Chapter 296

Zach’s body did not recover quickly, especially since he had been suffering a fitful fever for the past few days. He also looked very weak. Elvira’s heart ached for him terribly. She stayed with him and did everything for him.

Honey had been with Elvira the whole time, so she was also in Zach’s ward. Fortunately, Zach was later switched to a suite, so Honey could sleep on the sofa when tired. Occasionally, she would help Elvira. The more she saw, the more envious she became of the love between Elvira and Zach. She brought her drawing paper with her. When she had nothing to do, she would paint, using Elvira and Zach as protagonists.

When Zach fell asleep, Honey asked Elvira about how they fell in love. Elvira told her about her marriage to Zach. This gave Honey even more inspiration. She planned to publish a love comic, starting with their wedding. Elvira did not object and asked for a copy when it was published. Honey readily agreed.

Cole had been there a few times, but he did not come in, only sitting outside. When Honey saw him, she quickly retreated like a mouse seeing a cat. He sneered and thought, ‘On the plane, I didn’t treat this little girl well. How could Archer think of a way to make her fall in love with me?’ He was disdainful and uninterested; he found it ridiculous.

Elvira saw that Honey had returned and was sitting on the sofa without moving. She asked curiously, “Honey, didn’t you say you were going to buy some food? Why are you back?”

“That horrible man is at the door,” Honey said mysteriously.

“What do you mean?” Ever since Zach was hospitalized, Elvira had been attending to him. She had no time to think about anything else and did not leave the ward at all. The food was delivered by the bodyguards.

“It’s Cole. He’s really scary,” Honey said angrily.

Elvira felt speechless.

“Actually, Cole is quite reliable. If you spend more time with him, you’ll know. He only looks a little cold on the surface,” Elvira explained and walked out of the ward.

Cole froze when he saw her. He did not want to disturb her; he just wanted to stay there for a while before leaving. “Since you’re here, why don’t you go in?” Elvira sat on the chair opposite him and asked.

“I’m too ashamed.” Cole felt too ashamed to face Zach. He lacked the courage to go in.

“I plan to let Zach recuperate here for a few days before returning to the country. When are you leaving?” Elvira did not want him to see Zach. Zach’s illness was caused by his emotions. If he saw Cole, Elvira was afraid he would not be able to control his emotions anymore. After all, Cole had tried to take Elvira and her baby away. From Zach’s perspective, he probably would never forgive Cole.

“I haven’t thought about it yet,” Cole said with difficulty.

Previously, Archer had been urging Cole to hurry back to the country to prevent accidents. However, he suddenly stopped urging him recently. Cole guessed that Archer was still unwilling to give up on Honey.

This was good because Cole did not want to go back. In fact, he had never wanted to go back and fight for power with his vicious stepmother. In the beginning, he accepted this because he wanted to avenge Elvira. He wanted to punish those who bullied her and let them know that bullying Elvira would only pay a painful price.

“Since you’ve decided to do something, don’t hesitate or back down.” Elvira looked at him in surprise.

“But I… I understand. Take care of yourself and apologize to Zach on my behalf.” Cole really felt sorry for Zach. After saying that, he stood up and left.

He thought, ‘Elvira is right. It is impossible between her and me. I might as well carry on with my business.’ If he continued to hesitate like this, he felt that it would really make everyone look down on him. It was not that he cared about others, but he cared about Elvira’s opinion of him. Elvira was a person who would persevere until the end. It was obvious from the way she dealt with the Willis family. After making a decision, she would no longer be soft-hearted and hesitant. Cole wanted to become stronger so he could protect her.

Zach could not bear to let Elvira suffer and tried to do everything himself. His fever eventually subsided.

“Where’s Cole?” Zach had never seen Cole since he came here. He wanted to meet Cole.

“He felt too ashamed to see you, so he sat outside whenever he came. If you want to see him, I’ll get him to come over.” Elvira was actually quite worried that Zach would beat Cole up, although she wanted to do the same.

Zach was silent for a moment before saying, “Forget it. Let’s go back tomorrow. Grandma and the others will be worried if we don’t go back soon. I said that you’re accompanying me on a business trip. If we don’t go back soon, we won’t be able to hide it anymore.”

“Alright, I’ll ask the doctor if it’s okay.” Elvira was still most worried about his health. He had never been sick before.

“Okay.” Zach did not object. He did not want her to feel uneasy.

Elvira went to see Zach’s attending physician. The doctor said that he could go back. He just had to pay attention to his condition on the way.

After thanking the doctor, Elvira returned to the ward and told Zach that they could leave.

Honey asked weakly, “Elvira, can I go back with you?”

“I have no objections if you want to go, but do you really not want to tell your parents? They are probably very worried about you now,” Elvira reminded.

“I’ll tell them,” Honey replied weakly. In fact, she was a little afraid now. She was worried that she would be scolded if she sent a message to her parents.

“That’s good.” Elvira did not want to interfere too much in her matters. She just wanted to make sure that Honey was safe.

Honey took her phone and went out. She was very hesitant about how to tell her parents about this. She did not know if she could really go with Elvira after sending this message.

She paced back and forth on the fire escape. Just as she was thinking about how to deal with this matter, someone suddenly rushed over. She was shocked. Before she could shout, she was knocked unconscious and carried away in a sack.

Elvira saw that Honey had been gone for a long time and had not returned. This had never happened before, so she asked the bodyguards to look for her.