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.

hour, a man and a woman alone together

have kept company unless it was

Sean had contacted Yves, he was with

puzzled by his

with an outwardly breezy demeanor, “Ms. Yates, you truly take a relaxed attitude toward relationships. It’s been less than two months since your

consumed by the situation unfolding in the operating

more, though a rush of emotion surged in his gaze. Were it not for the reminders from reason and past experiences, he might have asked some questions he

hour. Two hours. The operating room doors remained closed. Cynthia had a growing suspicion that Joshua’s condition

in the quiet hallway. Each lost in

in the morning, the operating room doors finally opened,

Sean, however, merely raised his gaze to

is he?”

stopped, his central nervous system has suffered serious damage. Whether

tightened. “How could

must have had a high temperature once before. That fever hadn’t completely subsided when this one hit, plus the serious gunshot wound and loss of blood. It’s a miracle he’s still alive,” Yves

taken

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