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.

the plane trees cracked under the onslaught of the rain, and a black Bentley sat quietly underneath.

umbrella in hand, and

hers, folded it, and grasped her wrist to lead her to

shoulder in the car too. No need to

odd

pants, stopped resisting and let him lead her into the car.

tapped rhythmically against the car window, leaving snaking trails on

soothing scent of the car’s fragrance filled

bubble of tranquility. Suddenly, Leanne asked, “Did you

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my parents’ graves on Memorial

towel, nonchalantly

want to see me, so I waited until

on Memorial Day. Leanne hadn’t

her too, droplets rippling across a

Leanne was

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

to look out the window again, “It’s just once

her a look that

at the water streaming down the

but smile slightly,

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