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

Chapter 147

Leanne sighed, “I can never pin down when I’ll get off work, Mary. Don’t wait for me.”

“That’s non-negotiable,” Mary retorted with a twinkle in her eye, “I need to share a meal with you to enjoy my food.”

In the days that followed, like clockwork, Mary showed up every noon, waiting to have lunch with Leanne. She’d pop into the ophthalmology clinic under pretense and occasionally joined Sarah who’d drop by with some afternoon tea treats. But Leanne, ever the busy bee, couldn’t always break away for a chat.

Leanne was running late that particular evening. When she finally made it to Mary’s ward, she stumbled upon the Richardson brothers, Curtis and Phillip, amid a gentle argument.

Phillip was trying to reason with Mary. “The doctor said you’re stable and can go home.”

you ‘high’

“I’m not going anywhere,” Mary huffed, “Who says I’m stable? Just wait. I’ll show in a moment.”

“Playing hooky, aren’t you?” Curtis interrupted with a smirk, “You’re all better, and you won’t go home? Why squat here at the hospital?”

“I’m perfectly fine here. Why should I leave?” Mary grumbled, “Is it the hospital bill? Are you boys really that stingy?”

Phillip looked helplessly resigned.

Curtis clicked his tongue. “What’s the deal? Have you secretly bought shares in the hospital? Or is it that old gent from next door who keeps chatting you up?”

the nearby fruit bowl

mouth. “Careful, or

wavered, threatening to launch the entire bowl.

into a sweet smile. “Want a grape, dear? They’re as sweet as summer.”

nodded at Phillip, “Hey,

tipped his head in

only one you can see, huh? When did I

him and took a grape from the bowl Mary was holding, tasting

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she advised, “You should head home now that you’re better. The hospital’s a breeding ground for germs and the flu’s spreading. Even some of the

single sentence weighed more than the brothers’ many

Phillip headed towards the car. Leanne waved them

night’s inky darkness cloaking him. He watched Leanne.

drive you,” Curtis

began to refuse, but he cut her off with a lazy glance. “Say no, and I’ll call

“You’re impossible.”

shrugged, content

dark, and Leanne felt a flicker of fear, especially with the recent