When Nina entered the ward, they stopped talking.
The three of them turned to look at Nina.
Emma was a little surprised. "Nina?" she murmured.
Haley trembled and choked, "Nina? No, no. I mean Aunt Nina."
James and Haley were best friends, so Haley should address John and Nina the way James addressed them. James addressed John as Uncle John and Nina as Aunt Nina.
"Aunt Nina, why are you here?" Haley was both respectful and scared of Nina. He thought that she was as intimidating as John.
If John and Nina cooperated well, they would be an invincible power couple.
Nina had been used to hearing others call her Aunt Nina. She did not mind it because it was just a form of address.
"How are you feeling?" Nina walked up and bowed slightly to Haley. She said apologetically, "I'm so sorry I hit you. I will pay for the medical expenses."
"No, no, no. You had nothing to do with it. It wasn't your fault. We fell by ourselves after we had too much to drink." Haley wiped beads of sweat from his forehead. He did not want to die young.
When he woke up at the hospital last night, James repeatedly told him that they got hurt because they fell, not because Nina beat them up.
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"Feed you? Your legs are hurt, not your hands." He was playing tricks on her on purpose.
"I'm a patient." John spoke in a low, clear, and powerful voice, not sounding at all like an injured patient.
It was her fault that he was hurt, so she had no choice. She picked up a bottle of water and unscrewed the cap angrily. John was stunned, feeling like the cap was somewhat his head.
Nina seemed like she wanted to rip his head off like she did the bottle cap.
Was she angry?
Well, he was also angry.
"No." John refused to drink. He ordered the driver to drive.
Nina paused, her face darkening like a looming thunderstorm. "Fine. If you don't want to drink it, I'll drink it."
Then, she tipped the bottle into her mouth and downed the contents.
Upon their return to North Yard, Nina was in a hurry to take a shower and change her clothes, but John stopped her. He said in a gentle and calm voice, "I want to take a shower."
"Then go ahead and take a shower. I won't stop you. You don't need my permission." Nina was confused. She looked at John with bewildered eyes.
With a cunning smile, John teased, "You serve me, remember?"
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