Chapter 520

As the door closed behind him, effectively isolating Yves from Sean, Cynthia secured the contract and took a seat in the hallway outside the operating room.

She did not ask Sean about Joshua’s condition. If it were not severe, he would not have paid such a hefty sum to negotiate with Yves. Requesting Yves’s help was a sign of dire circumstances.

As she waited, Sean approached and sat down beside her.

Neither spoke for a while.

Eventually, Sean turned to her and asked, “What’s your relationship with Yves?”

“Friends,” came Cynthia’s succinct response.

“With benefits?”

“No

“Then why did he bring you here?” Sean’s heart tightened bit by bit. His expression was as unruffled as ever, giving the appearance of idle chit–chat.

a man and a woman

he was, would not have

contacted Yves, he was

puzzled by

“Ms. Yates, you truly take a relaxed attitude toward relationships.

entirely consumed by the situation

nothing more, though a rush of emotion surged in his gaze. Were it not for the reminders from reason and

closed. Cynthia had a growing suspicion that Joshua’s condition might

them spoke a word in the quiet hallway. Each lost in

four in the morning, the operating room doors finally opened, and Yves

to her feet. Sean, however, merely raised his gaze to look

is he?” Cynthia

good. Although the bullet has been removed and the bleeding has stopped, his central nervous system has suffered serious damage. Whether he will wake up or not will

tightened. “How

and loss of blood. It’s a miracle he’s still alive,” Yves explained matter–of–factly. He probably would have died

was taken

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