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

Chapter 199

“Huh?” The intern was flummoxed.

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She hadn’t even considered it because the rumor mill at the hospital had churned out tales of Leanne’s husband being a short, balding man with a beer gut, the proverbial toad with a lily pad.

And word was they were already divorced.

Fearing Curtis would linger and blurt out something else, Leanne took a deep breath and tried to keep her voice steady and calm as she enunciated each word.

“You can leave now. More patients are waiting, so please don’t waste everyone’s time.”

Wearing a look of concern, Curtis asked her, “So, Dr. Castillo, do you think there’s a cure for my condition?”

Leanne wanted to tell him his condition was fatal and he would drop dead.

Before she could speak, Curtis added, “If there was no cure, I might need to come for more check-ups.”

Leanne bit back her frustration and shouted, “There’s no disease in this world that’s 100% incurable.”

Curtis wasn’t entirely happy with the answer, but it wasn’t a death sentence either. One percent chance was still a chance.

Though she spoke out of sheer necessity, her words were out there, and she couldn’t go. back on them.

hint of reluctance as he stood up. That was the only place she seemed willing to speak to him properly.

be going then?” he said.

him

Scram.

tongue but left in a surprisingly

intern approached Leanne for

think that guy’s nuts,

up the last appointment, it was past noon. Leanne massaged her shoulders as she stepped out of the clinic, only to spot a conspicuous figure sitting at the

paused mid-step and told the intern, who hadn’t noticed yet. “Go grab

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take

suspicion, “Okay,”

headed in the opposite direction, through the corridor and the waiting room, until she reached the secluded emergency exit on the west side. She slipped

the door only to take a barrage of

beating that allowed her to vent her anger. His neatly pressed suit trousers bore

shoes.

“Easy the

he said. “You’ll hurt your

stop interfering with my work? I’m

this up, I’ll go insane,” Curtis said, wrapping an arm around her waist and leaning in to coax her. “Just this once. I