Cold husband burning regret

Regret Novel 234

They chatted idly for a few moments before Evander set down his wineglass and stepped out into the hallway, phone in hand to take a call.

“Mr. Howard, your wife… she isn’t at Riverspire Medical Center.”

Standing by the floor–to–ceiling windows, Evander’s chiseled features were half–lost amid the neon city glow, his expression unreadable. “Are you sure?”

“I checked. Riverspire did receive her application, but she withdrew it two weeks ago,” Natalie replied, then hesitated. “The staff assumed she decided to stay with her original employer.”

Evander was silent for a long moment. “Then we’ll search every hospital, one by

one.”

“And if she’s nowhere to be found?”

He pulled out a pack of cigarettes, tapped one free and placed it between his lips. “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”

After ending the call, Evander thumbed his silver lighter, igniting the cigarette. For a moment, the swirl of smoke blurred the city lights outside. He stared into the distance, lost in thought.

The next day, Charlotte treated her first patient at the new hospital–a case of meningitis. Since medication could no longer control the growing abscess, she quickly scheduled surgery to drain it.

Two hours later, Charlotte stepped out of the operating room to update the patient’s family.

Gentry and Judd happened to be nearby. Gentry grinned and teased, “Looks like this is the first time our department’s had such a young and attractive lead surgeon. And she’s the department head, no less.”

Judd glanced over at Charlotte, offering neither confirmation nor denial.

raised an eyebrow. “You’re not going

almost never agreed with Gentry’s compliments

flatly, “Young and attractive–that’s

turned and walked

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surprised.

of her scrubs, Charlotte found a message from Noreen on WhatsApp, confirming their weekend plans with a playful

to type a reply when a man’s voice startled her. “What’s going on between you

tall, striking man

overhearing something in Judd’s office the

how it

you really that interested in my relationship with

Professor Carstairs?”

a brother to me. Just thought I’d ask.” After a few seconds, he added, “I’m just curious–this marriage you said you wanted out of…

laughed. “You’ve got it all wrong. It’s

nothing more, and walked

watched him go, puzzled, unable to guess what was on

shift that day didn’t start until three, so she planned to head home for a rest. As she

the group

instinctively turned away, clutching her bag tight as she hurried