Chapter171ThatPersonAppeared
WilliamwasatthehospitalwithPatriciawhenhereceivedthemessagefrom<b>Jayden</b>.
“okay,”hewroteinreplybeforeacallpoppeduponhisscreen.
ncingatitbriefly,hepromptlydeclinedthecall.
Patricia,who wasnearby,noticedthatthecallwasfromDapline.
Givinghimameaningfullook,shesaidyfully,“You’requitethecharacter.You’rehere withme,yetyousendyourbuddytoseeMs.Hoven.Now,yourphone’sbuzzingwitha<b>call</b>fromMs.Bowen.”
Williamncedatherandretorted,<b>“</b>Thenyoucanstayhereyourself.”
Patriciapleadedandgrabbedhissleeve.“Amanisn’tworthmuchifhe’snotalittlebad,andawomanwon’tlovehimifheisn’t.Theworseyouact,themoreI<b>find</b>youcharming,andthemoreIloveyou.”
William,growingimpatient,asked,“You’refine,<b>so</b>whyhangaroundthehospital?
Patriciascrolledthroughberphoneemotionlessly.“ButIwaswaitingfora<b>call</b>thatnevercame.Nowthatyou’rehere,you’llhavetohelpmewhen itfinallydoes.”
Williamrespondedinannoyance,“You’renotbored,areyou?”
“youdon’tknow,peopleinloveare alwaysthis<b>bored</b><b>.</b>Whetherinjuredorsick,theyallhopethatpersonknowssotheycaeand<b>care</b>forthem,”Patriciaexinedwithasigh.
Uponhearingherwords,herecalledwhenEmeliehadamiscarriageandstayedinthehospitloneforthreedays.
However,Emelieneverbroughtthatupwithhim.N?velDrama.Org exclusive content.
Asothershadsuggested,ifshetrulycaredabouthim, how<b>could</b>shekeepsuchabigthingfromhim?Atthattime,therewasnoDaphnebyhisside,andthingswerefinebetweenthem.
meupwithastr
Patriciacame
astrokeofinsight,saying,“Ifshedoesn’tsayanything,itmeansshe’sgivenuphopeonthep
William<b>stood</b>upcoldlyand<b>said</b>,“<b>You</b><b>can</b>stayherealone.”
-guy.”
Havingalreadyspentaday<b>and a</b>nightinthehospital,Patriciacouldn’tignorethefactthathemustknow.
<b>No</b>callmeanthedidn’tcare,andshedidn’tneedtostayinthehospitnylonger.
“Forgetit.I’llgetmyselfdischargedfromthehospitndheadoutwithyou.”Patriciaheldout<b>a</b>handtowardhimandsaid,“justcarrymeout,won’tyou?”
Withnowork,Emelierelishedherfreetime.Intheafternoon,sheexploredWimstourCitywithAlexis,buyinggiftsforher<b>mom</b>,sister,andniece.
Herfavoritepurchasewasapuregoldneforherniece,whichcouldbringluck.
Afterdiningout,theyreturnedtothehotel.
Jayden’ssecretary<b>was</b>calledawayforwork,leavingEmeliefeelingstuffed fromdinner.Shedecidedtotake<b>a</b>strollinthehotelgarden.
Absorbedinherphone,shedidn’tnoticeasshewanderedintoasecludedspotwherenooneelsewasaround.
However,withthebrightlightsandbeingatthehotel,Enellewasn’tworried.Shewasreadytoturnback.
Thensheheard<b>a</b>sharpclick.Itwasthesoundofalighterflickingopen.Themetallicqualityofitsentashiverdownherspine.
Emelieliftedherheadtoseeamanstandingunderthemoonlight.
Asthemelickedthecigarette,itbrieflyilluminatedthesideofhisfacebeforefading backintodarkness.
Inafive–starhotelfilledwithbrightlights,itwassurprisinghehadfoundsuchasecludedcorner.Yet,itwasn’tquitedarkenough asthemoonlightgentlyoutlined hisprofile
AfaintscentofpinewaftedtowardEmelieonthebreeze.Suddenly,sheremembered.Shehad<b>caught</b>thisscentbefore<b>,</b>backonthecruiseship
Themanw
whoblindfoldedherforthedance…Itwasindeedhim.
Emeliestaredathim.Neitherofthemtook<b>a</b>steptowardtheother,andsilencelingeredbetweenthemuntilthemanfinishedhiscigarette.
Then,Emelleturnedandwalkedaway.
Sincehehadn’tbothered tofindherafterallthesetimeingback,therewasnoneedtoseehimnow.