Chapter 255
Jayden would come to the hospital every day to chat with Katherine. Katherine had set everything aside to stay with Noah until the day of the surgery, so she didn't refuse Jayden's attempts to chat, though they only made small talk. Sometimes, if she felt like it, she would even engage in a conversation.
That made Joaquin jealous. He kept being sarcastic, but Katherine wasn't like any other woman. She wouldn't talk to him as long as he was sarcastic. Their relationship suffered for it.
Even Noah noticed the worsening of their relationship.
Today, Katherine was taking a nap on the bed beside Noah's. Joaquin was reading with his daughter, the quiet room illuminated by golden rays of sunshine.
Noah stole a glance at her mother. Still asleep. She huddled closer to Joaquin and looked up at him. She muttered, "Daddy, are you and Mommy fighting?"
Joaquin paused for a moment. He asked, "Why do you ask?"
Noah pouted and muttered, "You haven't been talking these couple of days, and you look annoyed. Everyone's going to think you guys are fighting."
Joaquin frowned. "I
Noah nodded. "You should look in the mirror, Daddy.
her little nose. "And where did you learn
second, she gave Joaquin a look of
to laugh at me? He frowned again.
Hall has been really
won't fall for Jayden." He can't take
fall for him. You can't go on like this." She sat up and pulled Joaquin closer to her, then she whispered, "Daddy, Mommy's pretty, but she's really aloof and doesn't care about a lot of stuff. If you
from me. Seems like I've been lax lately. Some people think this is their opening. I'll
looked at the napping Katherine, and his eyes glinted. Resignation filled his face. She's different from everyone else. For his whole life, Joaquin was the center of everyone's attention. Never did anyone give him the cold shoulder, until he met Katherine. Guess I'll have to make
…
came a bit too late. Before he could even
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