Female Novel
Chapter 76 Apply Ointment on His Wound
Chapter 76 Apply Ointment on His Wound
What was she thinking?
Catalina realized she had been meddling in this too much.
There were so many servants attending to Bennett. Why would she worry about him?
Besides, whether to put on the medicine or not was his own business. After all, he was no child. Was it
even possible that he couldn't take care of such a minor injury?
But...
When he acted on impulse, he could be as childish as a little boy!
Finally, after thinking it over, Catalina couldn't help but call Ralph.
"Ralph, it's me,"
Catalina said, while her voice sounded a bit hesitant on the phone.
"Mrs. Shaffer?"
Ralph was pleasantly surprised to receive her call.
"Mrs. Shaffer, where are you now? When are you coming back? Shall I arrange for a car to pick you up
right now?"
"No, no, it's fine. I don't think I'll go back again."
Catalina suddenly felt sad as she spoke.
Would she never see Ralph or Wendy again?
What a pity!
She should have said goodbye to them before leaving.
"Mrs. Shaffer, you can be angry with Mr. Shaffer, but please don't say that you are never coming back.
It could hurt everyone's feelings, including Mr. Shaffer's."
Catalina let out a deep sigh.
She knew that Bennett wouldn't be upset if she didn't return.
But Wendy would.
She should bid Wendy farewell. Leaving without saying anything was indeed a little cruel.
"Ralph, I just wanted to let you know that Bennett's toe is injured, and he feels sick at the sight of blood.
Please tell the family doctor to treat his injury on time."
"Mr. Shaffer is injured?"
Ralph got worried and asked, "Is it serious?"
"Don't worry, it's not serious, but he needs to apply ointment on the injury for a couple of days."
"OK, thank you for reminding me, Mrs. Shaffer."
"It's nothing."
"Mrs. Shaffer, you see, you still care about Mr. Shaffer after all. Otherwise, you wouldn't have called
me."
Catalina said with a weak smile, "After all, he got injured because of me."
That's right.
Bennett was injured because of her, so she felt obligated to care about him and make this call.
Catalina reassured herself with this thought.
It wasn't until the evening that Bennett returned to the Lake Compound. Ralph had brought the family
doctor along with him.
Bennett, stood barefoot on the white Persian carpet, undoing his clothes as he was preparing to take a
bath.
Seeing Ralph and the family doctor come over, Bennett furrowed his brows and asked, "What's going
on?"
"Mr. Shaffer, your toe is injured. After you take a bath, let the doctor have a check."
Bennett raised his eyebrow and looked down at his toe that had already scabbed over. He asked
Ralph, "How did you know that I get injured?"
He didn't even tell Vincent about it.
"It was Mrs. Shaffer who told me this when she called me this evening."
"Catalina?" Bennett was surprised.
He took off his tie and casually threw it on the sofa. Then he asked, "What did she say?"
Ralph hurriedly repeated what Catalina had said on the phone to Bennett.
Certainly, he skipped the part where she said she wouldn't come back.
He didn't dare to mention it.
After hearing Ralph's retelling, it was noticeable that Bennett's tightly knit brows relaxed.
His sullen mood also dissipated instantly.
Immediately, Bennett felt his mood was lifted.
However, within seconds, Bennett's face turned gloomy again.
"Tell her that I, Bennett, ask her to come here and apply the ointment on my wound by herself!"
"But, I'm afraid Mrs. Shaffer..."
Would Mrs. Shaffer do as she was told?
Ralph didn't dare to tell him the truth.
"Are you going or not?"
"...well, yes!"
Ralph had to comply reluctantly.
Then, he silently led the family doctor out of the Lake Compound.
He was thinking about how he could persuade Mrs. Shaffer to come back and help apply the ointment
on Mr. Shaffer.
It was a difficult task indeed.
After Ralph left the Lake Compound, he made a phone call to Catalina.
Catalina had just finished taking a bath and was about to dry her hair and go to sleep soon after.
Having been working in the mountainous areas for over a month and then traveling for the whole day,
she was completely exhausted.
Seeing that the call was from Ralph, Catalina was a bit surprised.
Did Bennett's condition become worse?
Thinking of this, she quickly picked up the phone.
"Ralph?"
"Yes, Mrs. Shaffer, I hope I'm not waking you up."
"No, I haven't slept yet. What's the matter?"
"Well... it's just..."
Ralph sounded hesitant.
"Ralph, please tell me."
"Well..."
Ralph paused for a moment and said, "I just took the family doctor to examine Mr. Shaffer's injury, but
unexpectedly, his injury is infected."
"Infected?"
Catalina was surprised and replied, "How is that possible? I thought it was just a small wound."
"It is a small wound, but the doctor said that the infection might be caused by improper wound care."
"What?"
Catalina felt her heart clench.
He was injured because of her, and she had treated the wound as well. Now that the wound had
become infected, she was responsible.
"I'm sorry, Ralph. Bennett was hurt because of me," Catalina said, feeling a little guilty.
"It's fine. Even if Mr. Shaffer were to suffer a more serious injury for you, he would still be willing to do
so. It's not your fault. It's just that..."
Ralph was hesitating.
"Just what?"
"The family doctor just came to check on Mr. Shaffer and said that it's crucial to change the bandage
immediately. Also, he is having a fever, but when the doctor tried to treat the wound, he refused. He
also doesn't take the medicine prescribed by the doctor."
"At this time, he's still being stubborn?"
Catalina was upset.
Did he really think of himself as a three-year-old child?
He was infected and had a fever, but he refused to take his medicine. Did he need someone to add
sugar to the medicine and feed him spoon by spoon?
Ralph sounded discouraged on the phone. He said, "You know Mr. Shaffer's temper. If he's being
difficult, no one can persuade him. Of course, we wouldn't dare to try."
Ralph thought, he even lied to Catalina who was much younger than him for the sake of Mr. Shaffer'snovelbin
marriage and happiness.
"What about Ryker? Can't he convince Bennett?"
"Ryker happens to be on vacation and has gone back to his hometown. He's not in the Sophora Villa
now."
Ralph didn't lie to Catalina about this.
"Mrs. Shaffer..."
After talking in a roundabout way, Ralph finally got to the point, "There is a reason why Mr. Shaffer
refuses to get treatment."
"What reason?"
"Mr. Shaffer told me that he was injured because of you, and so it's your responsibility to take care of it.
He's willing to change the bandage, only if you come and apply ointment on his wound by yourself."