Chapter 473

Ivan was still unconscious with a fever, and his hospital room was empty. The nurse muttered, “The Shawn family is so heartless. No sense of family at all. I called to tell them Ivan was in the hospital, and they just said they’d send a butler to check on him. I couldn’t believe it.”

Elizabeth overheard the nurse and frowned. She thought, Is the Shawn family really that bad? Maybe. Why else would Ivan have been abroad for so long?

Elizabeth walked over to Ivan’s bedside and adjusted his blanket. He was still hooked up to an IV, but his heart rate was steady. She wanted to check the wound on his stomach, but it felt inappropriate to adjust his blanket and clothes with only the two of them in the room. After a moment, she decided against it.

Elizabeth texted Felix: [Bring some anti-inflammatory ointment when you come to the hospital.]

Felix replied: [Okay.]

Elizabeth sent another message: [Felix, why are you so cold to me?]

No reply.

Annoyed, she typed: [How dare you not reply to my message?]

She knew Felix was mad.

Suddenly, Ivan coughed. Elizabeth looked up and saw Ivan staring at her.

“You’re awake,” she quickly placed the back of her hand on his forehead, which was still burning up. Ivan’s throat felt like it was on fire.

“You were hurt, so why did you jump?” Elizabeth’s tone had a hint of scolding.

Ivan weakly chuckled. “Should I have just watched you die?”

“We’re even now,” Elizabeth said. She had saved his life, and now he had saved hers.

Ivan looked into her eyes and nodded. After a while, he lowered his gaze. Elizabeth poured him a glass of water and heard him mumble, “Why didn’t Alexander want to save you?”

“What?” She didn’t catch that; his voice was too soft.

Ivan looked up and asked again, “Why did Alexander save Esme instead of you?”

Elizabeth sighed. “Alexander likes Esme. So he’d save her first. I don’t matter to him.”

Chapter 473

“You loved him for years and even married him. Even though you’re divorced, is there no feeling left? Did you…” His tone grew urgent, and he started coughing.

Elizabeth quickly handed him the water. “Drink some water. Don’t worry about my business.”

Ivan didn’t take the water but asked, “When did Alexander become heartless?”

Elizabeth lowered her head. She didn’t know. In high school, Alexander wasn’t like this, but after they went to college and the kidnapping incident happened, everything changed.

“I noticed yesterday that you and Esme both have the same scar on your back,” Ivan suddenly said.

Elizabeth looked up, surprised. Ivan knew what she was thinking and explained, “Your tattoo is beautiful, but no matter how beautiful a tattoo is, it can’t cover the original scar. Especially such a severe one.”

Elizabeth smiled but said nothing, taking a sip of water herself. It was a sign of her helplessness.

Ivan asked, “How did you get that scar?”

Elizabeth looked at him seriously and replied, “Saving him.”

Ivan was even more shocked. “Saving him?”

Ivan wondered if she was talking about Alexander.

“Yes, the year Alexander was kidnapped, I risked my life to save him alone,” Elizabeth said, touching her back. “I was slashed by the kidnappers, had stones tied to me, and was thrown into the sea.”

Ivan was even more shocked. “What? It was you?”