Chapter 248

“You’ll take point on the infrastructure project in Honeysuckle Hollow” With that, Howard rose to his feet and his figure blended into the night as he stepped out of the office

onating? Don’t just walk away, you infuriating blockhead.”

“Hey, Howard. What about the charity auction? What are you donating?

Nathan’s voice tore through the air, laced with frustration.

Little did he know Howard catch on quicker than others.

The next day, Gwendolyn woke up in the on–call room, her body aching from a night spent at her desk instead of her bed, dark circles under her eyes.

She hadn’t gone home last night.

After a quick freshen-up in the bathroom, Gwendolyn headed to room 2121. It was quiet, save for the steady beep of the monitors Selina had left at some unknown hour

Claude, the man lying in the hospital bed, looked skeletal, his cheeks sunk in, yet you could still see the remains of his once handsome features

His eyes were closed, the veins on the back of his hands prominent.

vitals were normal. Then she brought out

row.

senses. She deftly positioned

decided to stimulate

as she focused intently on the acupuncture,

hands, Gwendolyn got started on the treatment

had passed by the

of needles, enduring his own ordeal. As Gwendolyn stood up, she noticed two girls at the door staring

was the first to snap out of it. “Brought you

Watching you do acupuncture, there was a rhythm

had thought acupuncture was just about hitting the right points, but now

packed up,

true skill.

breakfast, a donut, and a latte, right

Jeannie

crisp donut, a delightful taste. If only she could pair it with a latte, it

the perfect combination.

from Selina to call you into the hospital on purpose. She wanted

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