Meet the father-in-law [Comprehensive]

As if noticing Hodge's sudden flinching, Rossi turned her head, followed the other's line of sight, and immediately chuckled maliciously.

"Everyone came here last night, but after the injection of the antidote, the doctor said that you are fine, so I decided that they should all go back to rest. Elide thinks it is her fault that you were poisoned—don't worry, I have already enlightened her Yes, but she insists on staying here with you. I just arrived half an hour ago, and Mr. Wayne arrived about ten minutes ago."

When Rossi said this, he sighed with an exaggerated "tsk tsk" expression: "His complexion is not good, as a father who cares about his children and knows what 'pollen' is, you understand~"

Bruce Wayne probably felt that his daughter had been "wronged" by Hodge... He really didn't think wrong.Hodge only felt that his head was hurting more, he reached out and rubbed his forehead, and let out a long sigh.

Rossi didn't speak, but sat on the side leisurely, as if waiting for Hodge to speak.

"That pollen..." Hodge avoided Rossi's sight, and his voice was almost murmuring, "It has hallucinogenic effects, and I can't control myself at all."

Huo Qi paused for a moment, before hesitating to speak.

"At first I mistook Elide for Hayley..."

"Wow~" Rosie let out an exclamation of unknown meaning, sat up straight, and looked at Hodge with piercing eyes, "This is not very gentlemanly, but I can understand you...then what?"

Hodge wasn't going to tell Rosie every detail, that would be too embarrassing and disrespectful to Elid.There were things he did want to confide in Rosie, but not these.

"Actually, I knew she wasn't Hailey. It felt weird. My mind was completely separated from my emotions and body. At first I couldn't tell who it was. I thought she was Hailey, but I I also know that she is not Hailey, because Hailey has... I tried to fight against the hallucinations and impulses in my heart, and I think I can win..."

"Then, all of a sudden, I realized she was Elied, and in that moment, I suddenly found myself losing the battle with that hallucination, and I knew it wasn't right, but I was completely out of control... ...I don't remember anything after that."

"Oh, this," Rosie smiled gloatingly, "Irid has already told me, she said you were emotional and in a bad state, she had no choice but to knock you out, and she apologized to you."

"It's not her fault..." Huo Qi murmured.

"However, I listen to what you mean," Rosie changed the subject, and looked at Hodge with a straight face. "You realized that it was Elied, so instead--were you relaxed about the idea of ​​fighting?"

"No! No..." Hodge couldn't help raising his voice, but he hesitated after a while, "I can't even describe the feeling, as if my will doesn't resist... No, this is really too strange !"

"It's nothing strange, Aaron, you work together, she saved you and you saved her, not to mention that she still has special meaning to you, the relationship and emotional connection between you is inherently complicated. In addition , I admit it's a little strange to say this, but Elide is a person who makes people feel 'safe'. She is smart enough and has top-notch survival skills. She can protect herself and others. She can make you let your guard down , naturally also weakens your resistance to pollen."

"To tell you the truth, I always thought that Elliot just admired you, but I saw her previous demeanor... she cared about you very much," Rosie added an insignificant sign to the word "concern". Accent, with a meaningful look, "You are too passive in some things, Aaron, have you ever dated Hailey? This is an opportunity, and you also realize that you are not resistant to her, so why not go How about a try?"

Hodge shook his head without thinking, and said mockingly, "Stop joking, David, she's not even 25 years old—"

"So you care about that too," Rosie's laugh was almost hearty, "Don't underestimate yourself, handsome guy, you're attractive enough to handle a girl in her 20s, even if she's not an 'normal' girl .”

Hodge still wanted to distinguish between two sentences, but Rossi didn't give him a chance at all.The old Italian fox looked back out of the window. Elide was still standing there with Bruce. The two seemed to be arguing fiercely, and no one paid attention to the movement in the ward.

"Don't rush to deny it, Aaron, give yourself a chance, and give Elied a chance."

If the dialogue between Elliott and Bruce was compared to a war, then the person who won the phased victory was undoubtedly the adopted daughter of Master Wayne.About 5 minutes later, Elide returned to the ward alone, and Bruce was still standing there with a gloomy face, neither leaving nor coming, just waiting on the spot with a stubborn expression.

As soon as Elide stepped into the ward, Rosie got up in a hurry. After a short conversation between the two, Rosie walked out of the ward with a smile, and went straight to Bruce's side—to Hodge's surprise, the two of them actually There was a good atmosphere for chatting.

The man on the hospital bed couldn't help but sighed twice in his heart, and then turned his gaze to Elide.

The woman had walked to Hodge's bed and had just sat in the chair that Rossi had been sitting in.Her posture was very solemn, her back was straight, and she looked at Hodge calmly.But the moment the two looked at each other, Hodge suddenly realized that... Rossi hadn't lied to him.

Eyes can't fool anyone, especially a qualified profiler.Even if Elide tried her best to hide it, Hodge could still see some scenery he had never seen before in her eyes as blue as the sea.

As Rossi said, Ellie's attitude towards him before...probably was more admiration and admiration, but now, her eyes revealed more emotion.

All of this may be due to the accident last night, from which they all discovered something that they hadn't discovered before.

But at this moment, Hodge actually didn't know whether he could give the response Elide wanted.

He could have had a "give it a go" mentality, but that would be so unfair to Elide.He would rather be cautious and even... "cowardly" before it all started, than act rashly in the heat of the moment—he didn't want to hurt Elide.

After making up his mind, Hodge glanced at the necklace on Elliott's neck, took the initiative to break the silence between the two, and smiled gently:

"David has already told me everything, thank you for helping me find the antidote."

"It's nothing, this is what I should do," Elide said in a hurry. After saying this, she took a deep breath and looked a little uneasy. "Also, I want to apologize to you."

"Don't be like this, Elide, I know you knocked me out for my own good." Hodge quickly spoke to appease the other party. After saying this, he was silent for a moment, and still mentioned what happened last night.

"If I really want to apologize, I should actually apologize to you. What happened before... I'm sorry, I'm really very sorry."

"You've said too much about that, Hodge. As I said then, I know what Poison Ivy's pollen can do, and I don't blame you for it, I—"

Hodge noticed Elide clenching her hands unconsciously as she said this... Was she nervous?Or was she just insincere?

"No, Elliott, listen to me, I know that my behavior was not correct at the time, I will not deny this, and you don't have to excuse me, I did do something that did not respect you enough." Hodge He interrupted Elide's words with a firm attitude, and he tried to sit up straight and stared at the other party: "I... I can't explain to you my mood and thoughts at the time, because even I myself I haven't figured it out yet. I need a little time so that I can find the final answer."

"But there is one thing I must tell you. When I am sane and sane, I will tell you clearly—"

"At that time, I didn't think of you as Hayley, Elied."

After finally saying this, Hodge stared at the other person's face almost holding his breath.

At first, she looked at a loss, as if she didn't understand Hodge's words. After a while, her expression suddenly became complicated. It was surprise and surprise, joy and sadness.Her pupils were slightly dilated, her breathing was rapid, and her chest rose and fell slightly, as if there were thousands of words contained in it, but in the end, she did not utter a single syllable from her lips and teeth.

Hodge didn't say anything, he just waited quietly.

After what seemed like a long time, the silent young woman suddenly stretched out her hand and gently covered the back of his hand.She raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a misty smile that looked like mist.

"Do you know what I want? What I want is not your self-blame, not your guilt, nor the so-called sense of responsibility and responsibility... What I want is something simpler and more precious-you understand ?"

After a brief silence, Hodge nodded, with his most serious and sincere gesture:

"I see."

"Then, I look forward to your answer."