was on speaker, and Fintan’s despicable voice immediately filled the
“Genevieve, where are you? My chest feels tight. I’m aching to see you!” I thrust down hard.
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“Get out and take the call!”
Startled by my voice, Genevieve hung up. Whether she was shocked by me yelling at her for the first time or just eager to see Fintan, she left without even closing the door. Fortunately, she had already rented out this entire floor, so no one would come up unless absolutely necessary.
Time ticked by, second by second. When she woke up again, night had fallen.
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12:55 PM
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A pair of round eyes were staring at me.
I turned over weakly, lying flat on the bed.
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Gazing into the void, lost in thought for a long time.
Suddenly, a pale arm reached out in front of my eyes.
“Does it hurt here?”
I turned my head away.
“Why did you agree to her?”
She looked at me in surprise, “What?“.
I didn’t answer, just staring straight at her.
“Oh, you mean that? I have no money, I need money.” She smiled at me casually.
I deepened my voice, about to get up and leave this messy bed.
“Yesterday was my first time, she suddenly spoke up.
“My grandma is very sick, seriously ill, but my parents don’t want to treat her anymore. I was raised by my grandma. Everyone else can give up on her, but I
can’t!”
Her voice was a bit choked up, and my body suddenly stiffened as I stood with my back to her.
I thought again of that torn final work. I was also raised by my grandma. Everything about her means the world to me.
I lowered my eyes, “Give me your phone.”
“Are you going to add me?” She seemed oddly happy as she handed her phone
to me.
Her phone screen was SpongeBob SquarePants. I glanced at it, added her contact information, and then transferred her some money.
“Is this enough to treat your grandma?““Don’t do this kind of thing again. Get dressed and leave quickly.”
When I finished washing up and came out, she was indeed no longer on the bed.
I was about to leave when a small note on the table caught my attention.
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12:06 PM.
“My name is Candace. I’m glad I gave my first time to you.” After reading it, I initially wanted to crumple it up and throw it away, but for some reason, I held it in my palm like a ball of fire, burning hot to the touch. I absentmindedly stuffed it into my pocket and turned to leave the hospital
room.
I didn’t go home, nor did I plan to return to that so–called home again.
spent the morning renting a place outside and made it to the office before the afternoon shift started.
Just as I stepped out of the elevator, my assistant saw me and her face instantly tensed up, looking like she wanted to say something but held back. Actually, I came to see Genevieve about getting a divorce.
I had the divorce papers printed out as quickly as possible.
“Mr…. Deputy Shaw, why are you back? Weren’t you injured? Don’t you need to rest more? Don’t worry about the Rockwell proposal, I won’t make any mistakes. You should hurry back and take it easy!”
Hearing him mention the Rockwell proposal, I felt a twinge of worry. It was a project I had just taken over before my dad’s accident. Mr. Bennett from Rockwell had agreed to work with Frost because he trusted me. But I’d been distracted by personal matters for too many days, only giving verbal and online instructions to my assistant.
I thanked my assistant for his concern, but still insisted on going to the office. “First, give me an update,” I said.
Seeing this, my assistant’s face grew even more troubled. His hemming and hawing aroused my suspicion.
I stood there, my expression serious. “What’s going on?”
He looked at me for a long time, and I thought I detected a hint of pity in his eyes?
He sighed resignedly. “Miss Frost has already handed the project over to Deputy Harrington…”
