Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 144

Chapter 144 Worsening Health

"Eva, the car is here! Get inside now," Zack called out to me, much to Leonard's chagrin on the other end.

He grumbled, "Wow, that sure sounds intimate."

"What else is he supposed to call me? Ev? Evie? Vivi?" I rolled my eyes at Leonard. He became easily jealous as he aged.

"I'll skin him alive if he ever calls you by those nicknames!" He scoffed. "Didn't I tell you? You should never

"Don't worry. I will not spend time alone with him. I will not talk to him about anything outside of work. And I will keep you updated every day. You'll receive my WhatsApp message if there are any other developments. How does that sound, Mr. Harmon?" Leonard snorted again, but he could not stop a grin spreading across his face. "You'd better keep your word!"

His warm and playful tone immediately went back to sounding arrogant when his secretary knocked on

his door. "Come on in."

Then, he blinked at Eva on the screen. "I'm hanging up now."

he hung up on me. Overnight, our relationship seemed to have gone back to how

years ago.

might come across as cold on the outside despite

phone and followed Zack into the car. I was surprised by his efficiency-he had put in orders for road

as an

returned to the factory. Pointing at the truck in front of us, he stated, "We still have to rely on the most traditional transport, but things will move faster

even considered rewarding our companies for our contribution. They praised us for

I stared up into the bright, lovely sun. Before I knew it, I

been a while since I last

truth was far from that when I saw the worry

sit up

didn't you sleep throughout our flight? By the way, the doctor had no clue about the

who gifted us beef jerky walked into my room with a serious expression, "Oh, my sweet child, didn't I advise you to

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good again. What do we do? You're so careless about your health and

sighed after