Rebirth As Little Girl - Chapter 12: Chapter 12

After solving the nurse matter, there was still sweat on the director's forehead.
"Mr. Walker, please give me a moment. I’ll arrange a very responsible nurse for Miss right away."
As he was taking out his phone from his coat, he was stopped by Alex Walker.
“There’s no need for you to go out,” Alex said directly in a cold voice. It sounded in the director’s ears like he was being fired. He didn’t want to lose his job and position because of a nurse’s mistake.
“Boss, please give me a chance. I’ll definitely arrange a very responsible nurse to take care of Miss,” the director said, almost in tears.
“No need for that. You can go now—and I don’t want to repeat myself,” Alex said again, this time in an impatient voice. Both Ella and the director could tell Alex was really running out of patience now.
The director was a smart man and had seen this kind of situation before. He could guess that Mr. Alex Walker, the boss of the hospital and heir of the Walker Empire, wanted to take care of the lady in bed himself. It was hard to believe. A man born with a silver spoon in his mouth, willing to serve someone like that—if this got out, no one would believe it. It would sound like a joke.
“Right, Mr. Walker,” the director said and left quickly.
Watching the director leave, Ella turned to Alex.
“Brother Alex, why didn’t you let the director arrange a nurse for me? You know I’m not allowed to take a bath, only sponge baths... And now that you sent him away without arranging anything, what am I gonna do? I feel so sticky...”
She complained with a little pout, looking really adorable to Alex. He gently rubbed her head, and Ella felt like a puppy as he did that.
“What if the nurse who comes hurts you again? I can’t take that risk,” Alex said with a calm expression and a straight face, making it feel like this was a very serious matter.
“Brother Alex, it’s just a sponge bath, it’s not that serious... right?” Ella said, feeling helpless at his overly serious behavior.
“Don’t worry, I’ll help you with the sponge bath,” Alex said again calmly, like it was nothing strange at all.
“Huh?!” Ella’s eyes widened in shock. “But Brother... that doesn’t sound right?” she said softly. It didn’t sound right to her—him giving her a sponge bath sounded a bit too intimate.
“I’m only helping you with a sponge bath. What’s going on in your head? And it’s not the first time I’ve helped you,” Alex said, lightly knocking her head with his fingers.
Ella snapped out of her imagination and blushed hard when she realized what she had just been thinking.
“Nothing—I, I wasn’t thinking anything,” she stammered, trying to cover up her thoughts.
Alex shook his head helplessly at her reaction and started helping her. First, he gently cleaned her hands and face. But when he moved down to clean under her neck, Ella’s face turned bright red. Her body temperature also seemed to go up. Meanwhile, Alex was helping her calmly, like it was totally normal.
When he was finally done, Ella’s face was as red as blood. But what she didn’t notice was the sweat on Alex’s forehead. After helping her, Alex knew he needed another cold shower to calm himself down. He grabbed his towel and bathrobe and walked into the bathroom.
Back in the ward, Ella finally understood the situation. She wasn’t the only one feeling shy or flustered—Alex was clearly trying to control himself too.
When Alex came out of the bathroom after a cold shower, he helped Ella take her medicine. But he noticed Ella seemed lost in thought.
“Are you thinking about something?” he asked, hiding his own worries. Deep down, he feared that Ella might be regretting her choices or remembering the past, but he didn’t want to overthink, so he just asked directly.
“Brother Alex... you know about the thing that’s made Mom and Charles really worried. I’m not feeling good about it. I’ve been getting this bad feeling... like something wrong is happening, but I don’t have any clue what it is. Can you please tell me?”