And The Daddy Is… The Infertile Guy?!

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.

to complain. She never had anyone to complain to

and she

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her, Howard quietly pulled the needles out himself. A while later, Marina came upstairs with a tray of food, tiptoeing as she asked, “Mrs. Chadwick asleep?”

“Yes.”

must be

even bother with an

she wanted to get her diploma, maybe even stay on at Bayridge Hospital,

work this hard, not if Enoch would just acknowledge her

apprentice.

to reveal his

you make some inquiries at Bayridge Hospital tomorrow? See if they’re giving her a hard time on purpose.”

I’ll just leave the food here for Mrs. Chadwick to eat when she wakes up.

nodded slightly, and after Marina left, he gently lifted Gwendolyn and placed her on the bed. She slept soundly, undisturbed by

morning ravenous, her stomach

hers. She slowly turned her head to see Howard’s handsome

Howard shifted

quickly shut her eyes, pretending to sleep, her heart pounding..

for work,” said Howard, his morning voice rough and

her eyes calmly, “Good morning,

“Do you

when you sleep?” He lounged by