Chapter 18
When Ian got downstairs, Sage was already nowhere in sight.
“Mr. Holcomb, Mrs. Holcomb hailed a cab and left on her own,” the driver said tentatively.
Ian pursed his lips. He had the driver take him back to Solaris Estate. When he arrived, he saw Sage’s shoes strewn haphazardly on the floor. He went upstairs.
Sage’s door was shut. There wasn’t so much as a sound coming from inside. Ian lingered outside for a while but eventually decided against knocking on
the door.
The following morning, Ian went downstairs after finishing his morning workout. Wanda was serving breakfast. He sat by the dining table and glanced upstairs. “Wake her up for breakfast.”
Wanda said politely, “Mrs. Holcomb already left the house, Mr. Holcomb.”
Left? He’d deliberately given her some time to calm down last night, only intending to ask her about what had happened in the morning. Yet she’d already left the house?
“Where has she gone?”
Wanda shook her head. “I’m not sure. She didn’t say anything. She didn’t even have breakfast; it looked like she had something important to do.”
Ian frowned. “Got it. You can get back to work.”
Wanda went to the kitchen. Ian called Terry. “Find out what happened at
Ivy’s apartment last night.”
but at least she’d agreed to do it. Everything had
as soon as they’d
had,
at. She arrived at his hospital
bedroom and several people to care for him, but there was also a living room with a huge TV in it. There was even a water dispenser and a leather
hotel’s suite.
door, the carer had just finished checking
smiled with interest when he saw
bouquet of lilies she’d bought on the coffee table. “It’s partly because of me that you’re injured, and
how
your husband are an interesting match. Your husband
room after getting Sage a glass of water. Sage sat on the couch beside Shane’s. She smiled
of my own volition.”
eyebrow but didn’t seem too surprised. “I doubt you’re not here just to visit a patient, Mrs.
so easy to talk to smart people. Sage didn’t beat around the bush. “I do have something
“Oh? Don’t tell
a sip of water. “You asked me whether you or
expression became interested.
think you’ll win because your lady luck
“My lady luck is here? Could you be talking
help you score the deal with
didn’t say whether he believed her. “What are
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