Hold My Tear, I’m Getting My Wife Back!

Chapter 25

He was always busy with work, so busy that he could hardly carve out thirty minutes for her. It was rare for them to be face-to-face, an opportunity to talk about divorce.

But Leanne hesitated, reluctant to shatter the delicate warmth lingering between them. after so long.

“Nothing.” she replied.

Maybe next time.

They would talk about it next time.

Curtis laughed softly, a gentle tease in his voice. “Nothing? Why the sweet tone, then?”

Leanne’s ears flushed, unsure how to counter that. She had merely called his name, not understanding what was supposedly sweet about it unless he thought his name sounded

sweet.

“Could you please stop getting over yourself?” she retorted.

Curtis’ eyebrows arched, his stance all too confident. “.I’m always getting over myself. Don’t you know that?”

As he spoke, his hand reached for Leanne’s waist as if to pull her closer.

The untimely ring of the phone shattered the rare moment of harmony between them. Crisp and clear, it demanded attention.

Leanne picked up her cell phone. It was her colleague, Amy, from the hospital.

got a car accident victim with an eye injury. It’s tricky, and

was urgent, so Leanne didn’t

she looked up at Curtis. “I must go

withdrew his hand. “Go. Have Jake

quickly changed and rushed to the hospital. The conference room

seated on a chair against the wall, her eyes

was also there, though she seemed

sat at the head of the table and waved Leanne over when she arrived. “Leanne, come and take

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the head of ophthalmology, Marshall had always

started at

ored Leanne since

CT scan and analyzed

to bleeding. and swelling of the optic nerve and sheath, compressed within the narrow confines of

canal.”

woman asked eagerly, her voice choked with emotion. “Will that affect her vision?”

“Is the patient conscious now?”

unconscious,” Amy

assess her vision, it was up

window for treating optic nerve damage was within the first 24 hours. Missing this window could lead to permanent blindness.

I believe immediate surgery is necessary. The patient also has an intracranial hematoma. It would be best to decompress the optic canal while performing the

tone was full of

over her chair and stalking out with