Chapter 224

The gentleness Wendy had shown earlier while cooperating with James vanished the moment they were alone, her tone now filled with impatience. James paused in his tracks. Staring at the cold and distant expression on Wendy's face, he felt a sharp pang in his chest. As his face darkened, he approached her and said, "Did the doctor come by? When did you wake up? Just now, I was—" Even though he looked displeased, the concern in his words was unmistakable. Wendy's brows furrowed more tightly, and she cut him off. "If there's nothing else, you don't need to stay here any longer." A flicker of disbelief crossed James' gaze when he heard that. "What kind of attitude is that?" he said through clenched teeth. "I thought that you would at least feel more at ease upon seeing me when you woke up." "At ease?" Wendy gave a cold laugh. "Surely you've already figured out by now that those who abducted me were paid to do it. So what makes you think seeing you would make me feel at ease?" If any