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

Chapter 25

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.

Castillo, we’ve got a car accident victim with an eye injury. It’s tricky, and Director Marshall specifically asked for you. You’d better

Leanne didn’t

call, she looked up at Curtis. “I must go to the hospital.”

his hand. “Go. Have Jake drive

to the hospital. The conference room was packed. Neurologists

on a chair against the wall, her eyes red from

was also there, though she seemed under

the table and waved Leanne over when she arrived. “Leanne, come

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Chapter 25

risen from the head of

at

ored Leanne since

scan and analyzed

bleeding. and swelling of the

canal.”

the middle-aged woman asked eagerly, her voice choked with

“Is the

still unconscious,” Amy

patient in a coma and unable to assess her vision,

the first 24 hours. Missing this window could lead

hesitation, Leanne responded, “Given the damage to her optic nerve, I believe immediate surgery is necessary. The patient also has an

and his tone was full of praise. “Exactly

her chair and

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