Delphine acted on impulse and hugged him. Seeing the man's body tense up, motionless, she hurriedly let go of his slender waist and pressed the call button to summon the doctor.
The man remained silent from start to finish, his deep and mysterious eyes fixed tightly on her. When she told him to get into bed, he complied; when she asked him to lie down, he did so obediently, like an unusually well-behaved child.
Soon, the doctor and nurse arrived to change his dressings. The wound had reopened severely, and when Delphine saw the knife wound on his chest, several centimeters long, her eyelashes trembled slightly.
"Mr. Leclair's daily activities must be handled with extreme care. The wound is very deep. If it had been even slightly misplaced, it would have punctured the heart directly. If the wound opens up again, the consequences could be dire," the doctor cautioned her.
