Love Unspoken

As soon as Quinn rolled up, she was unsurprisingly scolded by the doctor again.

"So, you just can't quit smoking, huh? The patient doesn't give a damn about his health, and you, as his family, don't seem to either. What kind of caregiver are you?" the doc snapped. Quinn's eyelid twitched. She shot a look at Alexander, who was lounging on the bed, giving her that innocent puppy-dog stare.

Clenching her fists, Quinn snapped at the doc, "I'm not his family."

The doc looked surprised and then asked, "Then who are you to him?"

"A stranger," Quinn shot back.

"Where's his family then?" The doc, sensing something fishy, turned to Alexander. "Where's your family?"

Alexander pulled out a marriage certificate from his pocket and handed it over. "I don't know where she went. Doc, can you help me find her?"

The doc took the certificate, glanced at it, and then looked at Quinn, whose frown was getting deeper by the second.

As expected, after reading the certificate, the doc laid into Quinn again.

He stressed, "Even if you two are having issues, you can't just leave him hanging. If it's really impossible, hire a caregiver."

to Alexander. "Quit smoking. If you light up again, we're calling

he handed the marriage certificate back to Alexander

Alexander.

tucked the marriage certificate back into his pocket before looking up at Quinn. "No, I just forgot to open the window." Quinn gave him a skeptical look. It wasn't the first time

you get the cash for smokes?" she

'em from the park downstairs," Alexander

the

carry it with me. Is

veins throbbed. She couldn't

on the pack of cigarettes on the table. To stop him from pulling this stunt again, she

grabbed his hand and glared at him, demanding, "Give me

come see me

or you'll never see me

give them to you, you

was momentarily stunned, unsure of how to respond. She was fuming inside and tried to grab

calling her. If she didn't answer,

regretted leaving her phone number, especially since Alexander had that marriage certificate. If he got hauled to the police station, she wouldn't be able to dodge getting involved. Thinking of this, Quinn tried even harder to pry