#Chapter 355 – Gone too Far

Ella

I find Cora, a little later, in the long room thoat we’ve turned into a hospital, working hard probably to distract herself. I grimace, a little, when I see that her bedside manner has certainly suffered in the wake of her frustration she’s snapping at patients, glaring at them when they take too long to answer, and stalking from bed to bed. As I come into the room the men look towards me with desperate eyes.

I hold up my free hand – Rafe bundled in my other arm – to the men, letting them know that I’ll handle it, and then I walk calmly over to my sister’s side.

“Hey Cora,” I say casually, looking down at the clipboard in her hand on which she’s writing in her messy doctor’s scrawl. Cora doesn’t respond, just glares at me and turns her attention back to the clipboard.

I scoff a little at her and bump my shoulder against hers, a little pissed off now. “Why don’t we try that again, Cora,” I say, through my teeth a little. ” Hello, Cora. How are you?”

“I’m not speaking to you, Ella,” Cora snaps, shaking her head and continuing to write. “Or my stupid mate, or yours. Or their dad.”

baby so that she can see him more

and she hesitates a little. “Rafe

and turns away, angry

then hurrying to keep up. “Listen, I’m sorry I really am! You know I like Hank I like him a lot! I was very team Hank for a minute

holding the clipboard close against her. “Do you seriously think I have such a bad taste in men

the corner of my eye I see the wounded man in the bed closest to use flinch, his eyes going wide with awkward surprise. But I do my best to ignore him and keep this between me and my

that Henry has a point – that we need to double-check everything before we trust people! I mean, they wouldn’t even let me call you when we first got the anonymous note that someone was going

away from me but clearly seeing my point. “Well, that was bullshit

breath and trying

now he has people hurling these accusations at him, which he totally doesn’t deserve! He’s my colleague, and my friend – and a good person! And

to see her feeling this way, to hear her voice get all

whisper to her, putting my arm around my sister and pulling her close. “I’m sorry, Cora. I won’t doubt you again. Okay?

sighs, giving me a squeeze and then pulling away as she wipes at her eyes. You’re just – just trying to protect your baby.” And I see her unconsciously move the clipboard lower on her body, her hand moving to

done now, baby!” I joke, trying to bring a little levity to the situation. “Your simple existence has inspired a war that

her head, smiling now, and reaches for the baby, taking him from my hands. “Nooo, not my nephew,” she says, cradling him against her arm and smiling down at him. “Don’t

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