The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 510 - 498

Joanna nodded and obediently took the medicinal cream from the nightstand.

At the time, she was still unable to determine if Ace was pretending to have forgotten her or if he really had. However, none of that was important—her main goal was to help him recover. She just wanted happiness for him. Anything else was... insignificant.

"Mr. Moran, please lie down. I will be changing your bandages now," Joanna requested of Ace, who was still acting all lovey-dovey. She then slowly squeezed out the thick cream into her palm.

Since this wasn’t the first time she took care of the man, she was especially familiar with such procedures.

First, she had to unbutton his shirt and undo the gauze bandages around his torso. After that, she had to spread the cream on both her palms and gently smear it all over his wounds.

"Thank you." Ace didn’t refuse or felt embarrassed, immediately laying down as told. His tall perfect figure looked as if it were an artifact being displayed in a museum.

Seraphina quickly came forth to stop her the moment Joanna tried to undress the man. "I’ll help him out with this. Letting an outsider like you do this would be inappropriate."

Joanna raised a brow, seemingly nonchalant. "Whatever."

With that, Seraphina helped Ace unbutton his shirt.

As soon as Joanna laid eyes on the man’s chest, her heart tightened when she noticed the several cuts all over.

’No wonder he resents me so much. I was the one who caused him harm! I totally deserve any punishment coming for me, even if he wanted to skin me alive!’

"Hey, uh, hang in there. This medicine will sting a little." Joanna choked back on her tears, her vision blurring. She then lowered her gaze and smeared the cream onto his torn wounds with her finger.

"Mmh!" Ace groaned from the pain, furrowing his brows.

"What are you doing?! You’re such a klutz! You hurt my boyfriend!" Seraphina pushed Joanna away and gave her a stern lecture. "Don’t bother changing his bandage if you don’t know how! And don’t even think about seducing him! Everyone knows you should use cotton swabs, but you’re using your fingers! I know exactly what you’re trying here!"

Joanna bit her lower lip to suppress her anger, glaring back coldly. "I know what I’m doing, okay? Cotton swabs are too rough, and using fingers will ensure minimal pain!"

"Isn’t... Isn’t that just bullsh*t?! All the nurses used cotton swabs. You clearly have ulterior motives!"

"Hah, don’t make me laugh! Do you think I need to resort to such methods with how important I am to him?" Joanna replied straightforwardly. "You, on the other hand, are so afraid that someone might steal your boyfriend away. Is it because you got him through certain methods? Is that why you’re feeling so guilty?"

"It’s not like that at all! Shut up!" Seraphina howled angrily. After all, Joanna’s words pierced her heart in every way, especially since it was all true.

Just as the two were about to fight, Joanna suddenly noticed something was off with Ace’s condition. Cold sweat was dripping from his forehead, and his limbs were spasming uncontrollably.

"Wait, stop! We have to check him!" Joanna yelled at Seraphina.

"Ace, what’s happening?! Don’t scare me! Say something!" Seraphina just realized Ace’s condition had worsened, with all color draining from his face. It seemed he had fallen unconscious as well.

"His heart rate is going up! Call the doctor! Now!" Joanna looked towards the heart monitor, whose lines were dancing, as if indicating that the man was in a very unstable condition.

The chief doctor quickly rushed over and started providing emergency care. "Please wait outside, ladies. The patient’s blood pressure is unstable, and he needs urgent treatment!"

Joanna and Seraphina didn’t dare to stay any longer, immediately cooperating with the medics and leaving the ward.

"You unlucky b*tch! Look what you’ve done to Ace?! Haven’t you caused enough harm?!" Seraphina wailed as she hit Joanna harshly. "Nothing happened when you were gone! The doctors even said his condition had stabilized! He only needs a few more days of rest before he can get discharged!

"But as soon as you showed up, his heart started palpitating, and his life is now in danger again! You’re the bane of his existence! So please just leave him alone, I beg of you!"

"I... I didn’t expect this either." Joanna worriedly stared at Ace’s ward, her eyes filled with deep melancholy and regret. She started feeling as if the deal she made with the gods was slowly coming true.

The first time might have been a coincidence, but with it happening a second and third time, calling it a mere coincidence wasn’t going to cut it.

’Murphy is right, I’m really the bane of Ace’s existence. He’ll be in danger as long as I’m near him...’

"I told you that you had to use a cotton swab to apply the cream, but you insisted on using your fingers! He’s still in a weak state. Even a slight breeze could endanger his life!"

"There must be bacteria on your fingers, and his wounds are now infected! You witch, why didn’t you drown back then?! Why did you have to come back and hurt Ace all over again?!" Seraphina lunged at the woman once more, releasing all her pent-up rage from the past few days.

"I’m sorry, I’m sorry..."

Joanna could feel a lump in her throat, with tears trickling down her cheeks. She allowed Seraphina to take out whatever anger she had on her without the slightest resistance.

"Stop it!" Jovan was met with this messy scene when he exited the elevator. He dashed over to the two women.

He then grabbed Seraphina’s wrist and questioned, "Didn’t I warn you not to hurt her?!"

Seraphina shrunk as soon as she saw Jovan, like a rat encountering a cat. She suddenly became subservient, gulping nervously. "I didn’t mean to, but she deserved it! She used her dirty hands to apply medicine to Ace’s wounds!"

"You know how many difficulties he had gone through just for his condition to stabilize! But now... his life is at risk again!"

"How can you blame her?" Jovan shot her a cold glare. "The doctors have already told you about Ace’s condition. They said he was still in a crisis and he could become unstable at any time! He injured his head badly and even underwent major surgery! Even if no one touched him, he might have ended up in this situation."

"Surgery?" Drowned in tears, Joanna’s eyes were cold and sharp. "Weren’t his wounds external!? Why would he need any major surgery?"

Seraphina’s expression visibly shifted as she glanced at Jovan carefully. She kept her mouth shut, not daring to utter a single word.

Jovan, however, seemed quite relaxed. He smiled at the woman and responded. "Ace had a concussion. He hit his head on a rock which caused internal bleeding in his skull. That’s why they had to give him brain surgery. Isn’t that considered major surgery?"

"Brain surgery!!!" Joanna balled up her fists, her palms clammy with sweat. The man’s words made her heart sink to her stomach.