My Wife Wants a Divorce by Red Little Fruit

Chapter 124 The Injury on His Back

Julien blinked and nodded.

When he stepped out of the elevator just now, he felt a little dizzy and knew that he might be running a fever.

However, he still wanted to see Sydney, so he did not bother.

Sydney put down her hand and stretched her palm toward Julien.

Julien looked at her in confusion. "What?"

"Phone,” Sydney frowned and said impatiently, "Give me your phone. I'll call someone from the Flint Mansion to pick you up."

"No need for that." Julien rejected her offer.

Sydney smiled. "Are you planning to drive back when you’re like this?"

Julien pursed his lips and said nothing.

Sydney was getting a headache from this man. "You don’t want someone to pick you up, and you can't drive either. What do you want...? Hey... Hey!"

Before she could finish her sentence, the man before her suddenly let go of the door handle and his large figure fell toward her.

Julien’s entire body fell toward Sydney, and it almost broke her back.

"Hey, can you be more shameless? Why did you fall toward me? Get up..." Sydney tried her best to push the man away.

However, there was no response from him.

Sydney turned her head and saw that his eyes were shut tight, and he had passed out.

"What the...? So fragile?" Sydney frowned.

It was hard to imagine that such a big man would pass out just because of a fever.

Sydney sighed and suppressed the thought of just leaving him outside the door. She then supported his weight and dragged him into the house.

When she arrived in the living room, she threw him on the couch.

When Julien's back hit the couch, he groaned and his eyebrows became a tight furrow.

However, he still did not wake up.

"Huh?" Sydney was stunned.

Did she throw him that hard?

Without care, Sydney bent over him to look for his phone in his pocket. She wanted to contact Zach and let him come pick him up.

However, Julien's phone was not locked with a fingerprint, but with a password.

Sydney had no idea what his password was. She tried a few random ones - his birthday, Lyra's birthday, but it all failed.

In the end, Sydney gave up. She took up her own phone and called the management office of her apartment to send a doctor.

No matter what, Julien collapsed at her house. If Julien became a fool because she did not get a doctor to see him now, it would be completely her fault.

After putting down her phone, Sydney looked at Julien's wet hair and clothes. She thought that if he kept wearing these wet clothes, his fever might get worse. She sighed and went ahead to remove his clothes.

Sometimes, Sydney hated herself for being so softhearted.

However, since she saw it before her eyes, she could not just leave it be.

"Huh?" Just as she unbuttoned Julien’s shirt, she noticed a faint purplish bruise over his right shoulder.

Sydney narrowed her eyes and something came into her mind. She flipped Julien onto his front and was stunned. She took a deep breath.

Gosh, his entire back was bruised. It looked terrifying.

That bruise was caused by a huge impact on the back, which ruptured the subcutaneous vessels and caused a bleed under the skin.

No wonder he was groaning in pain when Sydney threw him on the couch. His fever was most likely caused by this as well. To make matters worse, he got wet from the rain.

Sydney's hand was shaking when she touched Julien's back.

She knew exactly how he sustained this injury. It was when he tried to save her. Not in the hotel elevator, but when Lyra pushed her down the stairs.

When she asked him if he got injured, he said nothing.

Sydney bit her lip as conflicting emotions rose in her heart. She was angry and helpless, and it was confusing her.

Just then, the doorbell rang again.

Sydney guessed that the doctor must have arrived. She raised her head, took a breath, and went to the door.

"Doctor, please take a look at him," after she invited the doctor in, she pointed at the man on the couch as she said to the doctor. This is property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

When the doctor saw the injury on Julien’s back, he was equally as surprised. He quickly opened his medicine box, took out what he needed, and started checking on Julien.

After some time, medication was applied to Julien's back, and he was also given an injection for the fever.

However, Sydney was still worried. She clasped her hands together when she asked the doctor, "Doctor, is

he okay?"

"He’s fine. The fever will be gone by tomorrow morning. The injury on his back will also be fine. Just keep applying the medication. When the bleeding under the skin resolves, he'll be back to normal," the doctor closed his medicine box as he said.

Sydney let out a breath of relief and she smiled. "I understand. Thanks, doctor."

"You’re welcome. I’ll leave the medications here."

"Sure." Sydney nodded and sent the doctor to the door.

When she returned, she looked at the man on the couch and muttered, "I’ve returned the favor for saving me this morning. Tomorrow, we’ll be on opposite ends."

After saying that, she went into the room and took out a blanket to cover him. She then returned to her room.

However, Sydney tossed and turned for the entire night, finding it difficult to fall asleep.

Whenever she closed her eyes, she would see the huge bruise on Julien’s back. She could not get rid of the image no matter what.

It was only until early morning that she finally fell asleep.

The next morning, Julien was woken up by his own phone.

"President Flint, where are you?" Zach asked over the phone.

Julien rubbed his temple as he opened his eyes. When he realized that he was sleeping on a couch shirtless, he was stunned.

"President Flint?" Zach called out to him again.

Julien's eyes flickered and he returned to his senses." I'm here."

Zach gave out a breath of relief. "President Flint, I received a call from President Madden just now. He was asking about Ms. Madden's case."

Julien sat up and the blanket fell to the floor.

When he reached to pick it up, a light fragrance hit his nostrils. It was the same scent Sydney had.

Was this blanket given by Sydney?

Julien's eyes darkened and he looked toward Sydney's room door, which was shut tight. He then said into the phone, "I'll head to the police station later. Bring me a set of clothes. I'm at Shallow Bay."

"What? Cough..." Zach suddenly choked on these words and his tone was high. "President Flint, are you with Ms. Raines? What did you guys do?"

"Nothing. I had a fever and she saved me.” Julien saw the medications on the coffee table and his eyes turned gentle.

He was not wearing a shirt, so she must have helped him remove it when she was applying the medication.

"Is... Is that so?" Zach awkwardly answered Julien. He believed Julien's words but was doubtful at the same time.

Why did he have to go to Ms. Raines' house when he had a fever?

That was ridiculous.

"Oh right. When you come over, remember to bring breakfast." Julien added.

Zach nodded. "Understood."

After Julien ended the call, he put down his phone and went to the bathroom.

In the bathroom, he saw Sydney’s undergarments and raised his eyebrows.

He was caught off guard and did not expect to see something so private.

Julien swallowed hard and forced himself to look away from the undergarments. He then headed to the sink to wash his face.

He suddenly noticed that there were only Sydney’s belongings in the living room and bathroom. There was no trace of a man living here.

This meant that Luke had never stayed here before. Or else, there would be the belongings of a man.

When Julien noticed this, the corners of his lips curved into a smile, and he felt an inexplicable sense of joy.