My Wife is a Sassy Queen

Mariana changed the topic because she did not want to discuss James.

“Can you call everyone in?” She pleaded.

Liliana shook her head but called everyone inside, everyone except James.

Henry finally asked, “How do you feel? Any discomfort anywhere?”

Mariana rolled her eyes and muttered.

“I feel itchy everywhere. When are you going to remove the drip? I need to use the washroom. I would also like a shower, please.”

Henry shook his head and asked in dismay. “You are going to be a difficult patient, aren’t you?”

Liliana answered on Mariana’s behalf, “Yes, she is a nightmare when she gets sick. Never follows instructions. Anything serious, Henry?”

“Nothing serious. Some internal injuries need longer observation, but nothing that should not heal perfectly fine.” Henry confirmed, reassuring everyone.

“She can’t wet her wounds and must be on the drip for at least a week. After that, you can take her away to your place and monitor her for two more weeks.” Henry added.

Jennifer explained, “Because heavy objects fell on her, there was internal bleeding. The results look fine for now. But something could show up in the next 2-3 weeks. If everything is clear after that, she can go on as usual. She has full body specs every six months anyway.”

“That’s a relief. Any diet restrictions?” Liliana asked.

“A few. I had it emailed to your house.” Jennifer answered.

“Thanks, Jenn!” Liliana said.

“Can we now discuss what to do about that woman?” Mariana grumbled from the side.

The visitors were astonished at her complete disregard for her health.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“Didn’t you want to freshen up?” Jennifer asked.

“I don’t think I will be allowed to shower with all of you here. I will sneak inside when you guys leave.” Mariana said innocently.

“We will be in the lounge. Freshen up first. You can eat something after that. Don’t take a shower. The nurse can wipe you if you want.” Henry admitted defeat.

He unhooked the IV line so she could go to the washroom. But the insertion remained intact on her hand, so she had to be careful.

The nurse guided her to the bathroom after they left.

Forty minutes later, Mariana had freshened up, and the nurse wiped her body. She did not like it at all, but she had no choice given the IV line and the injuries on her body.

Mariana was shocked at the cuts littered all over her body. She realized she must be on a high dose of painkillers as she did not feel pain.

The nurse sprinkled some medicine on all her cuts before binding them. Henry had created it for personal usage. It was not scalable or marketable, so he had not published it. But for specific lacerations like Mariana’s, it was highly effective.

Using an external medicine was better compared to taking or injecting medicines as external medications would not have too many side effects.

When everyone came inside, Mariana looked at Henry pitifully.

“Will there be scars?” Mariana asked. Finally, some sense of being injured registered in her brain.

“Don’t worry! You won’t look like a scary monster. If you follow my recommendations for three weeks, that is.” Henry cheered her up a bit.

“Fine, spoilsport!” Mariana grimaced. She hated hospitals with abandon. More often than not, she could always call for their family doctor or the Petrova family doctor if she fell sick.

But she understood that getting scars all over her body was worse than three weeks of discomfort.

“How many painkillers did you inject? I don’t feel any pain at all. I must be high.” She asked curiously.

“You are not high. The painkillers were the smallest dose. The external medication applied to all your lacerations has some pain-relieving elements. That’s why you don’t feel any pain. At the same time, the side-effects are minimal.”

Henry explained with a yawn. “Any more questions?”

Mariana shook her head.

“I gotta go. Let’s go, Jenn. Call me if anything comes up.” Henry said as he proceeded to leave with Jennifer. He was busy with research.

Liliana sent the nurse away for a break so she and Jonathan could discuss the next steps with Mariana.