Chapter 520

As the door closed behind him, effectively isolating Yves from Sean, Cynthia secured the contract and took a seat in the hallway outside the operating room.

She did not ask Sean about Joshua’s condition. If it were not severe, he would not have paid such a hefty sum to negotiate with Yves. Requesting Yves’s help was a sign of dire circumstances.

As she waited, Sean approached and sat down beside her.

Neither spoke for a while.

Eventually, Sean turned to her and asked, “What’s your relationship with Yves?”

“Friends,” came Cynthia’s succinct response.

“With benefits?”

“No

bit by bit. His expression was as unruffled as ever, giving the

man and a woman alone together would certainly

not have kept company unless it was someone important to him.

that when Sean had contacted

puzzled by his questioning

her response, Sean pressed on with an outwardly breezy demeanor, “Ms. Yates, you truly take a relaxed attitude toward relationships.

entirely consumed by the situation unfolding

nothing more, though a rush of emotion surged in his gaze. Were it not for the reminders from reason and past experiences, he might have asked some questions

hours. The operating room doors remained closed. Cynthia had a growing suspicion

a word in the quiet hallway. Each lost in their own

four in the morning, the operating room doors finally

shot to her feet. Sean, however, merely raised his

he?”

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