Chapter 564 Late-Stage Bonds

Tessa waited in Samuel's office for two hours until he returned from surgery.

+8 Pearls

Seeing her asleep on the couch, Samuel quietly took off his jacket and draped it over her. But the moment he settled it, Tessa stirred awake.

"Surgery's over?"

"Yeah." Samuel rubbed his brow, his voice worn out. "The dean caught wind I was back in the country and saved a pile of tough cases for me. I couldn't say no."

Tessa sat up and handed his jacket back to him. "Don't push yourself too hard either."

"You've been waiting this long for Grandpa's results, right?"

"Yeah." Tessa met his eyes directly. "I'm studying medicine-I don't need sugarcoating. Let me see the scan data."

a moment, then pulled the report from a drawer and handed it to her. "Werewolf hearts already carry a heavier load than

fingers faintly cold. She understood the science-werewolves had impressive healing powers, but once they

Samuel said gently. "In a werewolf's twilight years, medication doesn't do much. What matters most is having

the

sigh. "Don't dwell on it too much. You came back to

looked up again, her emotions were back under control. "When you bring the meds, don't let him know I saw the

"Don't worry. I understand."

hide the truth, the other pretending she didn't already know. Yet both

found Tessa standing by the window, absentmindedly tracing circles in

over and wrapped his arms around her from behind, resting his chin atop her

voice was soft. "Samuel said werewolves lose vitality faster thar humans at this age. And Grandpa was injured before..." Landon tightened his hold around her. "I'll go visit him with you

30

Chapter 564 Late-Stage Bonds

crown of her head. "We'll make sure he

Then Tessa turned to face him

*+8 Pearls

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255