled her eyes and continued dressing his wound in silence.

Ethan didn't say anything either. They sat quietly on the bench. A sweet and ambiguous atmosphere quietly rose between them.

Ethan watched as Estelle tended to his wound. He did not want this moment to ever end.

"There. Done." Estelle's voice pulled him out of his reverie.

Ethan tried moving his arm. It did not feel as painful as before.

"You've done a fantastic job. I would say it's even better than the hospital." He could not help praising her work.

"Thanks. Try moving it a few more times. If the pain is tolerable, we can go." Estelle felt flattered by Ethan's compliment, but she did not show it on her face.