Chapter 65 Bad Intentions

At that moment, I completely forgot the fear of being pinned down by Alan just moments ago. I rolled my eyes at him and spoke to Brunel on the other end, "It's okay, Alan just has a fever. You can go back and rest; I'll take care of Alan." Brunel seemed like he wanted to say something more, but before he could, Alan ended the call. As soon as the call was disconnected, the room fell silent, with only Alan's heavy, labored breathing filling the space. I glanced at the torn clothes beside me and cleared my throat, "Maybe you should still go to the hospital?" Alan's eyes, now an even deeper shade of red, locked onto mine. "Are you really okay with letting me go out like this on my own?" I replied, a bit annoyed, "Then why didn't you go when Brunel offered to take you to the hospital?" Alan's red eyes darkened further, "Because I have pride. If my friends found out I was tricked, and my wife didn’t help me but instead sent me to the hospital, I'd be humiliated." Humiliated? But whe