Chapter 583

The nurse saw Rachel frozen in shock and quickly tried to comfort her. “Don’t worry. We only heard it from the doctor. It might not be accurate. Maybe it won’t come to amputation.”

Rachel couldn’t sit still. “No, I have to see him! I can get the IV drip later.”

Ignoring the nurse’s attempts to stop her, she ran to the consultation room next door. The doctor was cleaning Tyler’s wounds. Sweat streamed down his forehead, and the veins on his temple were bulging. He was clearly in pain.

Tyler was the type who never made a sound unless the pain was unbearable.

The moment he saw Rachel, though, the tension in his eyes eased. His voice was still low and strained. “Feels like I haven’t seen you in ages, even though it’s just been a moment.”

After chuckling at his words, Rachel smiled wearily. “How can you still joke at a time like this?”

Tyler squeezed her fingers, guilt welling up as he saw her covered in injuries. “I wasn’t fast enough. I almost let you get hurt. Don’t worry. I’ll make him pay for what he put you through.”

Touched that he was comforting her despite his own pain–something William might not have done–Rachel pulled him into her arms and patted his back like a child. “If you can’t see my injuries, you’ll stop worrying.”

Tyler chuckled at how she was treating him like a child. “Rachel, is this really how you comfort people?”

She glanced at his messy hair. He had always cared about his appearance, and she had never seen him this disheveled.

Yet for her, he had thrown away his pride and fought his way in. Seeing the cuts and bruises all over him made her heart clench. She could still remember how her heart skipped a beat the moment she saw Tyler, and he instantly made her feel safe. “Tyler, are you mad? There were so many of them back there. How could you possibly fend them all off?”

The hard edge in his eyes softened. “What else could I do? I couldn’t let scum like Howard touch you. The humiliation! People would talk behind my back for the rest of my life.”

Rachel scoffed. He was still so stubborn, even now.

Watching the doctor treat his wounds, she saw him trembling but refusing to cry out, and her heart ached. “Doctor, can you be a little gentler?”

The doctor was trying hard not to laugh. “I’d like to, but I can’t. If we don’t clean this wound properly, it could get infected. It might lead to amputation.”

Rachel’s eyes lit up. “Are you saying he doesn’t need an amputation right now?”

“If the wound doesn’t worsen, then no. Luckily, the bone wasn’t seriously damaged. It’s just a fracture, as the X–ray shows.” The doctor added, “One more thing. I know young couples can be rather passionate, but for the time being, you should avoid any sexual activity.”

Rachel’s cheeks flushed red.