Chapter 10

James had a severe seafood allergy.

From his wrist starting to redden to uncontrollable coughing, and finally difficulty breathing, it only took about thirty minutes.

"How could you let him touch even a bit of seafood?"

"The doctor said if Professor James had been brought in any later, he really could have died!"

"Sis, how could you not know about this? Why don't you know even this?"

Outside the hospital room, Mia looked at me with red eyes, her voice already tinged with tears.

She liked James, I knew.

Otherwise, in my past life, I wouldn't have given James a second glance.

"Well..."

"He knew and still ate it himself..."

I weakly tried to defend myself, and just then, the hospital room door opened.

The nurse nodded, saying the patient was awake.

I looked through the slightly open door.

James was sitting up in bed, looking at me.

Probably having heard every word of my feeble excuse just now.

His eyes were so empty, devoid of everything, not even disappointment, just a void.

Mia rushed to his bedside.

"Professor James! How are you?"

I followed, but the man who hadn't spoken for a while suddenly coughed.

"Zoe."

His voice was extremely low, his ink-black eyes staring straight at me.

My heart skipped a beat, and I unconsciously walked towards him.

"Can you never appear in front of me again?"

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