Henley pushed his glasses with his slender fingers and interrupted, “It’s okay, Audrey. You don’t have to explain.”
“I’m sorry for taking up your time, Henley. You have helped me a lot, and I know saying thank you is not enough. Could you tell me how I can repay you?”
“Please, don’t mention it. It’s no trouble at all. But if you really insist on repaying me… Well, I shall think about it carefully.” As he spoke, Henley looked at Audrey with piercing eyes. His thick eyelashes under his glasses seemed to sparkle.
“Okay. Please let me know if you come up with anything. I mean it.”
Henley wore a meaningful smile and gazed into Audrey’s eyes.
“Well, you can just treat me to dinner.”
“Is that all? Okay, deal!”
Although Audrey knew that a meal was not enough, she was happy that she could finally repay Henley for his prompt kindness.
After all, Henley had saved her and her baby twice. She felt like she owed him a lot.
Henley and Audrey’s conversation was interrupted when Audrey’s phone rang. She looked at it and found it was Luciana calling.
She immediately pressed the answer button and greeted Luciana in a sweet voice.
“Audrey, how have you been doing these days? Please forgive me for not coming to see you due to my tight schedule. Does Cornell take good care of you?”
Audrey suppressed the bitterness in her heart when she heard Luciana’s question. She just said, “I’m fine.”
“Glad to hear that. I have been choosing some nurses to take care of Kyler. I’ll come to see you after that. Gotta go. Let’s talk when I see you. Always take of yourself.
“
“But…” Audrey wanted to say something, but she heard the beeping tone on the other end of the Line. Luciana had already hung up.
At this moment, Henley came in with a pair of slippers he took outside the door. He placed them on the floor and bent down in front of Audrey, motioning her to stretch her feet so that he could put them on for her.
However, Audrey declined.
“Thanks, but I can do it myself.”
“Your hand has not recovered yet. It’s not convenient for you to do it. Just let me help you.” Henley insisted on putting on the slippers for Audrey.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang.
Audrey and Henley were both shocked.
The door of the ward was kicked open from the outside. The impact was so strong that the door bounced back against the wall.
Then, a tall young man slowly strode in. His whole body emanated a chilly aura.
“Get your hands off her!” Cornell snarled at Henley through clenched teeth, his handsome face distorted with rage.
Then he stormed at Audrey, his fury palatable.
Upon seeing this, Henley stood in front of Audrey without hesitation.
He was like a knight in shining armor, protecting his queen. He glared at Cornell and asked coldly, “Who are you?”
Suddenly, a fierce gust of wind blew.
Then Cornell’s fist fell on Henley’s face. The punch was so heavy that Henley’s glasses were knocked off and fell to the floor.
But for Cornell, it wasn’t enough to vent out his anger.
While looking at Henley, Cornell licked his teeth with the tip of his tongue. Then he raised his hand again and was about to give Henley another heavy punch.
But his hand froze midair when Audrey suddenly snapped, “Stop it!
Cornell, what is wrong with you?”
Audrey rushed to Henley and stood in front of him to shield him from another punch from Cornell.
Cornell’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing Audrey’s words. She defended another man in front of him? He felt the impulse to kill that man, but he managed to control himself. In the end, he withdrew his fist.
“I only gave him a small lesson. He should know he is touching my woman! If he dares to do it one more time, he won’t have a good ending!” Cornell snapped. Cornell failed to notice the strong jealousy in his words.
“You’ve misunderstood. Henley is only helping me…”
“Oh, so, he is Henley Brooks, your senior in college,” Cornell interrupted before Audrey could finish her words.
He recalled the information about Henley in Matteo’s report. Cornell was sure that in Henley’s heart, Audrey was not simply a friend.
Henley must only be waiting for the right opportunity to pursue Audrey.
At the thought of this, he sneered, “Does he know that you are married? Maybe he doesn’t care, right? It seems he likes to pick up women who sleep with other men.”
Cornell’s harsh words hurt Audrey and made her livid.
Anger surged in her heart, but she tried hard to restrain herself because of Henley’s presence.
So, Audrey turned to Henley and said apologetically, “Henley, I’m sorry for that. I’m fine now. You can go back and rest. Thank you again for helping me today.”
She didn’t want to get other people involved in the matter between Cornell and her.
However, Audrey’s attitude toward Henley irritated Cornell again.
Because of the madness of jealousy, Cornell lost his cool.
The corners of his mouth curved up. Then he ordered coldly, “Throw this man out!”
As his words escaped his lips, two bodyguards in black entered the ward. They approached Henley. One stood on his left and the other on his right.
“Cornell, don’t push it too far!” Audrey warned firmly. She stood in front of Henley to block the two bodyguards regardless of her injured feet.
The sight of this made Cornell’s pupils shrink and his fists clenched with fury.
He wanted to hit Henley again. But when he caught a glimpse of Audrey’s pale face and the wound on her hand, he restrained himself with effort.
Cornell suppressed the anger in his heart and ordered word by word, “Get him out of here immediately!”
“Henley, I’m really sorry. Please go now. I’ll make it up to you next time,” Audrey hurriedly apologized. She wanted Henley to leave because she didn’t want him to be involved.
Henley now understood what was going on. Cornell should be Audrey’s husband. Indeed, it was not appropriate for him to stay here anymore.
Besides, he didn’t want to make things difficult for Audrey.
He never expected that Audrey’s husband was the CEO of the Clement Group, one of the leading companies in Ardlens.
However, Henley could tell that Audrey didn’t like Cornell, and this man didn’t cherish her either.
A hint of coldness flashed through Henley’s deep-set eyes. So what if Cornell was powerful? He was not afraid of Cornell’s intimidating gaze. For him, it was nothing. He turned to Audrey and said gently, “Have a good rest.”
Audrey looked at Henley and gave a nod.
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