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.

leave. "You two talk, I'll wait

in, carrying Rosie's bag of

his throat. "Take these medicines back with you. The instructions are on the

Rosie nodded.

had called him "Mr. Flynn", a distant and

are you still angry

looked at him calmly and asked, "Why did you

words. He hadn't

he was

had only helped her because she

being humiliated and bullied

her because he didn't want to get too

Yvette, and the thought of

mother? It would

so much over

hoped to protect her from now on and make up for

these things

Bobby was the result of

Her eyes had just recovered, and

all, Bobby was the result of the humiliation she had suffered, and Rosie had abandoned

thought that

eyes were healed, he

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

Seeing that he hadn't said anything for a

Rosie laughed. "Is this question difficult to

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

Rosie was slightly startled and blinked blankly. "Then, I'll change the question... Mr. Flynn, do you like me?" Howard's whole

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

softly. "Let me answer that for you,

Howard was surprised. "Why?"

Rosie laughed and shook her head. "Mr. Flynn, my eyes were blind, but my heart wasn't. I can

that? Have I not been

that's not it." Rosie

there're

can be good to another such as parents to children, siblings to each other, or even

"What do