Chapter 142

Giselle didn't see the point in lingering in the hospital room any longer, so she turned to Gideon and said, "Looks like you're okay now. Why don't you call your family and have them come take care of you?" Gideon gave her a sharp glare. "What, you're leaving already? I'm lying here all bruised and battered, barely alive, and you're just going to waltz out like nothing happened?" "I never asked you to fight for me," she said stiffly. "Don't blame me for your injuries. I've done everything I could, so I'm heading home. "You're in no shape to be on your own. You'd better have your family look after you closely." He found her cold and detached expression oddly captivating. However, when she mentioned his family, his gaze dimmed. "What family? I've been on my own all my life. I've never known what having a family even feels like." "You've been on your own?" she repeated, puzzled. He gazed at her for a moment before briefly explaining his background. Gideon had grown up in an orphana