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

Chapter 48

Leanne, as she had for over a decade, took the scolding without a word of defense or retort. Jennifer was heartbroken and didn’t carry on for long before she dismissively waved Leanne away.

When Leanne emerged, Curtis’ figure was nowhere to be seen. He must have left with. Suzan, not bothering to wait for her.

Leanne felt no disappointment, no sense of loss. It was almost an expected realization.

Unfortunately, this place was too remote, and Uncle Kyle who lived there had not been in the best of health, spending his days convalescing in his house halfway up the hill.

Getting a cab here was easy, but hailing one from the mountain was a different story.

Leanne walked along the winding mountain road for a while, watching with frustration as her increased fare on the ride-sharing app still attracted no drivers.

She was about to bite the bullet and increase the fare even more when Phillip’s carp up beside her.

“Need a lift, Anne?” he offered.

“No, it’s alright,” Leanne said quickly. “I’m waiting for Curtis.”

Phillip’s steady gaze held hers for a few seconds, making her embarrassed.

pulled

She had only wanted a plausible excuse to decline, but it was too easily seen through. Curtis was long gone, and Phillip, his older brother, must have known.

Phillip said,

Leanne climbed into the

of hesitation, she chose to sit in the

front of everyone, she couldn’t bring herself to sit beside

might seem like she was treating Phillip as a chauffeur, compared to that jerk Curtis, Phillip was

scrolled through until she

ist landed.”

airport tarmac, her long hair and trench coat-billowing in the

however, were drawn to the corner of the

Curtis’ private jet, which

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home. He had apparently brought Suzan

Leanne received a call from the hospital. One of the patients had at complicated condition,

plan

up, “You can drop me off at

the hospital?” Phillip guessed, catching the gist of her phone

stepped out of the car and

“No need

herself, not

For public hospital doctors,