It wasn't until the intervention of the male nurse that they managed to pry the drunk man away. By then, Rhett's arm bore a bleeding bite mark.

Nicole was stunned by what was unfolding before her. "What is wrong with this person?" Her face showed clear displeasure as she looked at the drunk man's friend.

Startled upon noticing the bite mark on Rhett's hand, the friend quickly apologized, “I'm terribly sorry. He's had too much to drink and didn't mean it. Please forgive him."

Rhett, appreciating the genuine apology, dismissed it with a wave of his hand. “It's alright. Just help him upstairs."

The inebriated man kept mumbling to himself, “Tasty... So tasty..."

As the doors of the elevator shut, Rhett lingered by the doors.

With a worried tone, Nicole suggested, "Mr. Bates, you really should disinfect and bandage your hand."

"There's no need to go to any trouble," Rhett responded calmly.

Nicole persisted. “It's wiser to wrap it up. We are already at the hospital. It will be quick."

Convinced by Nicole, Rhett consented to treat his hand.

It was a busy day, so Rhett spent half an hour waiting to be cleaned and bandaged.

As Rhett was ready to push the wheelchair, he noticed Nicole had already risen from it. "Mr. Bates, I'm up now. Let's not bother with the wheelchair. I regret the inconvenience this has caused you," she expressed.

Noticing Nicole's recovery, Rhett didn't push further. He returned the wheelchair, and they made their way back to the elevator.

Near the elevator, they caught snippets of a conversation between two worried nurses.

“Have you heard? There's been a serious incident!" one nurse said.

“What happened?" the other asked.

"A recently admitted patient has tested positive for HIV. Anyone who's been in contact with him will need testing."

“Why must all contacts undergo testing? Wasn't his condition made known?"

"Hospitals generally proceed with caution around such cases, yet occasionally, patients conceal their statuses, leading to risky complications if blood is involved."

“Precisely. The man concealed his illness. I heard he even bit someone by the elevator. We're tracking them down to inform them now.”