Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 79

Zed heard Jean let out a scream in the kitchen following a crackling sound. He didn't know what had happened, but a bad feeling overcame him. He immediately put down the magazine he was reading and rushed to the kitchen.

Zed saw Jean laying on the floor with fragments of bowls and plates scattered everywhere in the kitchen.

It was not difficult for Zed to guess what had happened to Jean. Jean's hands were badly cut by those sharp fragments when she slipped. The cuts kept bleeding, resulting a rather gory scene. Zed was startled. He felt his heart ached when he saw those wounds. How she fell down? Was she hurt badly?

Zed came to seconds later. He quickly carried Jean out of the kitchen. After placing her on the sofa. He went to fetch the first aid kit. He squatted in front of Jean and tended to her cuts.

But the cuts were too deep, the bleeding didn't stop. So Zed simply disinfect them and bandage them carefully before driving Jean to the hospital.

Jean leaned her head against the car window, holding her hands tightly in attempt to relieve her pain. Tears were welling in her eyes as the sharp pain continued to assault her.

Zed sped. Luckily, it was already nine o'clock and there were fewer cars on the road. Zed drove to the nearest hospital and carried Jean in.

The doctor examined the cuts carefully. He then looked up to Zed, "The cuts are pretty severe, she'll need stitches."

"What? Stitches?" Jean was shocked. Her face, paled for losing too much blood, became even whiter after hearing what the doctor said.

Zed looked down to see Jean's worried face. He frowned and asked the doctor, "Will you be applying anesthetic?"

"We only have general anesthetic now, local anesthesia will be stocked up tomorrow. This young lady has lost so much blood and the cuts are serious. If they are not treated now, they will be infected. If she lost any more blood she'll go into shock and anemia." The doctor explained patiently.

"No..." Jean clenched her teeth in pain. She would rather bare with the pain than having stitches done without anesthetic. Having to feel the needle going in and out, hole by hole, was just too much! She couldn't handle it, she turned to Zed and shook her head frantically.

Watching her face grew paler, Zed's heart was held by an unknown force and it pained him.

Zed thought of taking Jean to another hospital but it would worsen her condition, more so when it's already so late into the night. There was no other choice. Zed asked the doctor to proceed.

"Do it."

"No, I don't want it. It's going to be so painful without anesthetic!" Jean was on the verge of crying. She looked at Zed with tears in her eyes. She was like a child at the moment, crying and begging Zed for mercy.

Zed didn't want to see her suffer too but he had no other choice. He could only kneel down and gently rubbed her head to comfort her, "It will be all right. I'll be here. If you can not bear the pain, you can pinch or bite my hand."

Jean was shocked. It was unbelievable to see Zed became this gentle. She thought she misheard him. She stared at him dumbfounded.

She snapped out of her daze when the doctor cleaned her wounds and the nurse wheeled the tray over. She was scared to death as tears kept falling down. Holding Zed's hands firmly, Jean trembled with fears.

"Don't be afraid, be brave!" He gently touched her hairs and hugged her.

Zed's hug was warm. The light and fresh scent brought by his hug helped Jean to calm down. She closed her eyes. The feeling of being protected was nice and Jean loved it. She loved being treated gently by Zed.

Feeling the needle pierced her skin again and again, Jean pinched Zed's hand as hard as she could, even pressing her fingertips into Zed's flesh several times. When she could not bear the pain, she just bit Zed to distract herself. Thankfully it didn't take long because the doctor was skillful.

It wasn't a long procedure but to Jean, it was the longest moment of her life. Sweat oozed from her forehead and nose. The doctor finished up by giving her a shot of pain-killer and arranged a ward for her. She had to be hooked up to an IV for a night.

She looked terrible and weak having to endure all that. She had never experienced this much pain in her life.

Jean was sent to her ward after the shot. Lying on the bed, she recalled Zed's action during her operation. Zed held her tightly and not once did he loosen his embrace of her. Even when she bit him, Zed said nothing.