Chapter 52

Im gonna hit the shower,” said Gwendolyn.

She dropped her things and hurried back to her room for a quick shower and change into clean clothes. Finally, she knocked on Howard’s door.

“Come in.”

“Mr. Chadwick, I’m here for your acupuncture session,” she said, her voice hoarse and

weary.

Howard’s gaze remained fixed on her as she, like always, began the acupuncture treatment on his legs. Her delicate hands, pale and chapped from the work, stood out starkly.

She looked like a wilted lettuce, utterly spent.

“I’ll remove the needles in half an hour,” Saying, Gwendolyn tidied up her kit and sat down

to wait.

Howard didn’t speak, and he watched as Gwendolyn’s head slowly drooped until her eyes. closed and she dozed off against the rocking chair. He reached into the drawer for some hand lotion and wheeled closer.

The cool cream squirted into his palm, enveloping her hands as he gently massaged

them.

He figured she must’ve had a rough time at the hospital.

was tough and resilient. She wouldn’t come home to complain.

and

2

later, Marina came upstairs with a tray of

“Yes.”

must be

sympathetically, “Why even bother with

diploma, maybe even stay on at Bayridge Hospital, and get her medical license

if Enoch would

apprentice.

to reveal his

Bayridge Hospital tomorrow? See if

I’ll just leave the food here for

placed her on the bed. She slept soundly, undisturbed by the movement.

up the next morning ravenous,

something unusual. A warm body was next to hers. She

her, Howard shifted his arm.

pretending to sleep, her heart pounding..

be late for work,” said Howard, his morning voice rough and sexy.

her eyes calmly, “Good

“Do you

you sleep?” He lounged by the bed, his question laced

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