Chapter 412

Christine leaned in with curiosity sparkling in her eyes. “What’s up? Who texted you?”

I turned off my phone screen. “Gregory.”

“Gregory? What does he want now? Wasn’t he snarky enough at the diner last night? Thinks he didn’t get his point across?”

“It’s not that.”

I hesitated before speaking, a bit embarrassed. “He’s got leg pain, probably a leftover issue from that accident last year. I should go check on him.”

Christine glared at me, visibly annoyed. “Just when you promised you wouldn’t choose a guy over your friends, and here you are, proving me wrong.”

I tried to smooth things over by offering a shoulder rub. “Come on, Chris. How could you even say that? I’m just going to check up on him. What do you feel like for late–night snacks? I’ll bring you something on my way back.”

“It’s not about that. Doesn’t he have a girlfriend? What’s your role in this?”

“He doesn’t have a girlfriend.”

I touched my ear. “That’s his cousin.”

“Alright, fine. Go then.”

Christine seemed to let go of her frustration, pushing me out the door with a resigned sigh.

On my way to River Villa, just as I was about to enter the parking lot, the security guard stopped me,

Apparently, there was a new rule that no outside vehicles were allowed in.

I tried calling Gregory, but got no answer.

Left with no choice, I parked my car on the street and borrowed an umbrella from the guard, walking into the complex.

Despite it being summer, the pouring rain had soaked through my high heels, and the hem of my dress clung to my legs.

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the elevator, the blast of cold

“Ding–dong-”

door, I rang the

moment, the door opened, revealing Gregory in a wheelchair,

the bright lights, he looked tired, his voice faint. “Mrs. Ferguson, visiting a man late at night might be hard to

“Didn’t you

sarcastic. “Do you think it’s two years ago

down. “Then, must be some glitch with

a brief hesitation, I said, “If

“Don’t worry.”

if I’m dying of pain, I wouldn’t need

I mean, you should just rub it yourself. I’ll

turned colder, and he made

close the door.

and change, or else Mr.

“It’s okay…”

you, huh? Can’t

nothing, stepping in as he moved

slippers are on

himself to the living

in the shoe cabinet, exactly where I left them two years ago after a

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had that one

watched me from a distance, his face stoic. “You can find clothes in Edith’s room.

bathroom has clean

the layout from my previous

just grabbed a dark green maxi

clothes, I found him

doorway, I hesitated before speaking. “Please

just uttered a short, “Hmm.”

then. Sorry for the intrusion.”

“Hmm.”

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