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

Howard came in, carrying Rosie's

cleared his throat. "Take these medicines back

it." Rosie nodded. "Thank you, Mr.

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

parting slightly. "Rosie, are you still angry with me for hiding

calmly and asked, "Why did you hide your identity

was at a loss for words. He hadn't expected things to develop

was still

her because she was Bobby's mother, and he

her being humiliated and bullied by

her because he

he broke up with Yvette, and the thought of

would marry someday, so why not Bobby's mother? It would

suffered so much over

hoped to protect her from now on and make up

things and weighed his

tell Rosie that Bobby was the result of their fateful encounter

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

the humiliation she had

originally thought that

eyes were healed,

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

hadn't said anything

distracted, Rosie laughed. "Is this question difficult to

brow furrowed. "It's complicated, and it's

this. Rosie was slightly startled and blinked blankly.

and it was the first time anyone had

again, Rosie sighed softly. "Let me answer that for you,

Howard was surprised. "Why?"

Flynn, my eyes were blind, but my

say that? Have I

not

"But 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

feeling tongue-tied. "What do