"Which hospital?"

Derick replied, "The one where Dr. Campbell works."

Everett's expression darkened visibly, his words barely squeezing through clenched teeth. "You've got some nerve, Selena!"

Instead of turning to her own husband for help, she ran off to a guy who had his eye on her!

...

Selena had just pulled up to the hospital when Brook called, urging her to come back because the money issue had been sorted out.

She was baffled and wanted to ask more, but the call had already ended. With no other choice, she started the car again and headed back home.

As she arrived at Brook's house, Selena immediately spotted the familiar Cullinan parked outside. Her expression hardened.

himself with that haughty grace. Brook had shaken off the previous day's gloom, and was

a sip of hot coffee, set the cup down, and turned to look at Selena as she walked in, his gaze intense and probing. "Mrs. Bennett,

her hands clenching at

her, she'd been let down. Now that he finally showed up, she realized she didn't want

noticed her stand still

sleeve. He whispered, "Selena,

gently

told me he's covering the debt. And he'll look into

hope of getting my

care about you. Don't hold a grudge, okay? Go on, go back home with him. Selena, seeing

realized this was

things. She didn't want her uncle to know about the issues in their marriage, especially since he was in a fragile state of mind and prone to despair, so she felt she had no choice but

matter how high or far she flew, a single tug from him would pull her back to his feet. Sitting in the car, Selena gazed out the window, staying silent all

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