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.

wouldn’t come home to complain. She

an hour passed, and she hadn’t woken

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while later, Marina came upstairs with a tray of food, tiptoeing as she asked, “Mrs. Chadwick asleep?”

“Yes.”

must be beaten.”

even

she wanted to get her diploma, maybe even stay on at Bayridge Hospital, and get her medical license in

have to work this hard, not if

apprentice.

to reveal his whereabouts yet.

tomorrow? See if they’re

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

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

the next morning ravenous, her

A warm body was next to hers. She slowly turned her head to see Howard’s

her, Howard shifted his arm.

eyes, pretending to

in, and you’ll be late for work,” said Howard, his morning voice

couldn’t pretend anymore and opened her eyes calmly,

“Do you

when you sleep?” He lounged by the bed, his

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