Annis dried her tears and half-joked, “You're a cripple now. Be nice to me, or I'll break up with you."

Alick smiled, but the smile turned into a grimace of pain from his wounds.

Annis's heart ached for him again. "Does it hurt?"

"No, not a sting," Alick said, not wanting Annis to worry.

Not buying it, Annis snorted, "How could it not hurt?"

As Camila watched on the side, she assessed Alick's sustained injuries, which had already been tended to.

His wounds were pretty deep, so it would take some time for them to heal completely.

However, except for some needed after-care procedures for his recovery, there was no need for additional treatment that would require her expertise, which was a relief.

"Let's get inside," Camila told Annis.

Not wanting Alick to socialize with the people outside, Annis thought that it would be better to let him return to his room to rest.

Annis then nodded at Camila's words and helped Alick get up.

Although Alick didn't want to be a burden, he had no choice but to let Annis support him, knowing she would insist if he objected.

Annis was filled with worry and didn't notice Alick's initial reluctance. She just wanted to bring him inside as soon as possible so he could rest.

Entering the room, Annis made him lie on the bed.

Alick watched her with soft eyes and said, "You should sit down."

Annis shook her head. “I'm fine. You need to rest. I'll go downstairs and check the kitchen. I'll make you a soup, so I might leave for a while to buy some food Ingredients in the supermarket."

"No, Annis." Alick wanted to tell her that she didn't have to, but when he saw the concern in her eyes, he held the thought In the end, he resorted to saying, "I like seafood. Don't forget to buy some."

"Okay, is there anything else you want?" Annis asked, thinking that she should buy something nutritious so that Alick could recover soon.

He then looked into her eyes and said, “Anything is okay. I'll eat what you cook."

Annis nodded, then narrowed her eyes, noticing he was still sitting on the bed. “Aren't you going to lie down?"