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Their eyes locked.

At that moment, it felt like a vast ocean had suddenly come between them, even though they were right before each other.

Tegan turned her face away, ignoring Uriah's words.

But the next instant, Uriah gently but firmly turned her face back to him, forcing their eyes to meet again. "Tell me. Have you seen Forrest again?"

Tegan narrowed her eyes. "Don't blame everything on Forrest. The issues between us have nothing to do with him."

"Then what are they about?" Uriah's voice rose, frustration boiling over.

The air around them seemed to freeze.

Tegan looked at Uriah silently, saying nothing.

Uriah's grip on her wrist tightened. "Tegan."

"I need some space, and right now, I don't want to see you. Can I have that?"

Tegan spoke the last few words through gritted teeth.

demeanor became even

was the first time Stella had witnessed such tension between the two. From everything she knew, Uriah had always been

stepped forward. "Uriah, Tegan's just been through a lot and got hurt. She might not be clear-minded. Would you give her some

on the edge of fury, and Stella was genuinely worried he

Uriah back to his senses. He looked at Tegan,

Stella sighed in relief.

Tegan alone, okay?"

was new for Tegan. Even when they discussed Uriah in the past, she

off between Tegan and

up and glanced at Stella. His eyes had regained their clarity, but he said

to the frightened nurse. "Please, take her to her

had been so intense that no one, not even the chief

quickly

Horner family's disdain for Tegan, everyone

...

butler with her, and Ronald

in the hospital room, it was just Stella

hand. "What's going