Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

Chapter 408

Howard stood there, still as a statue. His face was expressionless, but in reality, his back was tense and his palms were sweating.

He could even see his own panic in Rosie's eyes.

The moment their eyes met, they were both stunned.

Howard was so nervous that his Adam's apple bobbed.

Rosie's eyes flickered slightly, then she quickly looked away.

"Ms. Miller, please look at my finger..." Ezra interjected, easing the awkwardness. "Follow my finger with your eyes... good, very good..."

Ezra gave Rosie a simple checkup, then said, "The surgery was successful. A nurse will come over in a moment to take you for a few tests. If everything checks out, you can be discharged."

"Thank you, Dr. Atkins," Rosie said.

"You're welcome."

"I'll also prescribe you some medication. You'll need to continue taking it for a while after you go home. I'll write down the precautions in detail in your discharge summary," Ezra said.

"Okay," Rosie replied.

After Ezra left, the nurse came in and took Rosie for the tests. Sienna accompanied her the entire time.

Of course, Howard tagged along in silence the whole time.

After the tests, Rosie returned to her room and glanced back. Howard didn't follow her in. She looked up at Sienna and asked, "Did Mr. Flynn leave?"

"No." Sienna shook her head. "He's outside. Howard wants to ask Dr. Atkins some questions about your follow-up appointment and the details of the medication prescribed to you."

She simply stated the facts.

In Sienna's view, Howard seemed a bit pitiful. However, she believed that it was better to let the two of them figure things out. As a bystander, she should not interfere.

"Oh." Rosie nodded, seemingly deep in thought.

"Sienna, could you please ask Mr. Flynn to come in? I want to tell him something," Rosie said.

"No problem," Sienna said.

then got up to leave. "You two talk, I'll wait for

in, carrying Rosie's bag

bag on the table and cleared his throat. "Take these medicines back with you. The instructions are on

nodded. "Thank

flickered slightly. She had called him "Mr. Flynn", a distant and formal term of address. His heart

"Rosie, are you still angry with me for

did

words. He hadn't expected things to develop this way with

he was

had only helped her because she was Bobby's

being humiliated

because he

then, he broke up with Yvette, and the

so why not Bobby's mother? It would be the perfect way to give Bobby a complete

suffered so much

from now on and make up for what he owed her all these

thought about these things and weighed his

that Bobby was the result of their fateful

was appropriate to tell her so rashly. Her eyes had just recovered,

result of the humiliation she had

thought that

eyes were healed,

son to bond. When Rosie's maternal instincts were awakened and they'd developed a bond,

Seeing that he hadn't said anything for a long

laughed. "Is

"It's complicated, and it's really

like this. Rosie was slightly startled and blinked blankly. "Then, I'll

the first time anyone had asked him this question

Rosie sighed softly. "Let me answer

Howard was surprised. "Why?"

head. "Mr. Flynn, my eyes were blind, but my heart wasn't. I can

would you say that? Have I not been good enough

not it."

"But there're many

to another such as parents to children, siblings to each other, or even among comrades.I don't know which is it for you, but it's obvious you

feeling tongue-tied. "What