When Evan woke up, the whole person was very uncomfortable, his throat seemed to be on fire, his brain was heavy as if it was filled with lead, but more importantly, it was his back that hurt like torn apart.
Evan struggled to open his eyes, but was stimulated by the harsh sunlight in front of him and closed them again. He wanted to drink water, but found that the only thing he could move now was his fingers.
Evan exhausted all his strength, but only let his fingers slide on the sheets a few times, and Evan's heart was suddenly filled with despair.
But at this moment, a slightly hoarse voice suddenly came from his ear.
"Are you awake?" with surprise and ecstasy.
This voice Evan was very familiar. At this time, his mind that was still a little ignorant was instantly awake, and his previous calculations immediately surfaced in his mind.
"Wei..." Evan didn't have the strength to go on with only one tone. He turned to look at the face that could be regarded as embarrassing, and his heart suddenly felt a lot more at ease. It seemed that his bet was a success.
Duke Wilson looked at Evan, almost ecstatic, he grabbed Evan's hand outside the quilt a little excitedly: "Don't talk, I'll go to Dr. Hester."
He almost stumbled out and ran out, not like the cold and arrogant Duke before.
Evan squinted his eyes and looked at his back. He didn't know something in his heart, and a complacent smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but then he was caught by a thirsty throat and a burning and painful back.
Evan opened his mouth, and his whole heart curled up uncomfortably.
A moment later Duke Wilson finally ran in with Dr. Hester and some of his servants.
Doctor Hester should have just woken up, his hair is still a little messy, and his glasses are hanging crookedly on the bridge of his nose, looking a little ridiculous.
"Mr. Pastor, how do you feel now?" Dr. Hester immediately exerted the professionalism of a doctor, walked to Evan's side, and asked in a low voice.
Evan wanted to speak, but couldn't come out with a single tone. When Dr. Hester saw it, he immediately said very experienced: "Go and bring a glass of warm water."
Butler Chris reacted immediately and went out to pour water. The Duke also walked to Evan's side, half-kneeled in front of his bed, looking at Evan's eyes, soft like lake water, even though Evan's heart was no longer in his heart at this moment. How regretful it is, seeing this scene, I feel it is worth it.
Butler Chris acted very quickly, and warm water was brought up immediately. Doctor Hester wanted to serve Evan to drink water, but Duke Wilson snatched it away. He put the water glass on Evan's lips and said softly. :"is this OK?"
Evan blinked, slowly squirming his lips and taking a few sips of water. The originally chapped lips and tongue were finally moistened with water. Evan felt like his throat was on fire, and he felt much more comfortable at this time.
Dr. Hester looked at these two people and felt heavy in his heart. Pastor Bruce, such a gentle and kind person, would never have thought that such evil feelings exist in this world.
"Mr. Pastor," Dr. Hester finally interjected, "How do you feel?"
"It's okay." Because of drinking water, Evan was finally able to speak, but his voice was still hoarse and a little scary: "It's just that my back hurts."
Dr. Hester breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, the wound on your back will slowly heal. Please eat more light food and rest in bed these days."
Evan nodded with some difficulty, and finally leaned back on the mattress in the fog.
Duke Wilson pulled the quilt for Evan and tucked the quilt feet again. Then he turned to look at Dr. Hester. His eyes were no longer as tender as before, but with a coldness of alienation.
"When will the priest's injury heal?" asked the duke in a low voice.
Dr. Hester was also a little embarrassed.
"Lord Duke, to tell you the truth, Mr. Pastor's injury this time is very dangerous. I don't know when it will heal. It still depends on the usual training and recovery."
Dr. Hester felt a little ashamed in his heart. He was a doctor after all, and he couldn't answer the patient's question.
Duke Wilson also frowned in dissatisfaction, but thinking about Evan's presence, he didn't say anything, just nodded coldly and turned away.
Butler Chris observed his words and understood the Duke's meaning very well. He quickly stepped forward and tugged on Dr. Hester's sleeve and whispered, "Doctor, please come out first. I want to ask you about Mr. Pastor's diet."
Dr. Hester's embarrassed heart was relieved immediately, and he hurriedly followed Butler Chris out as if he was grabbing a life-saving straw.
When only Evan and Duke Wilson were left in the room, the Duke twitched the corners of his mouth. Evan was lying on the bed. Although he had regained consciousness, he was still a little dazed because of the pain. It was also very blurry in his eyes.
The Duke looked at Evan's pale profile, and wanted to reach out to touch it like last night, but he suddenly realized something when he was halfway there, suddenly stopped his hands and feet, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
"Lord Duke, what's the matter with you?" Of course Evan could see Duke Wilson's intentions. He originally wanted to pretend it had never happened, but with such a large range of motion, he was not blind. Evan thought about it and wanted to Make fun of him.
Duke Wilson's brain seemed to be hit by something, and his mind was instantly filled with the panic of Evan knowing his intentions. He was a little overwhelmed for a while, but from the outside, he just looked a little stiff. Nothing else is wrong.
Evan did not urge, but looked at the duke with a very gentle and non-aggressive look, with a slight doubt at the corner of his mouth.
"I... I'm fine." Duke Wilson took a long time to find his voice, but his tone was a little dry.
Looking at Duke Wilson's vulnerable appearance, Evan did not pursue it any further. This man was still too thin-skinned. If he became angry, it would not be worth the harm.
So he just smiled and said, "That's good, thank you for taking care of you."
Speaking of this, Duke Wilson's heart became more and more complicated. He frowned and looked at Evan with a very complicated look in his eyes.
"No, I should say this, it was you who saved me." The Duke's tone carried a hint of solemnity: "Pastor Bruce, you saved my life, and my gratitude for your noble actions cannot be described in words. If you need me somewhere, just tell me, I am defined."
Duke Wilson's words were very official, but the tenderness in his eyes could not deceive people, and Evan's heart became more and more happy.
"Lord Duke, you're serious, I just did what I thought was right." Evan's language was simple and peaceful, without a trace of flashiness, but it was such plain language that made the Duke's heart surge.
What a noble personality he is, even in such a crisis, the first thing he thinks of is to save others.
"Mr. Pastor." Duke Wilson's tone was a little sluggish: "You, you make me feel very ashamed." He unconsciously leaned in the direction of Evan.
This is a subconscious action, but it is of great significance in Evan's heart, and Duke Wilson finally opened his heart to him.
Evan laughed silently, the evil seeds took root in his heart, and he was getting closer and closer to his goal.
But Evan's smile on the surface is like a saint, with a halo of compassion: "Sir, please don't say such things again, now we are all fine, this is the best ending."
Duke Wilson looked at Evan and was speechless for a while. It was naturally good for both of them to be fine, but he almost thought Evan was going to die at the time. The feeling of despair and pain still enveloped his heart. Let his heart not calm down for a long time.
The two of them sat silently like this, as if the air in the room was stagnant, but for some reason, the atmosphere between the two was not awkward at all, but it was filled with a warm smell.
Duke Wilson looked at Evan tenderly, while Evan looked sideways at the void. The sunlight came in through the curtains, casting a shadow on half of his face. He seemed to be sitting in a place where light and darkness were intertwined. Likewise, there is an unpredictable beauty.
After a long time, the atmosphere between the two was broken by the noise outside the door. Evan heard that it was the duke's guests, and the duke also heard it, but the duke's face was not so good-looking.
He walked over with a cold face and opened the door, looking at the brightly dressed men and women outside the door, his tone was very irritable: "Don't some gentlemen and ladies know the most basic etiquette as a guest?"
The Duke's voice was not high, but the icy smell in it made everyone present shut their mouths.
In the end, the Count Martin was more courageous and said cautiously with a smile: "Sir, are you all right? We are also worried about whether you are injured?"
The Duke looked at Martin, his eyes sank again, but in the end he didn't get angry, just pursed his lips and said: "I'm fine, the injured person is someone else, this hunt is over, someone will send you back tomorrow. ."
The Duke's words were very rude, but these people also understood that it was a strange thing to be in a good mood after experiencing such a thing, but looking at the Duke's unscathed appearance, everyone present had different expressions.
The Duke was impatient to deal with these scheming people, but he just waved his hand, and Steward Chris, who had been in a dilemma at the side, immediately came up.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please go back to your room first, breakfast is ready."
Butler Chris's invitation was undoubtedly a good step, and the people present immediately followed this step and hurried down. The Duke's rudeness made these people's faces look bad.
After the people receded like a tide, the Duke returned to Evan's room. He closed the door and turned around, only to find that Evan was looking straight at him, and Duke Wilson's heart skipped a few beats. .
"What's wrong with you?" Duke Wilson asked uncertainly.
Evan seemed to have come to his senses suddenly, smiled a little embarrassedly, and said warmly: "I didn't expect that you still have this side."
"This side?" Duke Wilson looked at Evan with some playfulness: "What do you mean by this side?"
Evan looked at Duke Wilson and blinked, with a hint of mischief in his eyes: "I always thought you were a gentle and elegant person, but I didn't expect that you are quite scary when you look straight."
Hearing this sentence, Duke Wilson's smile instantly stiffened.