Chapter 147:

Zandra peered out the window, noticing the break of day. She stood up and said, “You’re going to spend a few days here in the hospital. The doctor says you might have a concussion. Just rest up and forget about work for now.”

Theo gave a grateful nod. “Thanks, Mom.”

Zandra gave his shoulder a reassuring squeeze. “Don’t worry about it. You’re young, and life’s got a lot more for you to see. You’ll learn that stuff like this won’t bother you after a while.”

Theo started to speak, hesitated, but then agreed. “Alright.”

Once Zandra had left, Theo settled back onto his pillow. Sleep eluded him; her words echoed in his mind. Was it love he felt for Elyse?

He laid a hand over his heart, a pang hitting him as Elyse’s image surfaced in his thoughts. Love was a relatively new terrain for him. Before Elyse came into the picture, there was Kaelyn.

Falling for Kaelyn was a simple decision; she was the darling of the campus, and to him, only someone like her matched a man of his status.

Their romance was sweet at first. But when he discovered Kaelyn had been selling his gifts and seeing other wealthy men, he couldn’t stand it. He broke things off with her.

in the cool shade of a tree. At that time, the school was gearing up for a big gala, so Elyse was there every day honing her

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and she didn’t turn him away. The look of surprise mingled with a

to stir true feelings in him. He clasped his chest and furrowed his brow slightly. But if he

woke up, she rolled over and reached for the phone on her pillow. Glancing through her messages, she spotted one from

a car accident last night and is in the hospital. He’s resting in a VIP Ward Room

details about the crash. When she found out Theo had been driving under the influence, a

to happen to you, I’d be devastated,” Mabel

she saw her chance to grow closer to Theo. She thought that if she cared for him in the

got up, changed into clean clothes, and headed downstairs to the kitchen to ask for some food to take to a sick friend. Seeing Mabel all dressed up, Glenda

air and said, “No need to fuss. I’ll tell you all about it when I

was planning to record a song at the studio. Following the accident last time, Mabel ceased going to work and remained at home for a while. She also believed it was the right moment for Mabel to

of fruit, Glenda replied, “Well, I can’t wait to hear all about

a beautiful girl, after

with a smile and happily

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