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?”

snatched a grape from the nearby fruit bowl and

popped it into his mouth. “Careful,

hand wavered, threatening to launch the entire

In a heartbeat, Mary’s scowl transformed into a sweet smile. “Want a

in and nodded at Phillip, “Hey,

his head

one you can see, huh? When did

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

sentence weighed more than the brothers’

headed towards the

darkness cloaking him. He watched Leanne. His gaze was unfocused yet tracking her every

you,” Curtis offered.

a lazy glance.

“You’re impossible.”

shrugged, content

was dark, and Leanne felt a flicker of fear, especially with the recent ordeal involving Derek still fresh