Chapter 354 – The Problem
Ella
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.”
in yet, Cora leans back against her chair and crosses her arms over her chest again, not happy about it but willing to
Henry continues, “about this man’s continued connection to this
his face turned down towards the table. Cora shoots Roger a dirty
“He’s he’s our doctor – he did such
“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
out. “No,”
hand going to my
Cora cries, but Henry speaks as if he didn’t hear
is incredibly good at infiltrating lives,” Henry says to me and to Sinclair. “We also know that they tend to place their people in high-powered
covering his face with his
now. “Hank is not part of this –
“At a clinic that
good things in his heart, and wants to help,
a point. Henry does too we need to be careful, especially because we know that the Cult
they just quietly look away
so close to him. That if he tricked all of us, then he tricked her the most. And that would be
see that she intuits what we’re all thinking. Without another word Cora seals her mouth shut and strides from the room, slamming the door shut behind her. Roger gets to his feet
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