Bring Your A Game, Mr

Chapter 783

While Benedict jutted his chin in silence, Elise was able to see through the mild-mannered nature

hidden beneath his unforgiving behavior. Because of that, she began to feel more comfortable around

the man, with whom she then tried to ingratiate herself. "Can I depend on you for help from now on,

Uncle Benedict?"

Benedict stood in place and looked down, pondering for a short while before he turned around and

looked Elise in the eye. "We might have fallen out back then, but I never said I'd abandon you."

Aw! Everyone in the Joslin Family is so kind. At the thought of that, Elise felt her heart melting,

extending her arms to hug Benedict, as if Anastasia was hugging her uncle. "Thank you so much,

Uncle Benedict."

In that instant, Benedict's heart raced like a jackhammer as he took a deep breath and tried his best to

keep a straight face. Then, he calmly replied, "No worries." Yes! Yes! My niece is finally doing

something to coax me! "Ahem!" Benedict pushed her away, intentionally distancing himself from her

while pretending to feel annoyed with that. "Have a little decency, would you? You're a grown lady.

People are going to laugh at you if they see you doing that."

"They can laugh all they want." Elise seized Benedict's arm and said, "Because they're probably just

jealous of me for having such an awesome uncle, so I'm not worried about that at all."

Upon hearing that, Benedict eventually burst into laughter in amusement, whereupon the two of them

proceeded to chat happily while walking away. "You're always unpredictable because I'm sure you're

going to complain about me for being bossy again one day!"

"Nope, that is not going to happen. I like it when you boss me around, Uncle Benedict." Elise felt as if

she had completely lived her life as Anastasia. After all, she slowly began to soften up because

everyone in the family seemed to love her a lot.

A few minutes later, the bright sunshine was blocked by a few emerging dark clouds just as the

weather took an unexpected change. Meanwhile, Benedict suddenly held his right knee and sank to his

other one. At the same time, his face twisted in pain while his forehead began to be covered with cold

sweat.

"Are you alright, Uncle Benedict?" Elise held the man's arm, preventing him from collapsing onto the

ground.

"Take me into the house." Benedict spoke with a painful voice but eventually managed to overcome the

pain with his willpower and Elise's help and got into the estate.

Upon taking the man to the couch, Elise was joined by Benjamin, who instructed Noa to send for the

doctor after the maid heard the commotion and came to investigate what was going on. "Get the doctor

now!"

As soon as the maid nodded and ran out the door, Elise quickly turned her attention to Benedict, who

had already rolled his trouser leg up. She then saw a huge bruise on Benedict's leg, unable to believe

that it was the same leg he kicked Miguel with. "How did you get this?" Elise crouched down and took a

closer look at the bruise, feeling surprised to see such a severe injury on Benedict. After all, it was

caused by a delay in the treatment, but considering the Joslin Family's wealthy background, Elise

couldn't understand how something like this could happen to Benedict.

Whila Banadict juttad his chin in silanca, Elisa was abla to saa through tha mild-mannarad natura

hiddan banaath his unforgiving bahavior. Bacausa of that, sha bagan to faal mora comfortabla around

tha man, with whom sha than triad to ingratiata harsalf. "Can I dapand on you for halp from now on,

Uncla Banadict?"

Banadict stood in placa and lookad down, pondaring for a short whila bafora ha turnad around and

lookad Elisa in tha aya. "Wa might hava fallan out back than, but I navar said I'd abandon you."

Aw! Evaryona in tha Joslin Family is so kind. At tha thought of that, Elisa falt har haart malting,

axtanding har arms to hug Banadict, as if Anastasia was hugging har uncla. "Thank you so much,

Uncla Banadict."

In that instant, Banadict's haart racad lika a jackhammar as ha took a daap braath and triad his bast to

kaap a straight faca. Than, ha calmly rapliad, "No worrias." Yas! Yas! My niaca is finally doing

somathing to coax ma! "Aham!" Banadict pushad har away, intantionally distancing himsalf from har

whila pratanding to faal annoyad with that. "Hava a littla dacancy, would you? You'ra a grown lady.

Paopla ara going to laugh at you if thay saa you doing that."

"Thay can laugh all thay want." Elisa saizad Banadict's arm and said, "Bacausa thay'ra probably just

jaalous of ma for having such an awasoma uncla, so I'm not worriad about that at all."

Upon haaring that, Banadict avantually burst into laughtar in amusamant, wharaupon tha two of tham

procaadad to chat happily whila walking away. "You'ra always unpradictabla bacausa I'm sura you'ra

going to complain about ma for baing bossy again ona day!"

"Nopa, that is not going to happan. I lika it whan you boss ma around, Uncla Banadict." Elisa falt as if

sha had complataly livad har lifa as Anastasia. Aftar all, sha slowly bagan to softan up bacausa

avaryona in tha family saamad to lova har a lot.

A faw minutas latar, tha bright sunshina was blockad by a faw amarging dark clouds just as tha

waathar took an unaxpactad changa. Maanwhila, Banadict suddanly hald his right knaa and sank to his

othar ona. At tha sama tima, his faca twistad in pain whila his forahaad bagan to ba covarad with cold

swaat.

"Ara you alright, Uncla Banadict?" Elisa hald tha man's arm, pravanting him from collapsing onto tha

ground.

"Taka ma into tha housa." Banadict spoka with a painful voica but avantually managad to ovarcoma tha

pain with his willpowar and Elisa's halp and got into tha astata.

Upon taking tha man to tha couch, Elisa was joinad by Banjamin, who instructad Noa to sand for tha

doctor aftar tha maid haard tha commotion and cama to invastigata what was going on. "Gat tha doctor

now!"

As soon as tha maid noddad and ran out tha door, Elisa quickly turnad har attantion to Banadict, who

had alraady rollad his trousar lag up. Sha than saw a huga bruisa on Banadict's lag, unabla to baliava

that it was tha sama lag ha kickad Migual with. "How did you gat this?" Elisa crouchad down and took a

closar look at tha bruisa, faaling surprisad to saa such a savara injury on Banadict. Aftar all, it was

causad by a dalay in tha traatmant, but considaring tha Joslin Family's waalthy background, Elisa

couldn't undarstand how somathing lika this could happan to Banadict.

"Do you really not remember anything about it?" Benjamin asked.

"Did I have anything to do with that?" Elise was confused.

Benjamin nodded with a complicated emotion on her face. "Three years ago, Edmond lured you to the

moat during winter, saying that you guys were supposed to do some ice-skating there. When your

uncle found out about it, he immediately tried to stop you, but as he got there, the ice beneath his feet

cracked shortly before he fell into the water. Although he was rescued an hour later, his knee was left

with a permanent injury that would pain him overwhelmingly every time it rained."

After hearing the story, Elise was taken over by a mixture of complicated feelings on the inside.

Anastasia must have been a really rebellious girl when she was still alive. Well, what can I do now

anyway besides cleaning Anastasia's mess for her? Thinking about the situation she was in, Elise had

to brace herself for what was coming to her. With her mouth left wide agape, she was about to order

the maid to fetch her silver needles just when Noa returned with the doctor. Therefore, Elise quickly

stepped aside and made way for the doctor, standing aside while watching him treat Benedict.

Since Benedict was suffering from Kienbock's Disease, Elise reckoned that traditional medical

treatment was the best way to treat his condition. Nevertheless, the doctor only took a glimpse of

Benedict's bruise before reaching for his syringe, which he was about to inject him with. "His condition

seems to have worsened a little, but I'll give him some imported medicine later and increase the

dosage. It should probably help stabilize his condition more effectively." The doctor explained to

Benjamin.

While Benjamin nodded his head trustfully, Elise couldn't seem to hold in skepticism any longer. "I'm

sorry. I mean no disrespect to your professionalism, but don't you think there's more you could do? You

could have looked into his condition more thoroughly before you prescribed some medicine, couldn't

you?"

The doctor glimpsed Elise as a darkened look flashed across her face, but considering the fact that she

was a part of the Joslin Family, he decided to hold in his anger and refuted Elise euphemistically. "A

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patient's life is a doctor's priority, but I suppose I should understand that it is not easy for everyone to

understand what medical studies are about. However, that doesn't mean I can tolerate your doubts

about my years of experience and professionalism."

"With all due respect, my uncle is only suffering from frostbite, which is not something incurable. So, I

want to know why it's still bothering my uncle even after three years. Did you really look into his

condition? Why didn't you continue to let him suffer like that?" Elise replied directly.

"What do you mean? I would have treated his condition if I had known what to do. You know what? I'm

starting to think that you're insulting my credibility." The doctor lost his cool, his face flustering in anger.

"I have no interest in knowing more about your credibility. All I know is that the longer my uncle's

condition goes untreated, the more likely he is to lose his leg. For that, please hand me a copy of his

medical record. I'd like to have a look at it." Elise stretched out her hand emotionlessly.

"I see what's going on now." The doctor pondered and started to point his finger at Elise. "You must be

Miss White, the lady who got all the spotlight in today's feast, right? If you really cared for your uncle,

you shouldn't have let him fall into the water. Showing your fake sympathy now while insulting me isn't

going to change anything. Get off your high horse!"

"Enough. Stop this trivial bickering." Overwhelmed by the unbearable pain, Benedict interrupted their

conversation and said, "None of you is wrong, but for now, please attend to my condition first. Doctor,

give me the jab." Although Benedict's words didn't show his stance about whose side he was on, he

seemed to have chosen to trust the doctor. In the meantime, Elise quickly found herself at a

disadvantage without any apparent way of explaining herself. After all, she couldn't reveal her talent in

the art of healing, considering the circumstances, so she decided to keep a low profile at the moment

while researching more about Benedict's condition until the time was right.

…

On the other hand, the production of the movie, 'Iron Lady', was assigned to Jamie's company. In order

to capitalize on the hype and high expectations of the movie, the filming crew spent countless days and

nights working on the shooting. Since Elise was the original author and producer, she was needed to

supervise the progress on set. As soon as she arrived at the lounge, the director took her with him and

introduced her to the actors and actresses in the dressing room. Nevertheless, what surprised Elise the

most was that Jamie managed to recruit Jack to play the leading male character, although she knew

she was still a new and barely known author.

"Miss White, it's an honor to work with you." Jack made the first move of greeting Elise, who responded

with a nod. The next moment, they approached the female protagonist of the film.

"Alright, everybody. Stop whatever you're doing now and meet the original author of the story—Miss

White."

The director grabbed everyone's attention before introducing Elise. "Nice to meet you, Miss White."

"Hello, ladies and gentlemen."