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 Director Marshall specifically asked for you.

situation was urgent, so Leanne didn’t hesitate. “I’ll be

looked up at Curtis. “I must

his hand. “Go.

room was packed. Neurologists and trauma surgeons were deep

seated on a chair against the wall,

also there, though she seemed

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

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from the head of ophthalmology, Marshall had always

started at the hospital.

ored Leanne since

scan and analyzed it aloud without wasting a

crash caused compression and contusion, leading to bleeding. and swelling of the optic nerve and sheath, compressed within the narrow confines

canal.”

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

“Is the patient conscious now?”

patient’s still unconscious,” Amy

coma and unable to assess her vision, it was up to the

damage was within the first

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

in agreement, and his tone was full of praise. “Exactly

chair and stalking out with a dark expression.