Chapter 1997

A faint flush tinged her cheeks.

She had never uttered such words before, and a sense of embarrassment washed over her.

Putting the phone aside, Cecilia pushed the matter from her mind.

She made her way back to the hospital room.

Mark, clad in a white hospital gown, regarded her with a slight tilt of his head.

She approached the table and began peeling an apple.

After a moment, she spoke up softly.

“Mark, you don’t have to do this.

want

can’t bear to see you

apple and murmured, “Who else could mistreat me more than you?

is merely a hobby

It’s not that significant.

Cecilia wasn’t being

she truly didn’t care about it, she could have chosen to

for several years, and it was evident she had developed a liking

chose not to press the matter

again; she

it in

Cecilia again, she

days

doctor’s rounds, someone

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