Ice and Fire

Chapter 897 A Discussion (Part Two)

The doctor took the check without hesitation but his mouth agape when he saw the numbers on it. "Mr.

Lawrence, you don't need to pay me this much. I don't think it's appropriate for me to accept this."

"Just take it. From now on, I need you to come to this villa regularly and check her bruises as well as

her health. I want you to come here once a week. After she recovers, I'll give you another check as

additional payment," ordered Lawrence.

Without waiting for the doctor to answer, Lawrence stood up and headed for the stairs. Right now,

nothing was more important to him than seeing Aria's condition.

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She saw Lawrence sitting on the bedside. She smiled at him the moment she laid eyes on him. She felt

warm in her heart when she saw his face. At the same time, she also noticed that there were other two

people standing not too far away from them who seemed to be elderly.

Lawrence seemed to notice the confusion in her face when she looked at Lily and Bill so he comforted

her in a gentle voice, "Don't be afraid of them. They are the ones who take care of our family. She is

Lily and he is Bill."

Aria felt relieved after she heard Lawrence's words.

"Hello, Miss Aria. Just call me Lily like what Mr. Lawrence used to call me. You can ask for my help

anytime you need me," Lily introduced herself with a smile. "I cooked some chicken soup for you. I'll go

and get it now," Lily added then she turned around and left.

"Hello, Miss Aria. I'm Bill," Bill greeted respectfully.

Aria nodded her head to Bill as a response. She then turned her eyes back to Lawrence and asked in

confusion, "Am I at your home?"

"Yes, you are. You have been lying on my bed for one day," Lawrence replied as he touched her hair.

"Why did you take me here? I want to go back to my own home now," Aria said. Actually, she felt shy

when she found herself lying on Lawrence's bed. It was her first time to use such an expensive quilt

which fabric had a silky texture. She felt so comfortable when she woke up that she even hugged it.

She looked around and found the room was so luxurious.

When he saw that Aria was about to move, Lawrence immediately put his hands on her shoulders and

demanded in a domineering manner, "Lie down. You are my woman so of course you can live in my

home."

"No, I want to go home. I want to stay in my own home," Aria insisted.

"You know that I'm not a patient man so don't try to make me angry," Lawrence threatened her with an

arrogant voice. 'How can this woman be so disobedient? How can she try to make me lose my temper

after rescuing her? Such a trouble-maker!' he thought.

Aria fell into silence after hearing Lawrence's words. She dared not to speak again. She was afraid that

Lawrence would really get angry with her.

"When Lily brings the chicken soup in here, you must eat it. Then just stay here in my room and take a

rest. I have something to deal with in the evening so I can't stay with you all the time. Don't go

downstairs when I'm not around," ordered Lawrence authoritatively. However, his voice was still full of

gentleness so Aria couldn't think of any reasons to disobey him.

Therefore, she could only nod and agree with his orders. Then she looked at his eyes and asked,

"When did you come back?"

"I came back this morning," Lawrence answered with his eyes also fixed on her.

Aria thought for a moment then she realized that Lawrence immediately saved her as soon as he came

back to China. Instantly, she was touched by his thoughtfulness and she felt something special for him

in her heart.

In the evening, Lawrence was sitting in the living room, waiting for Mike to arrive.

When Mike arrived, he immediately saw a bottle of red wine and two goblets on the tea table.

"Where are Lily and Bill?" he asked as he looked around. No one was in the living room except

Lawrence. Then he walked towards him and sat down next to him.

"They are already resting," Lawrence replied. He picked up the bottle of red wine and poured the two

glasses.

"How is Aria?" Mike immediately asked. "Is she awake?" Mike looked upstairs while asking. He knew

that Aria must be resting there right now. Lawrence cared about her so much so he already expected

that he would take care of her. And he could only do that if he brought her to his house.

"Yes. She woke up this afternoon. She is fine now," Lawrence answered.

Although he was already expecting, Mike was still somewhat surprised when Lawrence confirmed that

Aria was there. So he asked, "Are you going to ask her to live with you in the future?" When Lawrence

nodded, Mike added, "Well, it's not a problem if she lives here now. However, I don't think she can still

live here after your parents come back from Hong Kong. What do you think?"

Lawrence knew that Mike was only worried about him. He also thought about it earlier. However, he

had a lot of things to deal with right now and he didn't have enough time and energy to dwell on this

question so he only answered, "Let's talk about that later. Anyway, they will know her one day."

"Well, you're right. Anyway, your parents will not be back for a while so you still have time to deal with

it. There is always a solution," comforted Mike in an brotherly tone. Then, he held his glass up to have

a toast with Lawrence and took a sip of wine.

"So, what are you going to do with Greg?" Mike asked again. "Is Uncle Fred okay?" Lawrence asked

back.

He already knew that Mike had asked some people to take care of the Xiao Family recently. "Well, he is

awake now. But he still doesn't look good," Mike replied.

"I may go pay him a visit tomorrow," Lawrence said.

"My parents asked me to do it and Violet is also worried about them. Although she didn't ask me to do

anything for them, I know that she cares much about them," narrated Lawrence.

"Yeah, she might be worried about them so much. We all know how much she and Greg love each

other," Mike agreed. "By the way, Greg looks good recently. He is already dealing with almost

everything well at home and Aunt Selina is helping him manage the XS Hospital. I think everything is

going well," he added.

"Aunt Selina is managing the XS Hospital?" Lawrence asked in puzzlement. He was surprised to know.