Chapter 240

Leanne had never dated another guy before, so she didn’t have much to compare to, but she knew Curtis had a way with words that made her feel special.

When she remained silent, Joy thought she was upset and turned to her, saying, “I’m not trying to break you two up. You might believe Curtis really loves you, but I don’t trust him. He hurt you once, and that’s enough for him to be on my blacklist. It’s not that I don’t believe he could love you. You’re a catch, you know, anyone would hit the jackpot to have a shot at loving you. I don’t trust him. I don’t even know what I’m trying to say, but you get me, right?”

Her words were a bit all over the place, but Leanne got the gist.

Joy was just trying to look out for her.

“I understand,” Leanne hugged her, “Joy, thanks for always being there for me.”

“Don’t do this, you’ll make me cry,” Joy said earnestly, “Honey, maybe it’s time to find someone new. Anyone but Curtis.”

Leanne smiled, her expression hidden by the white face mask she was wearing.

She didn’t respond.

Because she didn’t know how to start loving someone else.

kiss had planted a hook in Curtis’ mind.

sweeter, more intimate kisses, but it was the push away this time that he

Curtis’ schedule was packed again. He took a trip to Emberland, his itinerary repeatedly trimmed, lasting no more than

the airport, asking whether he wanted to go

half of which were spent dealing with a backlog of work, Curtis should have been exhausted, but he

a stop at the hospital,” he decided.

Jada’s case, and he knew Leanne would want to hear about

With over a hundred hospitals in

where to head.

hospital, Curtis didn’t go straight up, not wanting to disturb Dr.

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her rounds. He called

hanging up, Leanne finally answered. Her voice was cool and distant, “What is it?”

said, “Come down and I’ll

of the operating room, hands washed but still in her scrubs. Her reflection in the wall-mounted mirror showed her delicate beauty, even the

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