The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride
Chapter 273 Go Ahead and Brag

The nurse said, "Oh, you're talking about that ghost impersonator."

Vera nodded. "Yes."

The nurse gave a bed number. "Bed 41."

Vera thanked her and appeared in the ward with a gift.

As Christmas approached, there weren't many patients in the hospital. Those who could be discharged before the end of the year had already left, as no one wanted to spend the holidays in the hospital.

This ghost impersonator named Austin Diaz was quite unlucky. He was supposed to go home for Christmas, but he ended up in the hospital.

Vera stood at the door and saw that there was no one else inside. She knocked and entered the ward.

Austin was a man lying in bed, holding a phone in one hand and watching a horror movie.

When Vera appeared, Austin was so startled that he almost dropped his phone on his face.

He cursed and clutched his blanket in fear.

Seeing Austin's fright, Vera immediately waved her hands. "Don't be scared, I'm not here to hit you. I'm really not here to hit you."

Austin would never forget the tourist who had once thrown him over her shoulder!

Vera walked up with the fruit basket and placed it on the cabinet.

Austin, still frightened, clutched the nurse's call button in his hand.

If he got hit, Austin would call for help immediately.

Austin, a 6-foot-tall man, felt intimidated when he saw Vera.

"Well, I'm here to apologize." Vera said, taking out the money she had withdrawn from the bank and placing it beside Austin's pillow, "Sorry for hurting you."

After saying that, Vera even bowed.

With Christmas just around the corner, everyone was going home to reunite, but Austin was stuck in the hospital because of Vera. She felt guilty. If he had been a bad person, she could have justified hitting him. But Austin hadn't done anything wrong; he just played his ghost role too well.

Vera felt uneasy after returning home and wanted to find an opportunity to apologize and compensate Austin in person.

This was the first time Austin had met such a tourist. She hit the hardest but was the first to visit him in the hospital and even brought money?

"I accept your apology." Austin put down the call button.

Austin looked at Vera, who had hit him, and Vera curiously looked at his face.

They sized each other up.

Austin estimated that Vera was still a student, petite and pretty. Her innocent face made it hard to believe she had thrown a 140-pound man to the ground.

That day, it was very dark inside, and Austin was focused on scaring people, so he hadn't really looked at Vera.

Vera also looked at Austin in the hospital bed, wondering how a big man like him could have his hair down, floating in the air, wearing a red dress, and shouting at her.

Vera had thought ghosts were always played by women.

Austin was the first to speak, "Are you a student at a sports school?"

How could an ordinary girl take down three strong young men by herself?

Vera shook her head. "I have to ask you something too."

Vera looked at Austin. "You're clearly a man, why do you play a female ghost?"

"I love this job."

Vera said, "Your passion is quite unique."

Austin introduced himself, "My name is Austin Diaz."

Vera also gave her name, "I'm Vera Linister."

Vera sat on the empty bed next to Austin's, "Where's your family?"

"At home."

Vera said, "You're quite the conversationalist."

"So are you."

Their conversation was awkward at first, but they soon found common ground.

"Austin, how did you manage to float in the air, hanging from the ceiling?"

Austin replied, "If I tell you, what if you steal my job?"

"Who would want to play a ghost to scare people?" But realizing it might be a secret, Vera didn't press further. "Do you guys often get beaten up in this line of work?"

Finally finding someone to talk to, Austin became more talkative. "Yes. Once, a girl played a ghost and scared a boxing coach. He kicked her so hard she got a uterine injury. After that, we mostly hired men. Men can at least take a few hits." After saying that, Austin looked at Vera. "I think if you wanted to do this job, you'd be perfect!"

"How much is the monthly salary?"

"$5,000."

Vera said, "I won't do it, the pay is too low." She made tens of thousands of dollars a month just serving coffee to Patrick.

Austin replied, "You don't know, there aren't many graduates making $5,000 a month."

Vera said, "I married into a wealthy family, making tens of thousands a month."

"Come on. Stop joking."

Austin was a couple of years older than Vera, just starting out in society.

Austin chatted with Vera, "This isn't the first time I've been beaten up. I'm too scary, so I often get hit. You're the first person to visit me and apologize with money."

Vera and Austin were chatting so intensely that she didn't even notice Patrick's message on her phone. "Do you think your job is unethical? What if someone with a heart condition gets scared to death? Isn't that creepy?" Austin got goosebumps from Vera's words. "How could that happen?"

"It can happen, you just haven't encountered it yet. I've seen it twice."

"Austin, I seriously suggest you tone down the scariness. Otherwise, you might as well get a membership at the hospital, scare people during the day, and sleep here at night."

Vera poured a glass of water for Austin and placed it on his bedside table. Austin, feeling embarrassed, said, "Actually, we don't usually scare people that much. It's just that you guys came early in the morning, and we were bored, so we all decided to scare you."

Usually, there was one ghost per room, who would lie down and play dead after scaring people.

Who knew Vera, Molly, and Randall would show up? They were bored, so they all decided to scare the three of them.

They had no idea that they would end up unlucky, too.

Vera realized, "You guys deliberately made it harder for us?"

Austin, being honest, nodded.

Vera clenched her small fists, and Austin immediately grabbed the nurse's call button.

Seeing Austin's miserable state, Vera moved all the fruit and drinks from his table to the stool at the foot of his bed.

If Austin wanted to eat or drink, he had to get out of bed himself.

"Vera, why do you treat me like this?"

Vera asked, "Why did you treat me that way in the haunted house?"

"We're ghost impersonators."

"I'll make you a real ghost, believe it or not?"

Austin yielded to Vera's fists.

At this point, Austin wanted to kick her out.

The $10,000 on the bedside table, Austin threw it back to Vera. "Your family's compensation is enough. This counts as a work injury, and the amusement park will cover it."

Vera put the money back. "This is my personal compensation."

Austin refused to take it, but Vera walked over and put the money in his bag, placing it at the foot of his bed.

Austin said to Vera, "You're really stubborn."

At that moment, Vera's phone rang. She walked to the hallway to answer it. "Honey."