Chapter 5

Eva did not want Adrian to know about her pregnancy. She had not yet decided what to do about the child.

Upon hearing her words, Adrian furrowed his brows deeply, steering the car in a swift motion to pull over by the roadside.

Seeing this, Eva thought he meant for her to get out, so she reached out to open the door.

The next second, the car was locked.

Adrian stared at her through the rearview mirror with an inscrutable expression.

"Why didn't you want to go to the hospital?"

Since she came back drenched from the rain last night, she had been acting strangely.

Eva composed herself and said, "If I feel unwell, I'll go see a doctor myself."

At these words, Adrian narrowed his eyes displeasingly.

Vivian, seeing the situation, suggested, "You don't want to go to the hospital. Are you afraid of hospitals? My friend opened a small clinic after returning to the homeland. How about you go there for a check-up?"

Then she looked at Adrian, "Adrian, what do you think?"

Adrian did not immediately agree but frowned and said, "A clinic? Is it reliable?"

Vivian felt a bit embarrassed, "Of course, if it weren't reliable, why would I recommend it? Don't you trust me?"

After a moment of thought, Adrian nodded, "Then let's go there."

Eva furrowed her delicate brows.

"I..."

The next moment, Adrian's car sped off, leaving her no chance to refuse.

Vivian continued to persuade her, "Eva, don't worry. My friend has a great personality and is very patient and gentle with patients. I'll brief him in advance, and we can discuss it together. How about that?"

Eva said nothing more as the car drove off.

After arriving at the clinic, Vivian helped Eva out of the car, speaking softly, "Are you still feeling dizzy? If you're uncomfortable, lean on my shoulder."

Vivian spoke in a gentle voice, with a faint scent of gardenias, and her movements were very gentle as she supported Eva.

Eva lowered her gaze, her thoughts drifting introspectively.

Vivian was not only beautiful but also very excellent. Most importantly, she had saved Adrian's life.

If she were Adrian, she would probably fall in love with Vivian too.

When Vivian's friend arrived, she went up to talk to him for a while. The man, dressed in a white coat, finally settled his gaze on Eva's face, nodded, and walked over.

"Hello, you're Vivian's friend, right? I'm Brian Mitchell."

Eva nodded at him, "Hello."

"Fever?" Brian took out a thermometer, "Let's check your temperature first."

Eva took it.

From behind, Adrian's voice sounded, "You know how to use a thermometer, right?"

Eva remained silent.

She ignored him. How could she not know how to use a thermometer?

However, due to her sickness, her head was a bit dizzy, and her movements were slow.

After that, Brian said they needed to wait a while.

Seeing this, Vivian took the opportunity to introduce Brian to Adrian.

"Adrian, this is Brian, whom I mentioned to you on the phone. He's an expert in medicine, but he prefers freedom, so he opened this clinic after returning home. Brian, this is Adrian, he's..."

She paused for a moment, then shyly said, "My friend."

"Friend?" This title made Brian raise an eyebrow. His gaze unintentionally swept over Eva's face before returning to Adrian, "Hello, I'm Brian. Nice to meet you."

After a long while, Adrian finally raised his hand to shake Brian's lightly, "Adrian."

"I know."

Brian smiled mysteriously and said something ambiguous, "I often hear Vivian talk about you. She speaks very highly of you."

"Brian..." Vivian's face instantly turned pink, as if she had been exposed.

"What? Did I say something wrong? Don't you often praise him in front of everyone?"

"Alright, stop."

As she spoke, Adrian glanced at Eva.

She sat there quietly, her eyelids drooping slightly, with a few soft strands of hair falling over her forehead, covering her eyes and hiding all her emotions.

She sat there quietly, detached, like an outsider.

Adrian's face instantly darkened.

Five minutes later, Brian took the thermometer and frowned, "The temperature is a bit high. Let's give you an injection."

Eva raised her head and said, "No injection."

Hearing this, Brian glanced at her and then smiled, "Are you afraid of pain? Don't worry, I'm very gentle."

Vivian also nodded in agreement, "Yes, Eva, your health is important."

Eva shook her head, insisting, "I don't want an injection or medicine."

Her stubbornness made Adrian frown.

"Then we can only use physical cooling. I'll go fetch some things. In the meantime, use a wet towel to cool your head. Don't let the fever get worse."

As Brian left, Vivian said, "I'll go help too."

Once they were gone, only Eva and Adrian were left in the room.

Eva felt dizzy.

She wanted to get a wet towel to cool herself down, but she had no strength at all.

At this moment, Adrian, who had been mostly silent, suddenly sneered two words.

"Drama queen!"