Queen of the Scalpel - Chapter 50

Chapter 50: Treatment Of Him And Her 
The man spoke in passing.

“And there’s something I needed to check.”

Elise had an even more confused face. His personality was as cold as his face and he spoke like he didn’t want to explain.

“That’s it. You may go now.”

And the man started to walk away. Elise blankly looked at his back. What was this? ‘Wait. Didn’t he…?’ A sudden thought came to her mind.

“Just a moment! Ron!”

She shouted clearly, but the man didn’t turn around, like he was pretending not to have heard anything. Eventually, Elise ran and grabbed his hand.

“Just a moment!”

The man frowned at the soft contact.

“What?”

“Haaa, haaa.”

She panted with a red face.

“What’s the problem?”

What she said was completely unexpected.

“Please leave after a check-up.”

“What?”

“Check-up? You’re tired and dizzy all the time. Am I right?”

Elise looked at his pale face.

“I’ll treat you.”

***

“Please sit here.”

A small room. Elise offered a chair to the man.

“What are you trying to do?”

“What do you mean? I’m just trying to diagnose you.”

The man, Ron…no, the Crown Prince, Linden de Romanoff, sighed inwardly. ‘What am I doing here.’ He hadn’t planned on coming here to see her at all. But his feet moved on their own accord…for reasons he couldn’t understand.

‘And a diagnosis from that child.’ Like what she said, he was feeling dizzy and spiritless these days. But even the royal physician Ben hadn’t been able to grasp his condition, but that girl would? It was just a waste of time. ‘I just push her off and leave. Pathetic.’

At first, he was planning on ignoring her and heading back to the palace. But she stubbornly argued he had to be treated. So he was now here. ‘Was she always like this?’ He looked at the girl chosen to be his fiancee. He didn’t know if this was really the Elise he used to know.

“Please come closer here.”

She hung her stethoscope on her neck and spoke. The Crown Prince unwillingly shifted his chair towards her.

“You look pale. When did you start feeling tired and spiritless?”

“…it’s been about 2 months.”

“Do you eat well? Have you experienced weight loss, or things like that?”

“I haven’t. Although, I don’t really have an appetite.”

“What type of dizziness do you feel? The ceiling doesn’t spin, or anything like that, right?”

She continued to ask composed questions. The Crown Prince widened his eyes at her detailed questions. ‘They’re like the questions Viscount Ben asked.’ She continued to take his history. She looked different from her usual self. Her gaze deepened.

“Why?”

“Just a moment. I’ll examine you.”

And. She grabbed his hand.

“…!”

The Crown Prince was surprised at her soft touch again, and pulled his hand out.

“What are you doing?”

But Elise spoke like she always did to her patients.

“Examining your heartbeat. To check the degree of your sweating and temperature. Are you uncomfortable?”

“…No.”

She said it was for her examination, so what could he say? Linden extended his hand again.

“Just a moment.”

Elise felt his hand and realized new information. ‘His temperature is slightly low. And there isn’t a lot of moisture on his hands.’ Multiple diagnoses popped up in her head. ‘I should check some more.’

Meanwhile, as she didn’t let go of her hand, he started to feel uncomfortable. ‘Why is she touching it for so long?’ In reality, it had only been a few seconds, but it felt like forever. ‘Does she touch other patients like this too?’

The Crown Prince simmered. He didn’t know why. He just did. He knew that doctors had to make physical contact with their patients to examine them. ‘But I still don’t like it.’

But it was then! Linden gasped in surprise.

“…!”

“Excuse me for a bit. I’ll examine your neck.”

She moved closer…and touched his neck!

“What?!”

“Examination of the neck is required according to your symptoms. It’ll be over quickly, so please wait a moment.”

It was a calm explanation. But Linden felt awkward.

Her small finger moved down his neck. It was a soft and ticklish feeling. And he bit his lips at her scent wafting up. ‘What is this…!’

It wasn’t a slight touch. Like she was searching for something, she touched every nook and cranny. She lightly touched him, so he wouldn’t feel uncomfortable, but he felt even more awkward. And after some time, she retracted her finger from him, and the Crown Prince let out a breath he didn’t even know he was holding.

“You…!”

But the girl just spoke in a composed voice.

“Just a moment. I’ll combine all your symptoms and explain it to you.”

‘This child…! To a man..!’ Linden wanted to storm out, but her eyes were so serious that he couldn’t. They were the eyes of a doctor who was genuinely concerned about their patient! So in the end, he just remained in his chair.