Her Precious Baby
Chapter 162

Chapter 162

Nobody knew what Nancy had told Jacob, but in less than ten minutes, the door to Angeline’s wardopened with a click.

Then, the steady sound of leather shoes clacking on the marble floor echoed in the silent room.

It was obviously Evander, for no one else’s footsteps could sound as calm and composed as his.

Evander strode toward the bed and was about to lift the covers when Angeline stopped him with a shrillcry, “Stay away!”

Angeline covered her face with her hands, and when she sensed Evander pausing in his tracks, shelifted her head to steal a quick glance at him before pivoting and running away.

I look awful right now. Will Evander be spooked when he sees me in this state?

Despite preparing herself mentally, she was still overwhelmed by embarrassment when they really met.

Angeline ran and hid behind the curtain, whimpering as she pleaded, “Don’t come near me. Please goaway.”

Unfortunately, Evander caught a glimpse of her face in that split second when she lifted her head justnow and noticed the red rashes that marred her countenance.

He was shocked to see such a severe case of allergy, but he wasn’t at all frightened or disgusted bythe sight.

“Angeline, how long do you intend to hide from me? Do you not want your face to be treated?”

He approached her and grabbed the curtain, attempting to yank it open, but as soon as he touched thecurtain, she began trembling violently. Her voice cracked as she spoke. “Don’t touch me! Leave rightnow if you have respect for me!”

She would feel inferior whenever she faced Evander.

After all, she had always been a meticulous and sensitive person. From the start, she dared not acceptEvander’s courtship due to her troubled past, and now that she had been disfigured, she didn’t knowhow to face him.

“Okay, okay. I won’t touch you. Please calm down.”

He sighed upon seeing how anxious she was. Taking a few steps back, he regarded her with concern.

Jacob witnessed Angeline’s reaction through a soundproof glass from outside the ward and growled,“Evander must be bullying Angie! I told you not to let him in, and look what happened! I’ll go in and draghim out!”

Nancy held him back just in time and reminded him, “Why are you getting so worked up? Don’t blameme for telling the truth, but Angeline is in love with Mr. Golding despite her complaints about him. Andnow, he’s the only one who can help her get through this.”

Upon hearing that, Jacob felt as if a bomb had gone off in his head, and his face went pale.

“No, that’s impossible.”

Angeline is such a wonderful lady. Why is she attracted to that cunning, scheming old fox?

Seeing how he still wouldn’t believe her, Nancy didn’t bother to explain further. Instead, she grabbedthe phone that was used to monitor the patient’s condition in the ward and handed it to Jacob.

“I don’t want you to look at me because I know I’m hideous.”

Her tone was filled with fear and self-loathing, and it was evident that she did not welcome Evander’sarrival.

So that’s why she’s hiding from me?

Evander fixed his gaze on her and said, “All right. I’ll leave this instant. Please calm down.” His deepvoice was tinged with warmth and tenderness as if he was trying to console a frightened child.

Probably because of the sincerity in his voice, Angeline’s anxiety eased. Slowly, she sank to theground, and her tensed shoulders relaxed.

Evander stealthily inched closer to her until she was within arm’s reach. Subsequently, he pulled thecurtains apart abruptly and pulled the trembling woman into his embrace.

Her body felt cold, completely devoid of warmth.

“Evander, let me go!”

Angeline panicked when he approached and struggled hard to break free from his embrace.

To her dismay, Evander tightened his grip on her and refused to let go.

“Angeline, I thought you were braver than this! But why are you defeated by such a trivial matter?Where is your courage when you took over Forrester Group? Haven’t you weathered all those incidentsin the Sorelle family? Why are you giving up now?”

Evander’s clear words traveled into her ears and calmed her heart.

“Get away from me! The doctor said that I had a fungal infection. You might get infected, too…”

“I’m not afraid of something like that.”

Evander cradled Angeline’s cheeks with his hand and slowly lifted her face when she didn’t resist histouch.

He couldn’t help frowning upon seeing the rashes on her face, which was more severe than heexpected.

Angeline felt extremely uncomfortable getting stared at like that.

He didn’t say anything while staring at me. Does he hate me? Is he disgusted by me? Will he run awayfrom me like how those nurses did?

At that thought, Angeline frantically turned her head away and spoke nervously. “Stop looking at me. Imust have scared you with my ugly face.”

Evander’s heart ached when he heard her self-deprecating remark. In response, he soothed her with agentle voice.

“Not at all. Now, let’s pack up and come home with me, all right?”

Angeline was stunned upon hearing his words. She didn’t understand what he was trying to say.

“What are you talking about? Are you joking? The doctor said I can’t leave the hospital.”

“If I’m not mistaken, the doctor also said you’ll have a low chance of recovering. And even if you arehealed, you’ll end up having scars all over your body. Am I right?”

Angeline fell silent. He was right.

“Listen to me. You know that every doctor has different capabilities, yeah? You can’t follow the adviceof a single doctor. Come with me. Let me take you to other doctors. Don’t worry. It’s not a big deal.”

Evander’s soft voice and the warmth in his palm eventually calmed Angeline down and made her feelsecure.

She lowered her eyes as tears streamed down her cheeks.

“Don’t cry. The Angeline I know isn’t that weak,” Evander consoled her and carefully wiped her tearsaway. Then, he lifted her in his arms and brought her out of the ward.

Angeline’s tears were a sign that she was willing to face the difficulties.

Evander knew something was wrong the moment he noticed the weird look on her face at the pressconference. He then went backstage and asked around, only to replace out Angeline had been sent to thehospital.

Instantly, he was beside himself with worry. He had never felt this fearful in his life.

Sometime later, Nancy called and told him about Angeline’s horrible condition.

Without a second thought, he drove to the hospital, overtaking countless cars along the way.

During the ten or so minutes he took to reach the hospital, he deeply regretted how harshly he hadtreated Angeline all this time.

He was willing to offer anything in exchange for her safety, and he was willing to just watch over herfrom afar if she refused to accept him for the rest of his life.

After reaching the hospital, he sighed in relief when he saw that Angeline was merely suffering from anallergy.

To him, that was not a big deal.

Why does she think I’d abandon her because of this? To her, am I just a shallow person who only paysattention to a person’s appearance?

Upon exiting the ward, Angeline didn’t know where he was taking her, but she felt an inexplicablesense of trust toward him. She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck and listened to the loudthumping of his heart, feeling at ease.

When they reached the door, Jacob got in their way.

“Hey, you cunning old fox! Where are you taking Angie?”