Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 355

Accidental Surrogate Chapter 355-Cora blinks rapidly in disbelief and my own mouth falls open. I see Roger go tense in his chair and feel Sinclair do the same beside me.

“Wha- what?” Cora asks, aghast, leaning forward to stare more closely at Henry. “The problem that is HankJ; FJA

Hank? What the hell kind of problem is Hank?”

I grimace a little when I see her get defensive and dart my eyes to Roger, seeing him rankle at it, just a little bit. Roger, I know, is jealous of Hank – not very jealous, not in a bad way. Just…as much as he doesn’t blame Cora for her previous hesitations, or hold them against her…

…well, he’s not going to be thrilled about Cora’s ex’s continued presence in our lives, is he? Especially when he sees Cora defend Hank like that..

“Please, Cora,” Henry says, putting a peaceful hand out towards her. “Just… hear me out.”

“What is wrong with Hank,” she insists, continuing to be angry, which just upsets Roger more. I glance at Sinclair, worried. His face is a mirror of my own.

“Please “Henry says again, leaning forward and staring at Cora only at Cora intensely. “I mean no insult. I just want to…discuss.”

Slowly, not giving in yet, Cora leans back against her chair and crosses her arms over her chest again, not happy about it but willing to listen.

“I am just concerned,” Henry continues, “about this man’s continued connection to this family.”

table. Cora shoots Roger a dirty look he pretends

I ask, confused. “He’s he’s our doctor – he did such a good job caring

says, turning to me and holding my eyes. “He did a very good job taking care of Rafe. He was at your beck and call. He was very conveniently available when you were hurt after the temple and worked incredibly hard to keep you and Rafe alive beyond the point when other doctors would have

stops there, staring at me, letting me figure it out. “No,”

my god,” I whisper, a frightened hand going to my mouth. “Do you seriously

is ridiculous!” Cora cries, but Henry

they tend to place their people in high-powered positions – lawyers, bankers, doctors. We also know that

covering his face

didn’t happen!” Cora cries, standing up now. “Hank is not part

even. “At a clinic that we pay for. This man is…very suddenly very involved in our lives. Dad has a good

shaking her head around at all of us.” Hank is a good person who has only done wonderful things for this family. I know him. I know that he only has good things in his heart, and wants to help, and

we need to be careful, especially because we know that the Cult has a history of deploying sleeper agents. But Hank himself? He hasn’t

they just quietly look away from

to him. That if he tricked all of us, then he tricked her the most. And that would be a horrible

growls, and when I look up at her I see that she intuits what we’re all thinking. Without another word Cora seals her mouth shut and strides

sighing. “Just… let her cool off. It’s…harder for her to hear than for us. All

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