Chapter 463
Ander’s eyes were filled with joy when he saw that Melody was willing to take care of his son.
However, at his age, no matter how happy he was, he would not show it easily. Therefore, he only nodded at Melody to express his gratitude.
Melody also nodded and said bluntly, “But I have to say this first. Herbathrive is a medical center after all. Every day’s work concerns the patient’s safety. When we get there, Lucas must completely listen to my arrangements.”
“Of course,” Ander said. He turned around and reminded Lucas, “Do you remember what Melody said?”
Lucas nodded vigorously.
Ander was slightly relieved and asked Melody to check on Lucas.
Melody let Lucas lie back on the bed and began to check on his condition.
She felt that Zoe was so nervous that her back was straightened. She could not help but be even more careful. After more than two minutes, Melody finally finished the process.
“How is he?” Zoe immediately asked.
Melody smiled and said, “Lucas’s illness has already recovered. All his bodily functions are recovering. At this rate, he should be discharged soon.”
After saying that, Melody wrote a prescription for Lucas. Take the medicine according to this prescription and apply it every morning and night until you’re discharged.”
Zoe quickly thanked Melody. She held Melody’s hand with tears in her eyes and said, “Melody, I really don’t know what I would have done without you…”
Melody patted Zoe’s hand. Under Ander’s gaze, she said, Zoe, you don’t have to thank me. Since I accepted to treat Lucas, I will definitely ensure that he is discharged safely. However, I’m not worried about him now, but about you.”
“Me?” Zoe was stunned.
Melody nodded and said, “I don’t even need to check on you before I can tell from your expression that you’ve been too hard on yourself recently. If you don’t go back and rest, you’ Il fall sick when Lucas recovers. In order to take better care of him in the future, I think you should take care of your body first.”
Zoe was silent for two seconds before nodding with red eyes. “I understand, Melody. I will recuperate. From today onwards, I will take turns taking care of Lucas with the caregiver. I won’t force myself to do this alone anymore.”
“That’s good. Otherwise, if you fall ill, Lucas will not be able to rest in peace.”
Lucas also said, “That’s right, Mom. I can get out of bed and walk by myself. You don’t have to come over every day. Otherwise, I’ll have to worry about your health while recuperating.”
Zoe replied, “Don’t worry. I’ll go back and have a good sleep now.”
Under everyone’s concern and urging, Zoe did not stay any longer this time. She went straight to the caregiver to hand over the work.
When Melody saw Zoe leave, it felt like a stone in her heart slowly fell.
Actually, not only was Ander worried about Zoe, but Melody was also worried about her.
She felt motherly love from Zoe, which gave her great mental strength.
“Melody,” Ander suddenly said. “I want to talk to you alone.”
“Alright.” Melody nodded and turned to Ken. “Your leg is still injured. Sit here and wait for me first. You can’t stand around all the time. It’s not good for your leg.”
Ken smirked. Before he could say anything, Melody turned around and left.
What he didn’t say got stuck in his throat. It was quite uncomfortable.
However, he would not disobey Melody’s words. He just sat by Lucas’s bed, although he didn’t know him at all.
Lucas did not recognize Ken. He scratched his head awkwardly.
He was actually very good at socializing, but for some reason, he always felt a sense of fear in front of Ken. He was afraid that if he said a word wrong, Ken would be unhappy.
The silence lasted for more than a minute. Finally, Lucas could not stand the awkwardness and took the initiative to talk to the cold man beside the bed. “Are you Melody’s husband?”
Ken looked up at Lucas. “What did you say?”
His voice was so cold that Lucas actually shivered reflexively.
He thought, ‘So did I say something wrong? Isn’t Melody… in that kind of relationship with this man? However, the way this man looks at Melody makes it seem that they are more than ordinary friends.’
He had fallen in love quite a few times. Although he was not very involved previously, he felt that he shouldn’t have misunderstood this kind of gaze.
Just as Lucas was feeling apprehensive, Ken asked again,” What did just say?”
This time, Ken’s tone was much gentler.
Probably because of his attitude, Lucas mustered his courage again and said, “I asked if you are Melody’s husband. Did I make a mistake?”
“There’s no mistake.” Ken slowly buttoned his sleeve and extended his hand to Lucas. “Nice to meet you. My name is Ken Swanson.”
“What? you are Ken Swanson?”
At the end of the corridor, Melody and Ander stood opposite each other.
Before Ander could speak, Melody asked, “Ander, did something happen to your work?”
Ander raised his eyelids and looked at Melody in surprise. You…”
He paused and did not hide his admiration. “Melody, you’re the smartest person I’ve ever met. Nothing can escape your eyes. If Lucas was half as outstanding as you, Zoe and I would have less to worry about.”
Melody shook her head. “Lucas is definitely not stupid. It’s just that he was too muddle-headed in the past.”
As for why she guessed that Ander might not be doing well at work recently, it was because Ander’s gaze and reaction told her.
If Ander’s job was still as smooth as before, based on her understanding of Ander, he would definitely not let Bonnie go so easily.
Thinking of this, Melody asked seriously, “What happened at work?”
Ander said with a serious expression, “During this period of time, I was either in the hospital or on my way to the hospital. My competitors took advantage of the fact that I was busy with work and stole a very important project from me.”
Melody did not know much about the research institute. She asked in confusion, “Will this project affect your current position? Aren’t you already the head of the research institute?”
“You don’t know… the head of the Halcyon Research Institute changes every three years. I’ve already been re-elected for two years. This year, the research institute needs to appoint a new director. But this year, my competitor is eyeing this position covetously. And that project is very important to compete for that position.” Melody was silent for a while before asking, “Since you have asked, is there anything I can do to help you?”
“That’s right.” Ander took a deep breath and said, “Actually, our research institute has another project. As long as I complete that project, I will definitely be able to keep my current position. However, this project is too dangerous. No one dares to accept it. I want to take a gamble, but I need a doctor with superb medical skills as my backing.”