Following Rufus' advice, she started to close her eyes. At that moment, she could feel a belt being fastened around her upper arm firmly. Then he could feel the cold cotton being rubbed on her arm under the belt.
"Aww, that hurts." Alicia sighed in pain as the sharp object pierced her skin, and she unconsciously clenched her fist tightly.
She had an injection when she was a child for health, but that was different because now the syringe will draw her blood into a small tube placed inside the needle. She didn't expect the injection to be so painful.
She was tormented a bit longer than Rufus predicted because her blood was hard to come out to fill the 8 small tubes. She groaned as she closed her eyes and didn't dare look at the blood drawing process.
"I'm sorry, Miss Alicia. It shouldn't hurt that much if you relax your arms." While plastering the injection marks, Rufus explained why she was in pain.
"This is the first time for me. I was surprised because you can fill 8 tubes with just one injection." Even though she couldn't deny the pain, she didn't expect that the technique Rufus used was really that great.
"Thanks for the compliment. Since a lot of blood was drawn, Belle will bring you some food later." Rufus looked happy after being praised by Alicia. He stood up and immediately cleaned all the blood-soaked tools and threw them all in a closed particular bin.
Seeing Rufus cleaning everything himself, she was blown away by his professionalism. Even though Belle might help him, he prefers to take care of himself.
Alicia felt a little dizzy from having her blood drawn so much, but hearing that food was coming made her forget the pain for a moment.
"Belle! The blood draw is complete, you can come in and sort things out." Rufus slightly raised his voice to call out to Belle outside the chamber.
"Okay! Hmm, it smells so sweet." Belle went straight in and was seen sniffing a few times.
"What are you saying, hurry up and bring Miss Alicia the food that has been prepared in the kitchen." Rufus looked uneasy as he asked Belle to move quickly.
"Ah... O-okay." Belle was surprised when Rufus rebuked her, and she immediately covered her mouth with her palm. She looked flustered for a moment before grabbing the Shelf Trolley to take out in a hurry.
"Since all stages of the examination have been completed, I will now leave." Bowing his body, Rufus left without explaining what Belle had said earlier.
While lying down, Alicia looked up at the ceiling while wondering what Belle's words meant. "Sweet? Is the smell of the bread still pervading this room?"
Belle should have smelled the bread before the blood draw, but why did she say that after Rufus told her to come out? Her thoughts were stuck while trying to understand Belle's words.
She was a little weak to think about it and preferred to wait for Belle, who might be back soon with some food.
*knock*
It didn't take long until Belle returned with the Shelf Trolley, which this time only contained food. That was what she imagined. But when she looked at the entrance, she was shocked. Because neither Belle nor Rufus delivered the food, but someone else dressed the same as Belle.
"Excuse me, I'm replacing Belle to deliver the food." A woman came and pushed the Shelf Trolley in.
Since someone she didn't know delivered the food, she simply nodded in response. Without any conversation, the maid-clothed woman immediately left the chamber.
In Alicia's mind, she wanted to ask the maid where Belle had gone. But when her trauma struck, the girl who was suddenly frightened immediately stopped her from asking. She was still curious about Belle's sweet smell when she entered the chamber. Maybe she would ask Belle directly.
When the smell of the food in the Shelf Trolley reached her nose, her curiosity was immediately replaced by hunger. She was curious about what menu had been served because the food was covered with a serving hood.
Without thinking, Alicia, who had not been full from the previous dish, immediately crawled to the edge of the bed. There was no doubt that she would eat the food brought again. She was sure that Belle had made sure of her food before it was delivered.
"Hmm, delicious." Unlike the previous dish, which was mainly sweet, now in front of her is served the steak with egg and green bean porridge, complete with warm milk.
With a voracious appetite, she finished the dish and glugged a glass of warm milk.
"Whoa, the chef here really knows what patients need." She was surprised after finishing the dish. She felt her energy recharged.
She was a little surprised, even though the gap between the first and second meals was not more than an hour, but it still didn't fill her up at all. Does she have to pay 10 days without eating her so she can feel full?
Since it didn't make Alicia full, she thought of stretching her body. She didn't know how long she had been lying on the bed, and she felt her joints stiffen a little.