Chapter 60

Rosalie's anger made Theodore uneasy, making him feel like a child who had been caught misbehaving.

Worried that Rosalie might make herself sick with anger, Stephanie was about to comfort her friend, when suddenly, a voice broke the silence.

"Ms. Carter, I'm sorry."

Stephanie thought she had misheard, until she looked up and met the man's apologetic gaze. Although he didn't seem remorseful, the fact that he had apologized to her for Rosalie's sake was already surprising enough.

Stephanie was so surprised that she momentarily forgot how to respond. After a few seconds, she regained her composure and

grinned.

"It's alright."

As Rosalie's close friend, she felt obligated to accept his apology, as it would put Rosalie in a difficult position if she didn't.

"Ms. Carter, I meant to say that you don't have to worry about Rose

because I'm here. It's late, so you should head home and rest," Theodore said, his voice noticeably calmer than before, resembling his usual composed self. Seeing one apologize and the other accept, Rosalie's frustration

eased a bit.

work tomorrow, right? Go home and get some rest, okay? You've been a

EM

You should also

nodded. "Be careful on your way back. Or

manage. I drove myself anyway.

instead of going home, she went straight to the on-call room to sleep, since she had an early shift the next day anyway and wanted

going on with your

probably didn't agree with me and affected my

how long she could keep hiding the truth from her husband. After all, it would only take one small slip-up

the hospital last time, and now again. It seems to be getting worse. Have you

hands were sweating under the blanket. How was she

reluctantly said. "I've been feeling down lately, so it's normal for my health to suffer. Maybe I'll feel better

He wanted to say something, but considering Rosalie's current condition, he held back,

want to get divorced from me as soon

devoid of anger. Instead, they were calm, as if he was

Why prolong her suffering if she

a fleeting sense of

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