Chapter 141 - 141 She knows... She knows...

141 She knows... She knows...

(Warning: This chapter contained an adult problem of pregnancy before marriage, and a hint of alcohol abuse, reader’s discretion is a must.)

“You’re in big trouble, aren’t you?”

Inside the safe visitation room, there was Henry, looking so annoyed at Xavier on the other side of the safety glass. He comes visiting as soon as one of Xavier’s subordinates tells him about him going to be inside the main hospital for three days after making a contact with an infected new variant of moskeet fever.

Xavier look so glum, he stared at his friend for a little too long. His beautiful face was still there, but the smile and his sparkling eyes, who were full of lives, those eyes were gone. Now, he becomes brooding and has a face filled with the animosity that could stun everyone that looks on his way.

Scoffing, he said to Henry about his condition, “I’m fine, Henry, I felt nothing… So, what happened to you?” Xavier asked him back, he couldn’t resist after seeing how he was changing a lot in these two years.

“What happened to me, asked that f*cker who gave a cut on my lips!” Hissed Henry while pointing at the torn lips that look so painful even at a glance.

Xavier winced when he looks at the bruises all over his face. “You should probably go and ask for medication. After all, you’re inside a hospital right now.”

“I am fine, Xave! Ugh… I came here worrying about you and here you are mocking my minor injured.” Henry was gruntling, while he looks around the visitation area, “But, it’s good that you’re alright then.”

Looking at his friend, Xavier was smiling and shook his head, “No, I mean, what happened to you for the last two years? At the pub, we were just chugging drinks. I talk and you stared at some empty space. Really, what happened to you, Henry?”

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“Nothing happened to me!” Henry was practically yelling, impromptu everyone to look over their side. Henry curses and tried to avoid the conversation. “Okay, look, can we keep the discussion about you entirely? Just... leave my problem out of this, okay?”

Still couldn’t believe how Henry tried to avoid his question, Xavier’s raised his hand, and smile at him, “Fine, if you don’t want to talk about this, but sooner or later…”

Before Xavier could finish his sentence, a healer came knocking on his side of the room. “Captain Xavier, the healer, is here to check on you. We need you to go back to your room.”

“You heard him, I’ll see you soon, alright?” He excused himself from Henry.

Before he leaves the room, the brooding Henry asks him another question, “Wait… is she… is she here right now?”

“Yeah… She’s my healer in charge.” Said Henry while scoffing at him.

“D*mn! What a luck that you have Xavier.” Muttered Henry.

He left the main hospital by walking through the corridor to the horse stable. He heard a helper calling for his name from behind. Turning around, Henry saw the helper that had called for Xavier before.

“Wait… Sir… I… I have something for you.” Said the helper when he finally reached him, “Oh Gods! You walk so fast I thought I could never catch you.”

“What is it?” Asked Henry to the helper.

He handed Henry two vials with a piece of paper attached to them. “This medicine is from the healer, for… for your bruises.” Said the helper a bit nervous.

Henry looks at the vial and the piece of paper with a frown on his face. After a short while, he took the vials and the note from the helper’s hand and gave him a short thank you. He read the note while walking away.

‘For your bruises and cut, get well soon. From Anne.’

After reading the note, he threw it into the bushes but kept the vials carefully inside his pocket. Henry goes back to the barrack, preparing for his shift. This time there’s a hint of a smirk on his face when he left the main hospital.

Meanwhile, Xavier was waiting for Anne. Inside his isolation room, he was nervous even though he tried so hard not to show it. A moment later, Anne entered the room, along with one helper with a paper sheet in his hand. Both of them use a mask soaked with blackened gaaram wood ashes.

“Good day, sir Xavier, my name is River Anne, this is a routine checkup for…”

“You know who I am, Anne, stop with the formality, please, it bothered me so much, so just… Just begin your routine check-up.” Xavier told her, while massaging his forehead.

The helper looks at Anne and then Xavier; he doesn’t know about the history of these two, and he senses another potential rumor that could go around the main hospital. Anne let out a sigh and begins to check on Xavier.

She asked Xavier to open his shirt, and when he opened the shirt, Anne and even the helper were practically drooling over every muscle that Xavier have, and the man loves when he saw her genuine reaction. Xavier was proud of his body, he know one of the attractive traits of his is his tone abs, height, and of course the golden color of his eyes. The helper even take a deep breath and gave him a praising look.

Anne need to clear her throat when she touched his chest and his face. Their eyes met for a moment. She can feel his hot breath breezing into her face. Anne needs to muster all of her will not to touch the full lips of Xavier, while his eyes stared into her constantly. His broad chest and his hot breath hypnotized her senses.

“Err… Healer Anne? are you… are you finished?” The helper saw their intimate interaction, and he then tried to warn the healer before something unexpected happened, or probably something that Anne and Xavier expected to happen.

“I don’t see any sign of infection, which is good… For now.” Said Anne while trying to clear her throat, her eyes still glancing at Xavier, “For now, I’ll give you some fruits, are you having trouble sleeping?”

“No, not really? When I want to sleep, I just close my eyes and sleep right away.” Answered Xavier to her.

Anne nodded her head. “Good, then take a good rest. How about drinking?”

“Yes, I like drinking alcohol, sometimes…” Xavier remembered his blackout episode two months ago, “Sometimes a bit excessive.”

Anne stared at his face, she doesn’t say any words and turned to the helper. “Gave him a kelpie soup every morning, and more fruits at noon, especially aggrus fruits. It will help him a bit if he needs the urge to drink.”

Xavier knows what she was doing. “I am not an alcoholic, Anne!” He said to her and then rolled his eyes.

“Still… Just to be saved.” Anne shrugged her shoulder and stands up from her seat.

“Wait, Anne, are you going to see Yasmine now?” Asked Xavier to her.

Anne turned on her back a bit to glance at Xavier, “No, I’ve already seen her, don’t worry, she’s calmer now, granted I almost gave her a sleeping potion.”

Panicking, Xavier stands up and shouts at her, “What?! you don’t…”

“Don’t worry, I don’t give her the sleeping potion,” Anne warned him and goes away. Before she close the door, she turned once again to Xavier, “I know she is pregnant.” Whispered Anne, the expression on her face felt something that Xavier wouldn’t predict, a disappointment.

Before Xavier could say anything, Anne walk away and closed the door.