Chapter 243

Howard’s lips curled into a smile as he casually tossed the delivery box onto the plush carpet of his living room.

He examined the neatly wrapped small gift box in his hands, turning it over but unable to guess its contents.

From the bathroom came the gentle patter of water

Through the steamed–up glass door, he could only make out a graceful silhouette, her features obscured.

Setting the gift box back down, Howard decided to wait for her to emerge and tell him about it himself. With a single hand, he yanked off his the unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt, rolled up his sleeves, and grabbed a magazine to flip through.

When Gwendolyn stepped out in her pajamas, she found herself looking at Howard under the lamplight, his handsome features softly

illuminated

Her cheeks were flushed from the steam, with droplets of water clinging to the ends of her hair, as if she were a fresh rose in the moming dew

“Mr. Chadwick, you’re home,” Gwendolyn said, her voice trembling slightly as she approached him. She figured Marina must have explained everything From tonight, she’d be staying in the master bedroom.

She knew what that implied.

situation at the hospital.

toe with a calm demeanor. “I’ve heard about the situ If you’re uncomfortable, I can pressure the Lopezes

publicly refuse a patient, but if the Lopez family willingly withdrew

let out a small sigh of relief. “It’s okay, and

you’re sure.” Howard

at the delivery box on the carpet and asked, “What’s

If you’re up for it, you can open

“Sure.”

opener from the drawer and sliced through the tape

back, watching her with leisure as she removed the bubble wrap, her cheeks turning pink at the sight

“What’s the matter?”

faltered, “Maybe next time you

‘Let’s see.”

exclaimed as he a

approached,

onto the bed anyway, revealing an assortment of small toys scattered across the

remembered Nathan telling her she was too stuffy and serious before she left for her volunteer shift at Honeysuckle Hollow clinic, promising to prepare

faced with a bed full of “fun”

a light blue gift box in the middle of

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