Chapter 0256

ANASTASIA

"You forgot this.

"Oh!" I piped up in a high pitched tone, "Thanks," then I snatched it from his hands.

Why did I snatch it like that! I mentally reprimanded myself but he did not even seem to have noticed because he was not looking at me anymore.

Did he hear her? I wondered as I squinted at the side of his face as he watched Clara as she walked briskly into the hospital, Amie safely in her arms. I could not tell which of them she was looking at and that made me worry even more.

But I tried to soothe my worries. He didn't look like he heard anything. Amie was groggy from the sleep during the ride so her voice was not loud. He did not hear, right? He couldn't have. I was just paranoid because of all the scenes of him finding out about Amie that I had staged in my head all through the ride

here.

I turned to the direction where his gaze was still fixated and I got carried away as I watched Clara carry Amie into the hospital. I wanted to run to them and hold Amie in my arms.

My heart suddenly felt heavy. Amie is usually very energetic. Even whenever she was sick, you'd barely be able to tell because she just liked to move around.

I remembered the last time she had a fever, several months ago, she had insisted that she would undo her seatbelt by herself and walk to the doctor's room on her own. "I'm a big girl, mommy," she had said, her little face set in determination. It had taken all my willpower not to scoop her up and carry her myself.

impromptu fever must be

still followed them as they made their way to the counter directly opposite the open door and I knew I had to distract him before

you for this again," I said with a sheepish smile even though he was not looking my way yet but I yearned to add, 'you can look away and leave now,

looked away and turned to me. As

raised my purse and said awkwardly, "I would've really

much."

eyes fell on the pause in my hand and he stared at it for quite a while as if he was still processing my words or

I settled my gaze back on him again, "Thank you for the

he said curtly then he turned, got into

against Clara's car in relief but I

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Chapter 0756

I was relieved that he was gone, as I made my way inside the hospital, I wondered where the man in the break room who was

the reception area in search of Clara. I found her almost immediately. It was easy to find her as

a corner of

the hospital's entrance before they settled on me. Before I could ask my more urgent questions,

"Is he gone?"

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