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

here?” Sean’s heart tightened bit by bit. His expression was as unruffled as ever, giving the appearance of idle

and a woman alone together would certainly raise eyebrows.

not have kept company unless it

indicated that when Sean had contacted Yves,

by

with an outwardly breezy demeanor, “Ms. Yates, you truly take a relaxed attitude toward relationships.

entirely consumed by the situation unfolding in the

his gaze. Were it not for the reminders from reason and past

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

word in the quiet hallway. Each lost in their own

operating room doors finally opened, and Yves emerged.

however, merely raised his

is he?” Cynthia

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