The two, with Nash Spencer following closely, quickly left the banquet hall.
Josee Sheffield stood in place, watching their departing backs, with a sowhat somber expression.
The old man also suspiciously stared at their figures, feeling an inexplicable sense of tension.
Could this apprentice who just returned be led astray again?
Sabrina Hayes didn’t know what the old man was thinking.
She walked outside with Jasper Fitzgerald before speaking to him, "Roll up your pants leg, let take a look."
Jasper raised an eyebrow at her words.
Nash almost choked on his own saliva.
What’s Dr. Nash up to?
So... direct???
His mind started to wander wildly.
Jasper knew what Sabrina was worried about.
He said helplessly, "I’m really not hurt."
But Sabrina, without seeing it for herself, still didn’t believe.
There was so much shattered glass flying around earlier, even his custom-fitted trousers got torn, and it’s possible that shards could have cut the skin inside...
Sabrina insisted, "Let take a look, just one glance, I need to make sure you’re not injured."
Her attitude showed she was not going to be at ease without checking.
Jasper had no choice but to agree, "Alright then, let’s find a place to sit down and look."
Only then did Sabrina’s expression sowhat ease.
They walked to a nearby lounge and sat on a sofa, where Jasper slightly rolled up his pant leg.
Nash, seeing this, couldn’t help but widen his eyes.
Seriously letting her see???
Sabrina didn’t notice his surprised expression, her eyes concerned as she glanced at Jasper’s ankle, where it was indeed as she had guessed.
There were already two small cuts at the ankle and calf, with so red marks nearby.
Sabrina frowned, looking at Jasper, "You’re really hurt."
The implication was that he had lied to her.
Jasper smiled wryly, "It’s not serious. Since it doesn’t hurt much, I thought it was fine."
To him, these small injuries would heal even if he went to the hospital a bit later.
But Sabrina took it very seriously, "That’s not acceptable, it’s still an injury. You sit for a while, I’ll help you with it."
"No need, I’ll clean up when I get back. The pants are dirty, I should change first. It’s just a minor injury, really nothing to worry about."
In Jasper’s view, since he needed to wash up when he got back anyway, there was no need to apply dication right now.
Sabrina wanted to insist, but recalling the texture she felt earlier, it was true the pants were wet, likely from the champagne spilled earlier.
Since the pants were dark, it wasn’t noticeable...
Seeing her furrowed brow, Jasper teased, "With that serious look, soone might think I’m going to bleed to death."
Sabrina pouted, "What nonsense are you talking?"
Jasper chuckled, "Okay, I won’t talk nonsense, but really, there’s no need to deal with it now. The wine stains are a bit sticky, it’s uncomfortable... If you apply the dication now, I’ll just wash it off at ho.
So let’s not bother, you should go back inside. Your ntor is here tonight, you probably have a lot to talk about. If you’re really worried, I’ll report back to you after applying the dicine later."
Sabrina seeing he said so, didn’t insist further.
After all, she really couldn’t leave early tonight.
So she told Jasper, "Okay, then be careful on your way back, and thanks for earlier. If you hadn’t appeared in ti, I don’t know what would have happened..."
I might have landed in a pile of glass, probably covered in blood.
But Jasper shook his head, "Lucky for the timing of my arrival, or else it’s unimaginable what could have happened."
Recalling that mont earlier, had he not entered the banquet hall or been close to Sabrina, it was likely she wouldn’t have escaped being injured by all the glass shards.
Thinking of that situation, he felt a slight sense of alarm.
Sothing he had never felt before.
Sabrina felt the sa, feeling increasingly grateful to him.
She didn’t know why, but it seed that every ti she was in danger or needed help, Jasper was there!
She really owed him more and more...
Feeling uncomfortable with the wet and sticky pants, Jasper quickly left.
Sabrina returned to the banquet scene to find her ntor.
Upon her return, she was soon surrounded by people.
Things were different now, with her identity as Elder Shepherd’s apprentice revealed, many were eager to befriend her.
Whether it was her self-founded brand or The Chiron Sect, her future was destined to be limitless.
Sabrina knew this, so she patiently and calmly dealt with the guests’ toasts.
Soon everyone forgot about the earlier episode.
The banquet continued for several hours.
By the ti it ended, it was already past nine at night.
Director Warren originally planned to arrange a car to send the old man ho, but the old man declined politely.
"No need for the trouble, my driver will be here soon, and failing that, my girl can take . You should handle your matters, don’t worry about ."
Seeing him say this, Director Warren smiled and said, "In that case, I won’t disturb your ti with your ntor."
He obviously saw that the old man had more to discuss with his own apprentice.
Then he looked at Sabrina Hayes and politely said to her, "Dr. Hayes, when you have the opportunity to co to Aethel again, let’s have dinner together."
Sabrina Hayes nodded and smiled, "Of course, thank you for looking after us tonight, Director Warren."
Director Warren replied with a smile, "No need for thanks, Dr. Hayes. As one of the heads of the dical and Pharmaceutical Association, it’s my duty."
As they spoke, the car arrived.
Sabrina Hayes helped the old man and walked to the car.
Josee Sheffield ca over from behind and opened the car door to assist them both.
It seed that Sabrina Hayes only rembered him at that mont.
She glanced at Josee Sheffield and said, "Thanks."
Josee Sheffield glanced back at her.
Originally, he had a lot he wanted to ask her.
But he also knew now wasn’t the right ti for questions. Sabrina Hayes had finally seen her ntor tonight and surely wanted to go back with him.
So, regarding the matter of that man, although his curiosity was eating away at him, he still restrained himself.
He smiled kindly and replied, "No need to be polite with . Have a good chat with Elder Shepherd. Be careful on the road, and send a ssage when you arrive."
"Alright."
Sabrina Hayes nodded, not saying more to him, and then got into the car with her ntor.
The car quickly started and not long after, left the hotel entrance.
The guests, who left together, only dispersed after watching the old man’s car drive away.
As Josee Sheffield returned to the hotel, his mind was filled with the incident where Sabrina Hayes encountered danger but was saved by soone else first.
The existence of that man seed to be like a thorn in his heart.
Not obvious, but it made him very uncomfortable.
He had a rough idea of tonight’s guest list.
Except for that man.
Josee Sheffield thought that perhaps his opponent was the owner of the spot reserved at the main table by Director Warren.
When Sabrina Hayes left with that man, he also tried to coax information from Director Warren about him.
But no matter how he inquired, Director Warren was tight-lipped.
Josee Sheffield narrowed his eyes slightly.
Just as Jordan Hawthorne left, is there another rival?
That psychologist, who he didn’t take seriously before, now it seems... he can’t ignore.
Josee Sheffield’s eyes deepened as he instructed his assistant Flynn Underwood, "Look into the background of the psychologist treating Zara."
Flynn Underwood, having sensed the low pressure emanating from his boss for a while, imdiately responded, "Alright, I will check it right away!"
Sabrina Hayes was unaware of any of this.
She was currently on the way back with her ntor.
She watched her ntor with concern and asked, "ntor, you drank so wine tonight, is your body feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
The old man snorted proudly, "You know to care for after all?"
Sabrina Hayes bead at him and said, "What do you an, ntor? I always care for you. Are you still mad?
The matter from back then was my fault. You can hit , scold , or punish ; I accept it all, just don’t be angry anymore.
If my issues harm your health, it wouldn’t be worth it at all."
The old man huffed coldly, his words were unforgiving, "You speak nicely, but who was it that made angry for five years!"
Even though he stood up for her tonight, the old man still harbored so resentnt.
Naturally, Sabrina Hayes knew this. At that mont, she flatteringly massaged his legs and said with a wheedling tone, "I really know I was wrong, those past five years I was immature, blind and didn’t listen to you.
So the things I encountered afterward were my couppance, I paid the price.
In the future, I will no longer defy you or break your heart.
I will focus on my career, expand the dical arts of The Chiron Sect, and beco a disciple you can be proud of, fulfill my filial duties, and never make you sad or worried again, okay?"
Listening to her words, the old man’s deliberately stern face was starting to crack.
Of course, he didn’t want to soften his heart or forgive her so quickly.
But seeing his stubborn apprentice trying so hard to please him, he couldn’t harden his heart.
In the end, all his anger turned into a sigh.
So be it, after all, she’s still his apprentice.
As Woods said, she’s a child he raised up.
She indeed paid the price for her mistakes, suffering so many years.
Unless he could truly harden his heart and disown her.
Otherwise, in the end, wouldn’t it still be him feeling the heartache?
The old man suddenly understood the saying about children’s debts.
Though not his biological child, he could relate to it.
Finally, he reluctantly said, "This is the last ti, Sabrina Hayes, I’m telling you, if it happens again, I will truly sever our relationship!
I’ll consider that I never took you as my apprentice! This ti, I an it!"
Sabrina Hayes heard the resolve in her ntor’s tone.
She also understood that he couldn’t bear to lose again.
With red-rimd eyes, she nodded earnestly, promising, "I truly won’t let it happen again this ti..."
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