She cleaned the wound with disinfectant before bandaging it. Soon after, Quincy parked the car by the side of the road.

Nina assisted Nash into the car, glancing briefly at Scott. In that momentary look, Nash sensed her genuine concern for Scott.

Scott broke the silence, speaking gently, "You should head back first. Mr. York is injured and requires someone to look after him." He was offering Nina an out, understanding her responsibilities. After all, Mr. York was her employer, and she needed to think about the bigger picture.

Nina waved to Scott, saying, "Then I'll head back first. Thanks for taking me out today."

"You're welcome," Scott replied as the car door closed.

Initially, Quincy had thought to get in the car, but remembering something, he walked over to Scott with a smile. "Mr. Lucas, thank you for your assistance."

Quincy politely took the pink bear soft toy from Scott. After all, it was Mr. York who had won it back for Nina. It wouldn't be right for someone else to take it away.

It was the first time Quincy had seen Mr. York so competitive. As the car slowly departed, Scott's gaze followed, his expression unreadable. Then his phone buzzed.

A text message came through: "Dinner is ready. When are you coming back?" He pocketed his phone and headed in the opposite direction.

with might have rusted. So, she called a family doctor to come over and administered a

with Scott. He asked tentatively, "Was it just a

are friends. What's wrong

think he sees you as just a

stating firmly, "We're just

his side for many years, and besides Yvonne, she had no other friends. Yvonne was her college classmate, and Scott was her junior high school classmate. It seemed that apart from classmates,

Why was that?

she so

She couldn't continue to revolve around

my wife. Keep your

only ask me to do so? When will you keep your

was feeling irritated, unwilling to respond. "These two

nature of both situations is similar," Nina replied calmly. What he couldn't accomplish, he shouldn't demand from her either.

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