A Spoonful of Sugar: Don't Beg for Love

"Ahem..." Rickard also realized that he was being foolish. He rubbed his temples helplessly. "I'm sorry."

The mysterious doctor laughed. As he started recalling his past, the smile on his face slowly faded away. "Talking about these things seems a bit distant now. Considering your age, it's already something from the previous generation."

"Sir..." Julian walked in, and upon seeing Rickard, he silently stood to the side.

The mysterious doctor stood up, grabbed the things he needed for that day, and asked, "Is Hesper back?"

Julian nodded, and Rickard remained silent.

"I'll tell you some other time," the strange doctor said. "I know what you want to ask. Hesper's condition is getting better. I assure you that I'll give you back a lively ex-wife within six months." Julian glanced at Rickard, but he did not say anything and followed after the mysterious doctor.

Rickard also got up and went up to the balcony. He watched as Hesper went into her house with a fresh bouquet of roses in her arms. The roses were beautiful and vibrant, and they matched Hesper greatly. Hesper placed the roses on the table and went upstairs to change her clothes.

When Julian and the mysterious doctor came in, the mysterious doctor turned his head around and said, "I'm going to the study and grabbing the book that I left there before. You get everything ready first, and I'll come over in a bit."

"Okay, sir," Julian replied.

While Julian was getting everything ready and making sure nothing was left behind, his gaze fell on the bouquet roses on the table, and his face turned cold.

'Rickard, how dare you...'

After Hesper changed into her clothes, she went downstairs. The living room was empty, and everything was already prepared on the table.

"Where is Julian, Hesper?" The mysterious doctor came downstairs with a book and saw Hesper sitting in the middle of the living room. Julian, who should have been sitting there earlier, was nowhere to be

seen.

Hesper shook her head and picked up the bouquet of roses on the table to place it back on the balcony. "I didn't see him when I came down earlier. Maybe he went back to get something he forgot?" "Maybe." The mysterious doctor did not think there was anything wrong. He asked Hesper to put away the new medicine first.

"Your legs are recovering very well. At this rate, we can start preparing for the surgery in another half a month," the mysterious doctor said happily. "Once I cure you, I can go back to my old happy life again." Hesper raised an eyebrow at his words. "Why do I feel like you're desperate to leave? It's not like someone is holding a gun to your head to treat me."

The mysterious doctor cleared his throat guiltily. "Of course not... I'm just the type of person who speaks their mind. Don't read too much into it."

"I see..." Hesper replied, nodding while smiling faintly at the mysterious doctor. "You don't have to be so nervous. I was just speaking nonsense. I know that you're treating me out of kindness." The mysterious doctor squinted his eyes at Hesper, feeling like there were more to her words.

Hesper smiled back at him innocently. At the same time, Julian pushed open the door and walked in holding a box of medicine. "I realized I forgot this when I checked earlier, so I went back to get it." The mysterious doctor frowned, but Hesper did not react strangely and invited Julian to take a seat.

"You sure are fast, lan. Are you guys living next door to me or something?" she joked.