MY Masochistic CEO-Chapter 80 unexpected stays

"Absolutely. Why don’t you let me call you? You heartless guy, you haven’t contacted me since that day. Have you forgotten about me?"

She spoke with a mix of flirtation and sorrow.

"I really haven’t forgotten. It’s just been inconvenient these past days!"

"Are you swamped with work?"

"Yeah, I’m working on two major projects."

I smiled. "Big projects that are enough to let Kristina and Lily live a good life. Of course, I must work hard!"

"You still care."

She lightly tapped my forehead, then lay down, accidentally hitting my wound, causing me to wince.

She was startled. "What’s wrong?"

"I... I’m fine!"

I pretended to be calm, trying to hide the pain.

"Don’t say you’re fine. You look pale."

She hurriedly inquired, "Did I hurt you somewhere?"

"No, not at all!" I replied.

"Tell me the truth!"

Seeing her earnest expression, I scratched my head and lifted my left sleeve, revealing the bandaged wound.

She exclaimed, "What happened?"

"It’s just a scratch."

"Don’t lie to me. Do you need this much bandaging for a small injury?"

She carefully held my hand, her eyes suddenly welling up. "I was a nurse. This is definitely not a small wound!"

I was taken aback. I had never heard her mention her nursing background before.

Knowing I couldn’t keep it hidden, I said, "Please don’t cry. It breaks my heart."

She pushed away my hand. "For such an important matter, you kept this from me. Do you really care about me?"

I feared women crying the most and immediately panicked. "It’s not like that. I didn’t want you to fret, so I didn’t tell you. I was planning to..."

"You were waiting until you healed to see me, right?"

I was stunned and then nodded.

She was a mix of concern and frustration. "You always insist on shouldering everything alone!"

I was touched by her tenderness and care, holding her as I rested my head against her chest. "You’re so kind."

She remained silent. Instead, she carefully examined my right hand, the bruised skin. Tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her cheeks. "Even a simple IV drip has left you so bruised. The injury must be more serious than I thought."

I felt guilty. Why didn’t I tell her sooner?

I wiped away her tears with heartache. "I’m sorry. I... I was wrong. I should have told you right away."

"It’s my fault too. I should have contacted you earlier," she said, her face a blend of sorrow and guilt, making me uneasy.

"However, this was rather sudden."

After pondering, I didn’t hold back and told her about the previous events, skipping the perilous parts.

She was both heartbroken and angry. "You always try to be strong, the hero. Why don’t you ever heed advice? It was the same in Green Bay last time, and now you’re tussling with kidnappers. Do you think you’re Superman?"

I could feel her fear. Last time, saving someone from drowning was one thing, but this time, I ended up injuring myself. Truthfully, I was scared too. A slower reaction, and that knife could have been fatal.

"I’m sorry. I won’t do this again. Please don’t be angry, okay?"

Admitting mistakes early was wise, and standing firm when being scolded. In front of Kristina, saving face was not important at all.

"Can I not be angry?" Kristina huffed, "William Maine, let me tell you. If there’s a next time, don’t come to me!"

Except for when we first met, she called me that. After that, it was just William. Using my full name now meant she was truly angry.

"It won’t, and I promise!"

After soothing her for a while, her expression finally softened. "Do you know how worried I was? If something happened to you, what would I do? What about Lily? After you saved others last time, Lily became a little hero at school. She was so happy. If something happened to you, she’d lose her dad again. How heartbroken would she be?"

"I was wrong. I was so engrossed in flexing my strengths that I overlooked the fact that there’s a big beauty and a little beauty here who count on me. I’m such an idiot. I..."

"Tsk, what nonsense about that!" Kristina said.

Seeing her like that, I quickly hugged her, kissing away her tears. "All the mistakes are mine. I will always remember I have you and Lily on my shoulders!"

Kristina’s heart completely melted. She lay on top of me and said, "You’re good at sweet-talking! I’m also at fault. Why did I rent the house to you?"

"Perhaps it’s fate." I chuckled.

She gave me a playful eye-roll. "Fine, you’re on a break for the next few days, right? Just don’t bother going back, stay here. I’ll look after you!"

"What?"

’Stay here!’

’What about Mary?’

’If she sees me not going back, won’t she come looking for me?’

"No need to worry. The hospital has caregivers," I said.

"Can the caregivers be as caring as me?" she retorted.

Kristina stated, "Tomorrow’s Friday, and I’ll take the day off. That gives me a three-day stretch to look after you, just what you need to get back on your feet."

What could I do to resist the tender care of someone so kind? This was exactly it!

"I know you care about me, but there’s really no need to take a day off just to look after me. I’m not a child, and I’ll be discharged by Saturday!" I said.

Kristina perched on my lap and murmured, "Who knows better, you or me? If you’re trying to annoy me, you can leave right now and see if I’ll let you back in later!"

My head was reeling.

She actually wanted me to stay over tonight, and she was so insistent about it.

What should I do?

Kristina might seem gentle, but she was actually quite assertive. Otherwise, as a single woman, she wouldn’t have been able to raise Lily on her own and manage so well.

And I had finally managed to cheer her up. If I left now, who knew how long it would take to make her happy again?

I clenched my teeth and agreed. Fine, I wouldn’t go back to the hospital.

Anyway, I could be discharged tomorrow morning after the IV drip, and I just need to come back on time for medication later.

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