"You mean… right now?"
She looked at the man on the bed who could not move, then at the doctor and nurses who had professional fake smiles on their faces. She felt like she had played herself.
"Of course. Do you want to wait until the venom spreads to my heart and brain and kills me?"
Ace's cold words left Joanna speechless.
"A man and a woman shouldn't have such intimate contact. I… don't think this is appropriate."
Joanna was embarrassed and wanted to run away.
She never even got to hold Ace's hand usually. Now she had to touch every inch of his body?… The mere thought of it made it hard for her to breathe.
The doctor was puzzled. "But Mrs. Moran, you're his wife. This could not be any more appropriate."
"Well, I mean, I'm not a nurse. My technique may not be very professional."
