Chapter 312

Leanne was nonchalant as she remarked, “Don’t you need to visit your future father-in-law?”

“Did he tell you in a dream asking for me?”

The elevator was crowded, and others glanced over. Curtis, undeterred, teased about deceased Joseph with a flippant tone, “I just visited his grave for Memorial Day. How come he’s more clingy than you?”

Leanne bit her lip, irritated. “Shut up.”

Curtis, sensing he had pushed her to the brink, surrendered with a smile, “Okay, I’ll zip it. Don’t be mad. Even that kid over there is watching you.”

The child who had been sneaking peeks quickly turned away.

Exiting the building, the rain was relentless, casting a gloomy gray filter over the world, water pooling on the ground.

As Leanne stepped out, Curtis pulled her back gently, “Watch your step with that injury.”

“I’m not made of glass, you know.”

Pulling her hand from his, Leanne opened her umbrella and walked straight into the rain.

Standing outside the hospital, she waited several minutes for her ride. The driver called, stuck in traffic due to the rain, and canceled.

In just that short time, the slanting rain had soaked her pants.

of the plane trees cracked under the onslaught of the rain, and a black

the car, umbrella in hand,

with his large umbrella, took hers, folded it, and grasped her

can give me a cold shoulder in the car too. No need

was odd but persuasive.

and let

window, leaving

soothing scent of the car’s fragrance

the rain isolated them in a bubble of tranquility. Suddenly, Leanne asked,

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my parents’ graves

handing her a clean towel, nonchalantly confirmed with

see me, so I waited until you left.”

heavier than on Memorial Day. Leanne hadn’t

falling inside her too, droplets rippling across a

Leanne was

wiping the rain from her pants, careful not to touch her

“It’s just once a year, not like you with Harrington,

paused, giving her a look that was kinda hard to read.

water streaming down the glass, her

smile slightly, calmly asking, “What

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