Chapter 1451


    ric dragged a chair over to the side of her hospital bed, his piercing eyes soft with concern


    despite the scolding tone of his voice. “Seriously, what''s with you? It was bad enough when you


    were tailgating me, and now you''re doing it to someone else, nearly getting yourself killed. Not


    everyone''s going to cut you ck like I do, you know.”


    While taking care of the hospital bills, ric had called the traffic police to check on the details of


    Hertha’s ident. They confirmed she rear-ended someone else, which led to her own injuries.


    The news that Hertha had rear-ended another car both irritated and amused him.


    It irritated him because, really, couldn’t Hertha take better care of herself?


    It amused him because she was still the same old scatterbrained Hertha, always lost in thought and


    clumsy, especially behind the wheel.


    “Lucky for you, you got away with just a scare this time. What if you hadn''t been so lucky? What if it


    had been the end of the line for you? Then what? You’d be gone, sure, but what about me?” ric


    muttered to the sleeping Hertha, his voice tinged with a mix of me and worry.


    He had never opened up to Hertha about his feelings, and now that she couldn’t hear him, his worry


    made him reveal more than he intended.


    After all, no one else was listening; it was just him and his own confessions.


    Little did he know, at the very moment he voiced his concerns, someone halted abruptly at the door


    of the hospital room.


    Georgia stepped back, pressing herself against the wall outside the room to stay out of ric’s line


    of sight.


    Every word ric had said, clear andplete, had been overheard by Georgia. Her heart felt as


    though it were being pierced, a wave of anger and resentment flooding her, almost drowning her


    breath.


    Gracefully, she exited the room, hiding behind the wall. Her breathing was uneven, her eyes filled


    with rage and hurt, her fists clenched as she fought the resentment boiling inside her.


    ric had just implied that if Hertha died, he’d be lost without her! How deeply must ric care for


    Hertha to confess such sincere thoughts while shey unconscious?


    Everyone knew ric as a charming yboy, changing partners as easily as clothes, never really


    falling for anyone. So, none of his flings could be jealous of another; they were merely temporary


    comforts for his solitude—fun while itsted and easily forgotten.


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    Yet here was this notorious yboy, apparently having fallen for a woman, confessing such


    profound emotions while shey unresponsive.


    And, of course, it had to be Georgia who overheard it all, her heart aching with jealousy, anger


    nearly driving her mad.


    She took deep breaths, trying to calm the storm of emotions threatening to overwhelm her,


    restraining herself from bursting out and confronting ric.


    The day before, it was Georgia who had apanied Hertha to the hospital, watching as she was


    rushed into the emergency room. Once Hertha was admitted, the doctors took charge, and there


    was nothing Georgia could do to interfere.


    Following the surgery, Hertha was moved to the ICU. Unfortunately, during those 12 hours, no one


    except medical staff could enter the ICU unless there wereplications.


    Georgia had hoped for an opportunity to cause Hertha a little mishap but found herself unable to do


    so.


    She had timed Hertha’s transfer to the regr room, nning to create that little ''ident'' for


    Hertha, only to discover she was a step toote. ric was already at Hertha''s bedside, uttering


    those tender, indulgent words that stung Georgia to the core.