"Mr. Mueller, what's bothering you? Mrs. Nicholls can't help with that. Shouldn't I call a doctor instead?" Kim asked, concerned.
"No, I just need Mae. Seeing her will make me feel better," Evan insisted, his brow furrowed, and his face etched with discomfort.
Kim noticed his distress and had no choice but to get Mavis from next door.
"Evan, how are you feeling? What's wrong?" Mavis asked as she hurried to his bedside.
Evan turned to look at her and stated softly, "Mae, I want to move back downstairs."
Confused, she asked, "Why? Are you uncomfortable here?"
"I can't sleep well here. Besides, I'm useless now. I can't even walk. The size of the room doesn't matter to me," Evan replied, a fleeting smirk of self-mockery crossing his lips.
"You shouldn't say that. You'll recover," Mavis scolded him.
"I'm just kidding, Mae. The truth is, I really can't sleep in this room. I've developed a new problem—I'm particular about beds. I sleep better in the regular ward downstairs," he explained persistently.
Unable to argue with him, Mavis reluctantly agreed. At Evan's insistence, the nursing staff helped him move back downstairs that night. If she had known this would happen.
"Are you satisfied now? It's late, get some rest. Call Kim or me if you need anything," Mavis said, stifling a yawn as tiredness washed over her.
"Mae, one more thing. Can we dismiss Kim too? I'm really not comfortable with strangers taking care of me," Evan requested.
Mavis opened her mouth to speak but ended up just nodding in agreement, remembering the doctor's advice to pay special attention to Evan's emotional state and physical condition.
With Kim gone, Mavis had to stay up to watch over Evan herself. The regular ward was too small for a comfortable sofa, and the fold-out bed for caretakers was as hard as a board. Hence, she opted to sit in the hallway instead.
Soon, drowsiness overtook her again.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Wait, She’s a Billionaire (Sheena Lawson)
The novel is too abusive it spoils the joy of reading it. I hate the punishment part between sheena and Eliot....