…
The surrounding voices rose and fell.
Sarah, who had always been the center of attention at school, saw that everyone was now in an uproar over Elena and a flash of jealousy crossed her eyes.
“Sarah, is your sister really with Nolan Hayes? They look so perfect together.”
Before Sarah could respond, Zayden suddenly sprinted off the sports field.
“Zayden! Where are you going?”
Sarah’s face turned pale. She wanted to chase after him, but the physical education teacher had already blown his whistle again, “Everyone, keep running! No more commotion!”
Thanks to the intervention of the physical education teacher and the homeroom teachers, the other students returned to their respective lines.
Sarah could only watch helplessly as Zayden ran towards the teaching building.
Inside the infirmary, Nolan kicked open the infirmary door, carrying Elena in his arms. The school doctor was stunned by the sight.
“Student, you…”
“She has a fever. Give her a fever-reducing injection immediately!”
Nolan’s face was dark.
The doctor saw Nolan lay Elena on the sickbed before she came to her senses, “Where’s your note? Without a note, we can’t…”
Before the doctor could finish, Nolan’s cold gaze swept over her. The doctor felt a chill in her heart and swallowed the words she was about to say.
As the doctor was about to get the fever-reducing injection, Nolan had already started wiping Elena’s body with cotton balls and alcohol to cool her down.
Not knowing if it was because she felt uncomfortable, Elena’s breathing had become much heavier.
When the doctor came in, she saw Nolan wiping Elena’s arm with alcohol.
“Student, I can handle this. You should leave.”
Upon hearing the doctor’s words, Nolan merely put down the alcohol and cotton balls but had no intention of leaving.
The nurse walked over to Elena and took her temperature.
It was already around 39 degrees Celsius.
The doctor’s face turned serious; it was imperative to give her the injection.
Outside the infirmary, Henry had also rushed in.
Seeing Elena lying weakly on the sickbed, Henry slapped his head and said with a worried expression, “It’s my fault. I should have paid more attention to Elena’s discomfort earlier. If we hadn’t run during the break exercise, she wouldn’t have fainted suddenly.”
“It’s the changing of the seasons now. It’s easiest to catch a cold and fever during this time. She’s wearing thin clothes inside. It’s strange that she didn’t have a fever,” the doctor said while administering the injection.
Only then did Henry notice that Elena was still wearing a thin short-sleeve shirt under her school uniform.
On the bed, Elena’s breathing was heavy.
Nolan suddenly turned and left the infirmary.
Henry had wanted to chase after him, but seeing Elena’s distressed appearance on the bed, he decided to stay, “Madam, does Elena need to eat anything now? She didn’t have breakfast.”
“Didn’t have breakfast?”
The doctor’s face turned serious.
“How could she run during the break exercise without having breakfast? You’re in the second year of high school now. Don’t you know the intensity of your studies? This can easily trigger hypoglycemia.”
“Then I’ll go get some food for Elena right away. I’ll leave her in your hands!”
With that, Henry ran out without another word.
The doctor had wanted to advise buying some high-protein food, but Henry had already disappeared in a flash.
“What a morning,” the doctor sighed, shaking her head at the unconscious Elena on the bed.
Outside the infirmary, Zayden was watching the situation inside.
Elena had always been in good health, but she was prone to fevers during the changing of the seasons.
The Delaney family had never been very concerned about Elena. She had always endured her colds and fevers alone every year.
When Zayden saw that no one was around, he entered the infirmary. He looked down at the unconscious Elena and took a fruit candy out of his pocket, placing it in her mouth.
I remembered that when we were little, Elena had once said that she loved candy the most when she was sick.
After covering Elena with a blanket, Zayden stayed by her side.
When Nolan returned, Zayden stood up from the chair beside him.
“Stay away from Elena.”
Nolan’s tone was cold and stern.
Zayden’s eyebrows furrowed, “Elena and I grew up together. Even if she doesn’t like me now, she would never like you.”
With that, Zayden left the infirmary directly.
Elena on the sickbed seemed to have calmed down.
Nolan walked over to Elena and placed the winter clothes he had bought beside her. They included a warm winter coat, women’s thermal pants and sweaters, some undergarments, and a down jacket.
The clothes were all packed in a black bag, ensuring that no one else could see what was inside.
“Nolan? Where did you run off to just now?”
At this moment, Henry had already rushed back from outside. He had gone to the school’s vicinity to buy some snacks, including bread, milk, and hamburgers.
Carrying two bags of snacks, he glanced at the large black plastic bag by Elena’s bedside.
Henry was taken aback. “No way, you’ve already bought everything? You should have told me. With so many things, when will Elena ever finish eating them all when she wakes up?”
As he spoke, Henry reached out to take a look at what Nolan had bought. But before he could even touch the bag, Nolan suddenly said, “Don’t touch.”
The single word “Don’t touch” startled Henry, causing him to quickly retract his hand.
“What’s so mysterious about it? You won’t even let me take a look?”
“It’s for a girl, don’t look.”
After saying this, Nolan stood up. “You stay here and watch over her, I’m heading back first.”
“Hey!”
In the time it took for Henry to turn his head, Nolan had already left the infirmary.
Henry looked at Elena, who was gradually calming down on the sickbed, and then at Nolan’s retreating figure.
Could it be… that Nolan and Elena really are dating?
At noon, Elena slowly woke up on the sickbed. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Henry dozing off beside her.
“Henry?”
Elena’s voice was dry and hoarse.
Upon hearing Elena’s voice, Henry let out a sigh of relief. “Thank goodness, you’re finally awake.”
Elena struggled to sit up from the bed. She looked around and realized she was in the infirmary.
Elena asked, “Did you bring me here?”
“Me? No, it was Nolan.”
As Henry spoke, he opened the snacks and handed them to Elena. “The school doctor said you must have breakfast, otherwise it will have a significant impact on your health. It’s not good if you have hypoglycemia.”
Looking at the large bag of snacks in front of her, Elena pursed her lips.
Henry said, “I didn’t know what you like, so I bought a bit of everything. You can choose what to eat. I’ll bring you some every morning from now on.”
“No need…”
“We’re all classmates, we should help each other out. Besides, I was the one who didn’t think things through. I knew you had a falling out with your family and really didn’t have extra money to live on. I should have prepared these for you earlier.”
Henry patted Elena’s shoulder like an older brother. “I’ve already asked for leave for your afternoon classes. You should rest in the dormitory today. Don’t worry about the leave note, Nolan should have already taken care of it for you.”
“So… where is Nolan?”
“Him? I don’t know. He left after buying all these things and didn’t let me open the bag.”
As he spoke, Henry pointed to the black plastic bag beside him.
The black plastic bag was the kind usually used for garbage. Elena was taken aback when she saw it.
“Open it and see what’s inside. I’m really curious!”
Henry had wanted to open it earlier, but if it weren’t for the fear of Nolan finding out, he wouldn’t have left the black plastic bag untouched for so long.
Elena took the black plastic bag. The items inside were heavy and bulky. When she opened the bag, the first thing she saw was some women’s underwear.
Upon seeing this, Elena instinctively closed the bag.
“What’s wrong?”
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