Chapter 324

I sneered, “Can’t you still walk? I thought I was really going to die.”

“Shut up!” Reynaldo coldly spat out the words and threw me onto the sofa.

Kimberly tugged at his arm, uncomfortable, and said, “Don’t, Reynaldo, don’t treat Ms. Duffy like this.” After speaking, she covered her chest, paused, and said, “I… I can manage it. It’s so cold outside now, and it’s so late. Don’t let her go out to buy medicine for me.”

A pang of sour self-mockery struck my heart. He’d suddenly run back, wanting me to get medicine for Kimberly.

Reynaldo turned away irritably, saying coldly, “Johnathan and the others are completely drunk; go help Kimberly buy two boxes of painkillers.”

I said nothing. He threw me the keys, saying, “I checked; there’s a pharmacy within two kilometers. No night delivery, otherwise I would have…”

“Good!” I picked up the keys, suppressing my bitterness, and smiled faintly. “I’ll go buy it for her right away. It’s Mr. Humphrey’s order, as a secretary, I naturally have to execute it immediately.”

It didn’t matter; it was better to be outside than to be annoyed by them.

“Ms. Duffy, you don’t need to…” Kimberly suddenly grabbed my arm, looking anxious. “I can endure it… It’s really cold outside; you’ll get sick if you go out like this…”

“Get lost!” I disgustingly shook off her hand.

Unexpectedly, she fell against the nearby low table. She leaned on its edge, coughed violently, and then, with a ‘wow,’ spat out a mouthful of blood.

“Kimberly!” Reynaldo shouted anxiously, quickly helping her up. “I’ll take you to the hospital right away.”

“No, I don’t want to…” Kimberly cried, spitting blood. “I don’t want to go to the hospital; every time it’s just me alone in the cold hospital. I don’t want to go… Reynaldo, my illness won’t get better, you… you don’t want to leave me in the hospital again, okay, Reynaldo…” Tears streamed down her face rapidly. Blood glistened on the corners of her lips and chin, making her face even paler.

I stared blankly at the blood gushing from her mouth, wondering if it was a blood capsule she’d bitten beforehand. The thought startled me. Since when had my thoughts become so malicious?

“Pain, so much pain. Reynaldo… I’m in so much pain…”

Reynaldo suddenly looked at me coldly. “You should go now!”

When I left the hotel, it was snowing. Under the streetlamp, snowflakes fluttered, exuding a desolate coldness. The night wind, like a sharp knife against my face, was painful. That’s why I hate winter; it’s unbearably cold. Even though the ice sculptures are beautiful and impressive, I don’t want to come here again.

In my hurry, I lacked a scarf, wearing only a large down jacket over pajamas and ordinary cloth slippers. The cold wind blew straight into my collar, the chill seeping into my heart. Thinking back to the scene in the room, my heart ached with bitterness.