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.

this late hour, a man and a woman alone together would certainly

would not have kept company unless it was someone important to him.

contacted

by

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

by the situation unfolding in

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 should not

Two hours. The operating room doors remained closed. Cynthia had a growing suspicion that Joshua’s condition might be more serious than she’d

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

operating room doors

feet. Sean, however, merely raised

he?”

succinctly, “Not good. Although the bullet has been removed and the bleeding has stopped, his central nervous system has suffered serious

tightened. “How could this

serious gunshot wound and loss of

was taken aback.

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