Shane didn't stop her this time. He merely watched mutely as Natalie hobbled away.

Jacqueline gazed after her. She then turned to Shane and said thoughtfully, “Shane, I think Ms. Smith hurt her leg too.”

Shane looked away. “I know. Let's go,” he said smoothly.

He then helped Jacqueline back into the Ophthalmology Department.

Natalie returned to Stanley's room. When she entered, the savory aroma of chicken soup immediately filled her nostrils. Natalie could feel her mouth water.

“Joyce, your cooking has really improved by leaps and bounds!” Natalie exclaimed, shutting the door behind her.

Joyce was sitting by Stanley's bedside, feeding Stanley the soup patiently. She was about to say something, but Stanley beat her to it. “Nat, what took you so long?” he exclaimed.

The expression on Joyce's face froze. She lowered her head and stirred the soup intently without speaking.

Natalie felt slightly discomfited. She walked over and patted Joyce on the shoulder, then offered by way of explanation, “I bumped into someone I knew on the way back. I was held up there for a while.”

Stanley demanded, completely ignoring Natalie's subtle gesture.

was frank. She pointed above her,

his glasses. “What did the two

She was very concerned about why I wasn't taking good

furrowed his brow, considering

of soup to Stanley's

nudged the spoon away, indicating that he had

was still half full. She knew, however, that Stanley was impervious to any coaxing from her. She might

your eyes?” Stanley was

know either. Jacqueline was admiring my eyes and last month, she told me to take good care of them. When she heard that they

Jacqueline's look of unbridled fury with

evidently on the

squeezed his hand into a fist, and his eyes grew

Jacqueline, is actually

what do you know?”

Natalie nodded, equally curious.

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