Watching him leave, Harper angrily grumbled, “Who does he think he is? He has such a strange smile on his face, and he speaks in such a condescending manner.” Taya was clearly exhausted after talking so much. However, she still tried her best to comfort Harper. “Architects tend to be a bit eccentric. Don’t think too much of it…” Harper was still furious. She took out her mobile phone and searched for Neil, wanting to see what he was capable of to act so arrogant. In the end, after reading Neil’s resume, Harper chose to keep quiet. She decided to forget it, and couldn’t be bothered to argue with such intellectuals.
Harper pretends to be nonchalant. Putting down her phone, she quietly asked, “Taya, are you hungry? I’ll buy you something to eat.” Taya gently shook her head. She couldn’t focus, and her view of Harper was getting increasingly blurry. “Harper, when I moved to your villa, I brought a box of medicine. The next time you come, can you bring them to me?” Harper subconsciously glanced at Taya’s wolf spirit and nervously questioned, “Is your wolf spirit in pain because you didn’t take the preventive medicine?” Taya blinked her exhausted eyes. “After crying a few times, I can’t see clearly anymore…” Upon hearing that, Harper felt distressed. She touched Taya’s forehead and muttered, “I’ll go back and get your medicine right now.” Taya wanted to tell her not to rush, but Harper had already got up and quickly left with her mobile phone. As soon as Harper left, Taya was left alone in the empty ward, enveloped in an endless feeling of loneliness. She glanced around, vaguely looking through the rows of men’s suits in the closet as her expression gradually grew glum.
He hadn’t taken his clothes, so he probably didn’t want them anymore. He never looked back at things he had already discarded… When Stella came to check on her, she saw Taya staring at the clothes in the closet while in a daze. With just a glance, it was obvious that she still cared about Griffon very much. Although she had promised Griffon that she wouldn’t mention him in front of Taya, Stella still couldn’t help saying, “Taya, Alpha Knight thought Mr. Johnson would take care of you, so he left. If he knew that you and Mr. Johnson were unmated, he would never have abandoned you.” Taya looked away and smiled at Stella. “We don’t owe each other anything, Ms. Cobb. It’s not right to say he abandoned me.” Sighing deeply, Stella looked at the pale Taya. “Taya, I know you actually miss Alpha Knight a lot deep down.” Taya lowered her long and slightly curled eyelashes. She murmured, “Stella, don’t mention him anymore, okay?” After hearing that, Stella nodded helplessly. “Okay. I won’t talk about him. Let me help you change your bandages…” Taya nodded lightly, and Stella told her to bear with it before she began to change her bandages. A huge wave of pain spread across her back. It made Taya sweat profusely. Her face turned pale, and tears began flowing uncontrollably, quickly gushing out of her eyes. She gritted her teeth and clutched the sheets. Raising her chin slightly, she forced back the tears. She still needed to help her sister draw those blueprints.
She couldn’t lose her vision. She had to take care of her eyes. With that belief in mind, Taya allowed her bandages to be changed again and again. Even if it was so painful that she fainted, she would never let herself cry. Throughout that period of time, she also endured the pain and listened to Neil’s lecture. At first, she thought that Neil was just joking when he said that his lessons would be rather cruel. However, after getting to know him, she realized that Neil was a severe perfectionist. If she didn’t answer the question exactly as she was supposed to, or missed out a keyword, she would be severely reprimanded because he thought her answer was unbalanced. Moreover, Neil pursued architecture to the ultimate standard of perfection and did not allow even the slightest mistake. If she miscalculated the formula, he would definitely insult her. Even without cursing, he was able to bring her to tears with his scolding. Taya endured the pain while clenching her fists, and secretly swore in her heart.
When she recovered, she would absolutely torture Neil with her projects, or else she would never be able to vent her anger. Under such mentally and physically stressful circumstances, she gradually recovered her will to live. A month later, her back had gotten past the secondary infection period, and the pain was not as intense as before. Despite that, Stella was very worried about the skin grafting. “I tried contacting an internationally famous plastic surgeon, but I didn’t manage to get through to her.” Everything else aside, Jessica Simmons was highly skilled when it came to skin grafting. However, it was hard to hire her because of the price she charged, and it was difficult to even contact her in the first place. Taya replied, “It’s okay. An ordinary plastic surgeon will be fine. Nobody will see the scars on my back, anyway. I’ll be wearing clothes.” Harper, who was peeling oranges, said, “You shouldn’t have scars on your body, it’ll look so ugly…” Taya didn’t care. “I have scars from when I got a wolf spirit transplant, too. It doesn’t matter if there are more.” Harper felt a little distressed and glanced at her. “You are so beautiful. Having scars on your body would be such a waste.” Taya grinned. “I’m not a celebrity, so why does it matter?” Stella was just about to answer when there was a knock on the door. She walked over and opened the door. When she saw the person in front of her, Stella was shocked, and then smiled happily. “Dr. Simmons!” Jessica was dressed in a white suit with an elegant and friendly smile on her gorgeous face. “Ms. Cobb. I heard that you have a patient whose back was injured by sulfuric acid. Let me see if I can help,” she offered. “That’s great! I’ve been trying to contact you recently, but it didn’t get through so I didn’t expect you to come to our hospital,” Stella exclaimed. Compared to Stella’s excitement, Jessica seemed rather deadpan, “Let me see the patient first.” Stella nodded easily and led her into the ward. She was just about to introduce Taya to Jessica when Jessica walked up and stretched out her fair hand. “Hello, Ms. Palmer. I’m Jessica.” Taya and Harper were stunned for a moment.
Stella was also a little confused. How did Jessica know Taya? Out of politeness, Taya stretched out her hand to grab Jessica’s. “Hello, Dr. Simmons.” Jessica didn’t explain how she knew Taya. She simply raised her hand and lifted the bandages on her back, seeing the severity of the injury. After giving her a full check-up, she turned to Stella and stated, “We can’t delay any longer. Arrange for a skin graft surgery as soon as possible.” Stella readily agreed and nodded. “No problem. I will arrange an operating room. Do you need a few doctors to a*sist you?” Jessica picked up the wet towel next to her and wiped her fingers before replying, “I brought a few doctors of my own here. I don’t need any doctors from this hospital. You just need to provide me with an operating room.” Her distinguished words made Stella feel a little uncomfortable, but she didn’t protest. “Okay.” After throwing the wet wipes into the trash can, Jessica turned around and looked at Taya, scrutinizing her carefully with a pair of dark yet glistening eyes. “You’re beautiful, Taya. With your sickly yet delicate kind of beauty, it’s no wonder that Griffon personally called me to help you.” The mention of Griffon made Taya’s slender eyelashes tremble slightly. Before he left, he said that he would help her find the best plastic surgeon. She hadn’t taken it seriously at first. Unexpectedly, he actually did it. Stella glanced at Jessica, who was standing in front of the hospital bed with her arms crossed as she looked down at Taya. Those who worked with Griffon would never dare to call him by his name directly. Despite that, not only had Jessica done so, but she was also full of hostility towards Taya. She had a bad impression of Jessica right then, and the feeling of discomfort in her heart only grew stronger.
Even so, Jessica didn’t care. She even took a step forward toward Taya, saying, “I went to the same university as Griffon.” Taya understand. She lifted her gaze calmly and looked at Jessica in front of her. Her demeanor was graceful and elegant. She looked gorgeous and charming, with refined manners. She spoke in a confident and calm tone. Undoubtedly, she was a high-cla*s beauty. No matter how beautiful Jessica was, though, it had nothing to do with Taya. The relationship between her and Griffon was long over… Taya pursed her red lips without replying. However, Jessica continued, “I’ve liked him ever since we were in university, but I never even had the chance to get close to him. This time, I have to thank you for giving me a chance to pursue him.” Although she had no idea where Griffon was, it didn’t matter.