He wanted her desperately. Too desperately.
With sheer effort, he pulled himself back. She still wasn't fully recovered. He reminded himself again and again that gentleness mattered more than desire right now.
After one last lingering kiss, he finally left, heading back to his residence at Dragon Palace Homes to shower, change into his suit, eat breakfast, and then face the day at the office.
Once he was gone, Elena drifted back to sleep.
When she woke again, she underwent another round of medical tests before breakfast. Later, she and Simon ate together, talking about the chaos from the previous day.
The hospital had nearly declared a state of emergency.
Media outlets had swarmed the premises, reporters pushing past staff and patients alike in an attempt to dig up anything related to Elena Zhang.
Normal operations were disrupted so badly that the administration had no choice but to call in the police.
