And The Daddy Is… The Infertile Guy?!

Chapter 84

Magnolia collapsed Into Eve’s embrace, her eyes shining with unshed tears. “No more hospitals, Mom. I’m coming home to care for you. Every time after your treatment, you should be with your family, not these sterile walls.”

“Oh, Magnolia, I’ve been missing your father terribly,” Eve whispered, her voice brittle with

age.

The two women clung to each other, their sobs mingling in the quiet of the hospital room.

Outside the room, Gwendolyn stepped away to give them privacy.

“Dr. Quigley, right? I’m Derrick Hamilton. That’s my mother–in–law in there. We’ve all heard how critical the situation was. Thank you for saving her life. We’ll see to it that your efforts are handsomely rewarded,” the middle–aged man said with a polite but detached air, the hint of his privileged upbringing evident in his stance.

“It’s all part of the job,” Gwendolyn replied. “Make sure she gets the care she needs.”

“Of course.” Derrick’s gaze lingered on Gwendolyn, taking in the curves of her face, but she just turned and walked away.

“Gwen, you’re amazing. If things had gone south today, the Lopez family is not one you want as an enemy.” She stepped out from behind the counter and handed Gwendolyn a chocolate. “Half the credit

her off. “Don’t

“Those two in the room, Derrick and Magnolia, they’re the parents of Sanford, the director of our hospital. When Derrick, a nobody back then, married Magnolia, the jewel of the Lopez

and your gossip,” Gwendolyn

siblings. He has twin siblings. And his younger sister is the treasured gem of the Lopez and Hamilton families. She used to come to the hospital to see

You

“Don’t be silly.”

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under the counter and pulled out an elegant gift box. “You must have dropped this

I kept it

the box. It was the birthday gift she had intended for Howard.

“I gotta go.

in room 2103, Magnolia fed Eve medicine, a thoughtful look on her face. “Mom, you think Dr.

on the same day. Such a coincidence, but sadly, her daughter didn’t make it, and then she vanished without a