Chapter 94

“Seriously, Leanne, do you always have to be so prickly?” Curtis said, his frustration.

evident.

“I’m not trying to prick you,” Leanne replied calmly but firmly. “I just don’t want people to know about us, especially now.”

Curtis let out a derisive chuckle. “What, am I some kind of outcast now? We’ve been married for three years, and you’ve kept it under wraps like it’s some state secret. Are you a CIA agent?”

“It was you who wanted to keep everything hush-hush, to ‘protect my identity, remember?” “That was to protect you.”

“Protect me?” Leanne laughed humorlessly, locking eyes with him. “And, what about those cozy little headlines you made with Suzan every other week? Was that ‘protecting me’ too?”

Curtis’ expression slowly sobered.

Leanne continued, “Now that the director knows I’m Mrs. Richardson, he treats me with kid gloves. But what happens if we divorce and I lose the clout of the Richardson family name? Do you think he’ll still care about me? Or will he start giving me a hard time, taking. out whatever frustrations he has with you on me?”

“The rumors of our divorce have spread through the department. Ruben and Sandra were caught off guard today, but it won’t be long before they realize this ‘powerful connection’ I supposedly have is only a house of cards, ready to collapse at the slightest breeze.”

need a breeze. It’ll fall apart on its own in a

wouldn’t think about that. Probably, you can’t even understand. You were born into

to face once word about the day’s events spread throughout

Can’t you throw your weight around? If anyone gives you trouble, come

place is this hospital, anyway? Instead of focusing on healing and saving lives, they’re all about kissing up and kicking down. Why didn’t you tell me you were dealing with

telling him? The frustration she felt from him was far

Chapter 94

she faced at the hospital.

“Do you even remember the last time

doused, like a

was Christmas Eve,” she said. “You came to celebrate my birthday. Remember?”

three years

used to pick me up and drop me off daily. My classmates

had all envied Leanne for marrying such a handsome

at this prestigious hospital, and her classmate went elsewhere. Since then, Curtis had never once dropped her off or picked her up, and none of

past two years, my colleagues might recognize you,” Leanne pointed out.

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