Chapter 60

Rosalie’s anger made Theodore uneasy, making him feel like a child who had been caught misbehaving.

Worried that Rosalie might make herself sick with anger, Stephanie was about to comfort her friend, when suddenly, a voice broke the silence.

“Ms. Carter, I’m sorry.”

Stephanie thought she had misheard, until she looked up and met the man’s apologetic gaze. Although he didn’t seem remorseful, the fact that he had apologized to her for Rosalie’s sake was already

surprising enough.

Stephanie was so surprised that she momentarily forgot how to respond. After a few seconds, she regained her composure and

grinned.

“It’s alright.”

As Rosalie’s close friend, she felt obligated to accept his apology, as it would put Rosalie in a difficult position if she didn’t.

“Ms. Carter, I meant to say that you don’t have to worry about Rose

so you should head home and rest,” Theodore

and the

eased a bit.

okay? You’ve been a great help tonight. I’ll treat you to

EM

You should

“Be careful on your way back. Or do you want Theo to

need, I’ll manage. I drove myself

straight to the on–call room to sleep, since she had an early shift the next day anyway and wanted to avoid the trouble of

going on with your

didn’t agree with me and affected my

keep hiding the truth from her husband. After all, it would only take one small

came to the hospital last time, and now again. It seems to be getting worse. Have you been taking your medication properly?”

sweating under the blanket.

“I’ve been feeling down lately, so it’s normal for my health to suffer. Maybe I’ll feel better after we

crushed Theodore’s heart, like someone had taken a hammer to it. He wanted to say something, but considering Rosalie’s current condition, he held back, deciding to wait until

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