Chapter 40 Shy?
In the emergency department of the hospital, after the emergency doctor pressed Katherine's lower abdomen and inquired about her local physical sensations, he asked a nurse to fetch a chief physician to examine her pulse.
The doctor frowned and turned to the patient's family member beside him, asking, "Has she been consuming a lot of nourishing food recently?"
Alexander didn't know. He was rarely at home, so he wasn't familiar with Katherine's diet.
Leander stepped forward and approached Alexander, saying, "Mr. Melville, I heard from the butler that Madam Melville has been preparing fish soup for Ms. Galatea for all three meals recently. She even gave Ms. Galatea Sir Melville's dietary supplement. Could that be the reason?"
The doctor shook his head after hearing this. "She is so young and healthy; why is she taking the dietary supplement? Consuming too many nourishing foods can lead to hormonal imbalances and issues like early menstruation. Her nosebleeds and menstrual cramps are due to excessive nutrition."
Alexander's gaze darkened. "How should she be treated in her condition?"
The doctor lowered his head and wrote a prescription. "It's nothing serious! Stop taking the dietary supplement, and I'll give her a few painkillers. When she gets home, she should remember to drink more water and eat normally."
Leander took the prescription and went to the pharmacy to get the medication.
Katherine sat up from the hospital bed. She reached out weakly to grab her shoes on the floor.
It was a struggle for her to get her feet into the shoes, and when she bent down to put them on, she just couldn't manage it, no matter how hard she tried.
"Baby, do you need my help?" Alexander asked, narrowing his eyes arrogantly as he watched her, a smile playing on his lips.
Katherine didn't even look up. "No, thank you. I can do it myself."
Although she insisted on doing it herself, she couldn't. She was just too weak. She even felt that her hands were tired.
As she was feeling distressed, a rough and strong hand suddenly reached out. Alexander disdainfully pushed away her clumsy hand, then he held her foot and adjusted the shoe, helping her put it on. Then, he helped her put on the other shoe as well.
Katherine looked up in astonishment at Alexander's face.
She thought, 'Why is he being so kind to me today? He actually bent down to help me put on my shoes.'
When Leander came back with the medicine, he stood at the door with widened eyes, thinking, 'Mr. Melville is actually helping Mrs. Melville put on her shoes. That's a rare sight.'
Alexander gently and carefully held Katherine's cold feet as he helped her put on her shoes.
Katherine's feet were as big as Alexander's palm, and he couldn't tell if her feet were too small or his hands were too big.
Alexander pondered for a moment and said seriously, "Why did you listen to Grandma and take the dietary supplement? Don't you know how to refuse her?"
Katherine furrowed her brows. "Madam Melville is doing it for my own good. She cooks for me every day, so how can I refuse? Besides, you don't come home for meals every day. If you come back, you can share some of the burden with me, and I won't have to finish everything alone."
Alexander looked at her and squinted slightly. "Do you want me to come home for meals every day?"
Katherine thought for a moment and shook her head seriously. "You don't need to come home for meals. It would be simpler for me to deal with Madam Melville alone. If you have meals at home, I would have to be intimate with an old man like you. Just the thought of it makes me feel disgusted!"
Alexander's face darkened, and he forcefully put the foot he had just helped her with on the ground. "Get up. You need to walk alone!"
Katherine was startled and thought, 'Why are you being so harsh? I'm a patient now!'
When they returned to the Melville Manor, Sandra looked at Katherine with a face full of self-blame. "Katherine, it's all my fault. I thought giving you more supplements would be good for you, but I made you suffer so much during your period!"
Katherine leaned against the headboard, smiled, and shook her head, comforting her, "Madam Melville, I'm fine."
"You look weak, but you say you're fine!" Sandra was very worried about Katherine. She pulled Alexander, who was beside her. "Alex, go and massage Katherine's stomach. Men have higher body temperatures, and you can help her relieve menstrual cramps!"
Alexander frowned and remained silent.
Katherine was taken aback, her face pale. She waved her hand and said, "Um... you don't have to do that! Madam Melville, I've already taken painkillers, so I feel much better now."
Sandra disagreed with Katherine's words. "You should let him massage your stomach again. Maybe it will completely relieve your pain."
"Madam Melville," Katherine didn't know how to refuse her, so she gave Alexander a signal with her eyes, indicating that he should say something.
Seeing Katherine's awkward expression, Alexander smiled and said, "Grandma, don't worry. I'll have someone bring a hot water bottle for her to apply."
Sandra said discontentedly, "How can a hot water bottle compare to a husband's hands-on massage?"
She was determined to make Alexander do it, and they couldn't refuse.
Alexander and Katherine looked at each other, both unwilling to do as Sandra said.
Sandra noticed that something was off. "Alex, Katherine, you are a married couple, but why are you so reserved? You don't look intimate at all, so you haven't slept together, have you?"
Katherine was taken aback. She quickly smiled and emphasized, "Of course! Madam Melville, we have slept together several times already!"
Alexander narrowed his eyes. Looking at Katherine confidently lying, he chuckled and said, "Well, that's right, several times."
Sandra frowned, "You have already slept together several times, so why are you shy about helping her massage her stomach? Alex, what are you waiting for? Come and help Katherine!"
Under Sandra's supervision, Alexander walked over. He sat next to Katherine, leaned in close to her, and whispered in her ear, "Baby, I'm sorry."
As Alexander spoke, his warm hand was already covering Katherine's painful abdomen.
The abdomen is usually the softest and most vulnerable part of an animal. For example, cats and dogs only show their bellies to those they are most intimate and trusting with, not mind revealing their vulnerability.
However, the relationship between Katherine and Alexander was, at most, a little more than that of acquaintances. Therefore, Katherine's body instinctively tensed up, and she felt very uncomfortable.
A strong sense of shame made Katherine's pale face quickly turn red, but she forced a smile at Sandra.
Sandra watched as Alexander massaged Katherine's stomach for a while and then asked, "Katherine, how do you feel? Are you feeling better?"
Katherine nodded with a red face. "Yes, I feel much better!"
Sandra smiled in satisfaction. "Good, your complexion is no longer pale; it seems to have worked! Alex, you need to continue massaging Katherine's stomach. You shouldn't go anywhere tonight; you need to stay home with her."
"Grandma, don't worry, I will," Alexander said with a forced smile.
Sandra gave Katherine a few more instructions and then left.
Once Sandra was gone, Katherine finally relaxed and no longer felt nervous. However, the warmth on her abdomen made her face turn red again. "Well, that's enough, Mr. Melville. Madam Melville has already left; you don't have to do this anymore!"
Alexander still kept his hand on her lower abdomen, not stopping. He raised an eyebrow and looked at her. "If this really helps, I don't mind continuing to help you."
Katherine said awkwardly, "There's no need."
Alexander squinted. "What's wrong? Are you shy?"
Katherine frowned and glared at his handsome face, saying angrily, "I'm not shy!"
Alexander looked at her mockingly and nodded. "Well, you didn't seem shy at all when you loudly told Grandma that we had slept together several times."
Katherine felt very embarrassed. "Alexander!"
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