bChapter /bb364 /b

Why bher /bof all people?

bJaxson’s /bfeelings right now bare /bbreally /bbplicated/b. The bguilt /bhe bfelt /b

bI /bbcame /bbout/b, tearing him bapart/bb. /b

towards bCaroline /bbsix /bbyears /bbago /bis now bmixed /bwith bdisgust /bband /bbhatred /bafter the truth

bHe /bwas nning to make Caroline bpay /bbthe /bprice, bto /bbpletely /bbend /bbthis /bgrudge, but what bhe /bgot bin /bthe bend /bbwas /bbher/b.

Cynthia looked at his broken bappearance /bband /bbmuttered /bquietly, b“/bbHe /b

h bSed /b

to be SO

bbiased/b, now bit’s /bball /bgood, bfate /bbI /bbguess/bb…/bb” /b

bJaxson /bnced at bher/bb, /bbposed /bbhimself/bb, /bwalked bto /bbthe /bbsofa/bb, /bband /bbthrew /bba /bbstack /bbof /bdocuments on the table. “bI /bbremember /bbthe /bbpany /bhas a bproject /bbin /bPornd bnext /bmonth, right?”

Cynthia bcame /bto bher /bsenses and, nodded, “Yes, but didn’t you reject it beforeb?/bb” /b

bHe /b

spun the wedding ring on his ring fingerb,/bb“/bbI’m /bnot pushing it, blet’s /bbmove /bthe bproject /bbforward/b.”

Cynthia guessed he bwas /bgoing to Pornd, hesitated for ba /bmoment, What about bCaroline/bb…/b”

b“/bbSomeone /bbwas /bwatching.”

Cynthia didn’t say anything anymoreb, /bbshe /bleft bthe /bbbedroom/b.

bJaxson’s /bgaze bfell /bbon /bbthe /bwedding ring, bhis eyes growing /bdeeper.

In his dictionary, there’s bno /bbword /b“bdivorce/bb./b”

It rained heavily in bPornd /ball night.

Outside the bwindow/b, lightning bshed /blike bdaylight/bb, /bbtearing /bthrough bthe /bsky, and bthe /bbsound /bbof /bbthunder /bwoke up

Charlotte.

She turned bon /bthe bedside bmp/bb, /bband /bthe dim bedroom bwas /binstantly bbathed /bin bwarm /bbyellow /blight. The e bdigital /bclock on the cab showed bfive /bo’clock in

the morning.

Charlotte had her bpalm /bbon /bher forehead, band /bher body was soaked in cold sweat.

She bhasn’t /bbdreamed /bbabout /bthat bterrible /bbexperience /bfor bmany /bbyears/b.

I didn’t expect to bdream /babout it bagain/b.

bAfter /bbdaybreak/b, bthe /bbrain /bstopped.

bCharlotte /bbwas /bbvery /btired and bnot /bbfeeling /bbwell /bbwhen /bshe barrived /bat the hospital bbecause /bshe hadn’t slept well.

bLte /bbhad /bWace show bher /bbaround /bthe bdepartment/bb. /bbAs /bbthey /bbleft /bbthe /boffice, bWace /basked with bconcern/bb, /bb“/bbAre /bbyou /bfeeling unwell btoday/bb? /bbYour /bbface /blooks so bpale/b.b” /b

She shook bher /bbhead/b, bsmiling /bbas /bshe bexined/b, “I bwas /bso bnervous /bbon /bbmy /bbfirst /bbday /bbat /bwork bin /ba bnew /bbenvironment /bthat I bcouldn’t /bbsleep /bbwell/bb./bb” /b

“Which hospital bwere /bbyou /bin bbefore/bb?/bb” /b

“Boston bMedical /bbCenter/bb./bb” /b

b“/bbIn /bbBoston/bb, /bbisn’t /bbBoston /bbgreat/bb?/bb” /bbWace /blooked at bher /bbpuzzled/b,b“/bA blot /bbof /bbpeople /bbI /bbknow /bbhave /bbgone /bbto /bbBoston /bbfor /bbopportunities/bb./bb” /b

bCharlotte /bbsmiled /bband /bbsaid/bb,/bb!/bbBoston /bis bnice/bb, /bbut bthe /bbpace /bbof /bblife /bbjust /bbdoesn’t /bbsuit /bbme/bb./bb” /b

bWace /bbsuddenly /bbrealized /bband /bbreplied/b, “bYeah/b, bPornd /bis bgreat/bb, /bbperfect /bbfor /bbretirement/bb!/bb” /b

The btwo /bbof /bthem bvisited /bthe binpatient /bbdepartment /bband /balso binspected /bbthe /bbcritically /bbill /bbpatients /bbin /bbthe /bICU. bWace /bsaid bthere /bbwas /bba /bbpatient /bwho bhad /bbbeen /bbin /bthe ICU for bover /bbthree /bbyears/b, in ba /bbstate /bbof /bbbrain /bbdeath/bb, /bbonly /bbsurviving /bwith the bhelp /bbof /bba /bbventtor/b.

The bfamily /bbrefused /bto bept /bbthe /bbfact /bbthat /bbtheir /bbrtive /bbhad /bbpassed /bbaway/b. bLuckily/bb, /bbthey /bbhad /bbenough /bbmoney to /bbkeep /bbthe /bbchild /bbalive/bb. /bIf the bpatient /bbwas /bbfrom /ban bordinary family/bb, /bbthey /bbwould /bbhave /bbprobably /bbgone /bbto /bbmake /bbfuneral /bbarrangements /bblong /bbago/b.

bI’ve /bbseen /ba lot bof /bbbrain/bb–/bbdead /bbpatients /bblike /bbCharlotte/bb, /bbthinking of /bCharlie, bCharlie /bbis /bbconsidered /bblucky/b.

“Prof. bKendall/bb, /bbare /bbyou /bbfree /bbtonight/bb?/bb” /b

bWace /bband /bbCharlotte /bbwalked /bbout /bbof /bbthe /bbward/bb, /bband/b, bunfortunately/bb, /bbran /bbinto /bbNigel /bband /bbPenelope/b.

Nigel bwas /bflipping bthrough /bthe bmedical /bbrecords /bat the bnurse’s /bbstation /bin the hospital. bHe /bbwas /bbtall /bband /bbhad /bba /bbstraight /bbback/bb, /bband /bbhis /bbwhite /bbcoat /bbwas /bbneatly /b

btied/b.

Chapter 364

bPenelope /bbstood /bnext to him, knowing he was ba /bclean bfreak/b, not letting bpeople /bbget /bcloseb, /band also bkeeping /bba /bbcertain /bbdistance/b.

She was bstaring /bbat /bbNigel /bblike /bbcrazy/bb, /bbher /bbeyes /bbalmost /bbglued /bbto /bhim.

“No timeb,/b” Nigel didn’t beven /bblook /bbup/b.

bPenelope /bbfelt /bba /bbit bdown/b, but bshe /bkept pushing bforward/b.

Menu

bWace /bclicked his btongue/bb, /bbleaned /bbtowards /bbCharlotte/bb, /bband /bbwhispered/bb, /b“Dr. Levin bhas /bba /bbcrush /bbon /bbNigel/b, btoo /bbbad /bshe’s bwasting /bthose bflirtatious /blooks bon him /bbevery /bbday/bb./b”