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.

"You two talk, I'll wait

in, carrying Rosie's

his throat. "Take

nodded. "Thank you,

"Mr. Flynn", a distant and formal term of address. His heart sank with a

parting slightly. "Rosie, are

asked, "Why did you hide

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

was still

because she was Bobby's

being humiliated

in front of her because he didn't

with Yvette, and the thought of being with Rosie

not Bobby's mother? It would be the perfect way to give

Rosie had suffered so much

hoped to protect her from now on and make up for what

thought about these things and weighed his

was the

rashly. Her eyes had just recovered, and she still needed

Bobby was the result of the humiliation she had suffered,

originally thought

were healed,

Rosie's maternal instincts were awakened

said anything for a long

laughed. "Is

"It's complicated, and

answer like this. Rosie was slightly startled and blinked blankly. "Then,

it was the first time anyone had asked him this question so

me answer that for you, Mr.

Howard was surprised. "Why?"

my eyes were blind, but my heart

that?

that's not it." Rosie

there're

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

Howard frowned, feeling tongue-tied. "What do I have to