The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage

"Well..."

Frank murmured awkwardly, shooting a glance at Rory as she stood in the distance.

"Hmm...?"

Gene quickly caught his meaning and waved Rory off for her to leave.

A hint of annoyance showed on Rory's face for an instant, and she was staring thoughtfully at Frank even as she headed into her bedroom.

With her gone, Gene asked, "Alright, you can speak freely now, Mr. Lawrence. Does my illness have something to do with Rory?"

Frank nodded slightly. "Actually, I need you to stay calm and listen to what I have to say to you now, Mr. Pearce."

"Tell me." Gene's mood dampened even as he saw the scowl on Frank's face.

a meter

face fell even though Frank had warned him to stay

could not, and he seemed to see the worms squirming

taking the news better than most, and the fault was not entirely on him-no one could have stayed calm if they knew they had

grabbed Frank's arm, his eyes widened in panic. "I've consulted so many doctors, even traditional healers... but none of them could tell!

down, Mr. Pearce." Frank patted his shoulder to calm him down but nodded

Gene cried, sweating

keeping him on tenterhooks was really killing

implanted into you. Moreover, it must be fed with a specific type of medicine, or it won't mature." "Are you saying that someone's been

I can cure you this one time, but not every time. All you can do is be wary toward the people around you for your sake." "Rory... Thames..." Gene growled the name through his