Although Dylan had only exaggerated a little, he was indeed badly injured. At least his back muscles were definitely damaged, and with that even moving his arm hurt.
As to whether there were internal injuries, these would have to be checked at the hospital.
It was a veritable torrent of blood that poured down Dylan’s throat when he was first hit, and it was he who swallowed that blood hard.
Although he knew what was going to happen and had decided to use the bitter trick. However, seeing Vanessa’s moment of panic again, he instinctively didn’t let her know about his near vomiting of blood.
Because he suddenly felt that bitterness was okay, but he didn’t want to scare Vanessa.
Come to think of it, it’s a shame, I should have let Vanessa see it.
-It’s nothing, just go to the hospital and get checked out.
-Sure, the man was no big deal at all, and his reaction now was all a lie to me. He was so bad! –
Vanessa gave Dylan a stern look and removed her hand from his.
-I’ll go back home since you are well.
Hearing Dylan’s soft cry, Vanessa unconsciously thought she was lying to herself again. But it couldn’t be helped, she was still worried. In the end she didn’t really go, she stood next to him with a cold face.
-May I ask who they were sent by?
Vanessa looked at Mateo and asked.
Matthew looked unconsciously at Dylan and saw him nod before saying yes.
-Then please ask them for me who told them to come and get me.
Matthew nodded immediately and turned to question the man who had been left on the ground.
“As for the Lord’s conflict with Mrs Vanessa, may they be reconciled.”
-Let’s go to the hospital first.
-Won’t you wait for Mateo to finish asking?
-You’ll tell me after you’ve asked, anyway, there’s no need to ask.
-Vanessa said nonchalantly, opening the car door and turning to look at Dylan.
Dylan certainly didn’t turn it down and the two quickly got into the car and drove off.
Gerardo received a call from the 13th and his face immediately clouded with the knowledge that the plan had failed.
-What’s going on?
“Can’t they even catch a woman with all those men at their disposal?”
-We didn’t expect Dylan to be there and his people came halfway, so …
“Dylan?”
Gerard narrowed his eyes and took in the sharpness beneath them: -What about your people? They should know what to do, shouldn’t they?
-Don’t worry, they know all the right things to do.
Hearing 13’s reassurance, Gerard was relieved. It was not yet time to reveal all his cards, so he could not let Dylan discover anything. But, Gerardo did not know that his cards had been exposed for some time.
-Let’s forget about it for now.
It looked like I would have to watch for a while longer to see what Vanessa’s relationship with Dylan really was.
If Dylan was really serious about her, Gerardo might think about using Vanessa to keep Dylan at bay for a while. After all, this tactic would control both people.
In hospital.
Vanessa had thought Dylan was faking it, however, when he took off his shirt to reveal the wound on his back, Vanessa froze for a moment. The bruise looked like it hurt.
Even the doctor in charge of Dylan’s examination breathed backwards.
-How bad is it?
The doctor reached out and pressed the muscles around the injury and said with a serious look on his face.
-It’s all over, so hurry up and get your internal injuries checked.
-Is it really that bad? -asked Vanessa, frowning.
We are still not sure if there is internal damage, we will have to do an x-ray.
-All right, let’s go.
Vanessa said yes, scared and blushing as she pulled Dylan along, almost accidentally bumping into the door as she walked. She was obviously very worried.
Dylan approached Vanessa and reassured her.
-Don’t worry, it’s not that serious. The doctor is just exaggerating, I’m fine.
-I know.
Vanessa finished and lowered her head without speaking again.
-I am very well.
Dylan reached out to put his arm around Vanessa and sighed to comfort her.
-Go and check.
Vanessa was relieved to see that Dylan had only minor internal injuries and didn’t even need to be hospitalised. Her hand was still gripping Dylan’s, and while the girl’s initiative pleased Dylan, he was surprisingly more concerned that she might think otherwise.
-The doctor also said it’s not serious. So don’t worry.
-Hmm.
Vanessa’s head was bowed and Dylan couldn’t see her expression.
-We should have Mateo’s results, I’ll call to see.
Dylan didn’t know what to say to comfort Vanessa, after all it was all his fault for having to scare her, and if he hadn’t lied to Vanessa, she wouldn’t have been like this. So all he could do was distract Vanessa with other things.
The call was quickly answered.
-You count it.
Vanessa reached out to take it and Mateo’s voice came over the phone.
-I’m sorry Madam Vanessa, the answer the other party gave us must not be true. We could have moved on, but … some more people came and took them away.
-I’ve got it, thank you.
Vanessa didn’t want to investigate any further now; after all, Matthew and the others had helped themselves as a favour and not as an obligation.
-Come on, let’s go back.
Dylan took Vanessa’s hand and she obediently held on.
This time it was definitely Dylan’s village that we returned to.
-Go and rest while I prepare dinner.
Vanessa finished and turned to go to the kitchen.
Dylan felt like following him, but the sight of Vanessa made him desist. He sat down on the sofa in the living room so as not to touch his back.
In the kitchen, Vanessa turned on the sink but froze.
Her mind replayed over and over the image of Dylan embracing her against all odds; she could have avoided it then, but she chose to endure it for his sake.
“Thank goodness it was only a baseball bat and not a dagger. If it had been a dagger, now…”
“I really couldn’t understand Dylan: if he just had a possessiveness about me, why could he be so worried about me?”
She had made the decision to hold back and when the Dylan thing was over, she would take Mercedes and leave. But now, the man’s actions had shaken her heart once again. It seemed that this man always had the ability to touch the weak spot in her heart and make her hesitate just when she was about to give up completely.
“Vanessa, what should you do?
By the time dinner is ready, more than half an hour has passed.
As Dylan was not allowed to eat anything unhealthy due to his back injury, Vanessa simply prepared shredded chicken congee and cold vegetables. Although simple, it was a tasty meal.
-It’s time to eat.
Vanessa came over to see Dylan slumped on the couch and unconsciously reached out to help her.
Dylan was glad that Vanessa was looking after him and got up smoothly with his arms around her.
Sitting at the table, Dylan suddenly wanted to tease Vanessa.
-What should I do? I feel severe pain when I raise my right arm and I can’t eat. Baby, will you feed me?