Finally, the gauze was removed from his face, though the nurse was still assisting the doctor in dealing with the stitches on the back of Ryan Bennett's head. There, a cut from glass had required six stitches, and now it was time for them to be removed. However, at this moment, the posture of the nurse and Ryan Bennett looked a bit odd; from behind, it seemed as if the nurse was cradling Ryan Bennett's entire head against her own prominent chest.

"Xiao Zhuang, take a moment to get used to the light. Open your eyes slowly, don't rush..." The doctor behind Ryan Bennett, who was tending to the wound on the back of his head, spoke up.

In fact, when the black eye patch medicated on the innermost layer of Ryan Bennett's eyes was removed, even before he opened his eyelids, Ryan Bennett could already sense the presence of light. After hearing the doctor's instructions, he slowly opened his eyes.

"Huh? Pink..."

The first thing he saw through the narrow slit of his eyes was a blurry patch of pink, seemingly very close to him. The delicate fragrance he had smelled earlier must have come from there. Ryan Bennett widened his eyes, wanting to see exactly what that was.

Just as Ryan Bennett focused intently on that pink area, he suddenly felt a bluish-green light appear in his eyes. The entire world before him turned bluish-green, and at the same time, the black pupils in Ryan Bennett's eyes seemed to split like cells, suddenly dividing into two and then quickly merging back into one. This process was extremely brief, perhaps only a fraction of a second. In the newly recombined pupils, an invisible, colorless beam of light shot out from Ryan Bennett's focused gaze, directed at that patch of pink he was looking at.

Ryan Bennett only felt that as he concentrated his gaze, trying hard to see what was in front of him, a flash of blue light swept by. The cool sensation that had surrounded his eyes for more than half a month suddenly began to flow around his eye sockets, and, following the direction of his gaze, shot out like electricity. Before Ryan Bennett could react to what was happening, the scene he saw next left him completely stunned.

First, a bluish-green flash swept past his eyes, and then what appeared in Ryan Bennett's vision was a dazzling expanse of white, so close that if Ryan Bennett just lifted his head a little, the tip of his nose could touch it. Ryan Bennett had never felt that white could be so blinding, making his body—which had been nourished by several bottles of glucose water every day lately—feel parched and thirsty.

"Why does this look so familiar? Was it Yua Aida? Maria Ozawa or Sora Aoi??"

At this moment, Ryan Bennett suddenly felt that the mind he had always prided himself on, so good at calculations, was failing him, going completely blank. The only words flashing through his mind were: So big, so white...

Chapter 0003: Hallucination?

Since graduating from nursing school, Steven Foster had been working as a nurse at this hospital. Because of her gentle personality and sweet appearance, she was transferred to the VIP ward after less than a year in the general ward. Although working in the VIP ward was relatively easier, she often had to deal with lecherous stares and the wandering hands of men who looked dignified on the surface. Still, the income was much higher than in the general ward, and for someone from an average family like Steven Foster, she was quite satisfied with the job.

As for the current patient, who was about her age, Steven Foster also had a good impression of him. Although this young patient might lose his sight, Ryan Bennett's optimistic and cheerful personality over the past few days had affected everyone around him. He was always extremely polite to the doctors and nurses, and never once had he refused medication or thrown a tantrum like some other patients. This made Steven Foster's work much easier and her mood much better.

However, at this moment, Steven Foster's previous good impression of Ryan Bennett was completely overturned. Just now, she had suddenly felt a warmth on her chest, as if a pair of hands had touched her there. At this moment, the only one who could have done that was Ryan Bennett in front of her. Her body blocked the view of others, so no one else could have seen Ryan Bennett's actions, and even her own line of sight was blocked by Ryan Bennett's head. The stitches on the back of Ryan Bennett's head were almost done being removed, and although Steven Foster wanted to give this young man a hard slap, her strong professional ethics made her hold back and stay silent.

But Steven Foster soon couldn't bear it any longer, because the harassment didn't stop with her retreat; instead, it intensified, as if countless ants were biting her skin from the inside. If she weren't wearing a mask, everyone would have noticed that Steven Foster's face was now completely flushed.

She took a small step back and looked down at Ryan Bennett's hands, only to be shocked to see that both of Ryan Bennett's hands were naturally hanging at his sides, not moving at all. If it weren't for the continued sensation on her chest, Steven Foster would have been certain that Ryan Bennett was the culprit.

Finally, the doctor finished removing the stitches. With trembling hands, Steven Foster took the tools handed to her by the doctor, her face flushed, and quickly left the ward. She had no idea what had just happened—she only knew that if she stayed any longer, she couldn't guarantee she wouldn't let out a moan of pleasure.