Chapter 34

Sallie was about to mention that she'd seen Jessica at the fabric market with another man.

But after a moment's hesitation, she decided to let it go.

After all, she hadn't actually seen clearly.

Timothy might be distant with Jessica, but she was still the wife he'd chosen for himself.

They'd married not long ago, and a child had quickly followed.

There had to be at least some lingering affection between them.

If she'd gotten it wrong, it would only make things awkward.

"It's nothing. Granddad called and said he wants everyone back at the family house tonight. I was just checking what time you'd be heading over."

"Before dinner, I suppose."

No matter how busy he was, Timothy would never ignore his grandfather's birthday.

He hung up.

Just then, the doors to the emergency room swung open.

Timothy rushed forward.

"Doctor-how is she?"

awake now," the

conscious, but her face was ashen, her lips drained of color. She looked

as he instinctively

a few days in the hospital. Once she's home, make sure she eats plenty of nourishing food to

and followed

with Timothy to the

trying to find more. He didn't want Henry stuck waiting around, so after much reassurance-promising over and

chair and sat

you

stern words were

frowned slightly. "Timothy, what are you talking about? I don't really

lingered on the bandages around her

followed his gaze, then looked up at him. "You don't actually think I tried to

what Henry said when

just slipped and fell-the glass I was holding shattered and it cut

large bruise had already blossomed across her

"So that's what happened..."

went public with your marriage? Did you think I'd take it so

Sheila had been quietly testing Timothy's

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