Chapter 51

When I opened my eyes, I was already in Hogan’s arms, carried sideways.

Our eyes met, and his voice trembled, “Don’t be scared, the paramedics will be here any second.”

The exhaustion was evident in his eyes, and his brows were furrowed together in a rare display

of panic.

Was this just my imagination?

I steadied myself, closed my eyes and then reopened them, pushed against his tense arms, and said in a deep voice, “I’m okay, put me down first.”

Hogan didn’t budge, and he looked up at Zachary who was rushing over, “Where are the paramedics?”

His tone was questioning, and the tremor in his voice was unmistakable.

We were so close, I could see the veins on his forehead throbbing.

He was clearly out of sorts.

“They’re on their way, almost here.” Zachary sald, looking clueless. He turned to me, trying to reassure, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Zade. The medical station is close by, you’ll be fine.”

I corrected him, “You got the wrong person.”

As soon as I said that, I saw Cecilia coming from behind Zachary.

at Hogan, “Hogan, why are you holding Xaviera like that?”

of grievance and probing in her volce.

Cecilia’s question, Hogan seemed to realize something was off and said with furrowed brows, “She’s

tone was icy.

paused, lowering her voice, “I didn’t mean it like that. I meant that you

aback for a moment, and glanced at Zachary, “What, are the

eyes betraying a feeling of being wrongfully

Zade, Director Irwin is right, you should

last thing I needed was for him to accidentally cause a

move,” Hogan instructed, “get in the car

Chapter 51

insisted on carrying me into the

going on. It’s not right for you to just leave, Hogan. I’ll

had a point, it was not cool for the boss to ditch during a

“It’s fine as long

at Cecilia, and silently got out

me over, and accidentally touched my

wrist, nothing serious,” he said while writing the medical report,

six and weigh less than

me a look, “Did you hear that? Eat

about diet; they could be due to too

doctor could finish, the door burst open, and Hogan and Cecilia

was full of

in my chest and instinctively curled my hand, unfortunately pulling on the tendon..

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