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.

and a woman alone together would certainly

he was, would not have kept company unless it was someone

that when Sean had contacted Yves, he was with Cynthia.

puzzled by his

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

by the situation unfolding in the

the reminders from reason and past experiences, he might

closed. Cynthia had a growing suspicion that Joshua’s condition might be more serious than she’d thought.

a word in the quiet

the operating room doors

feet. Sean, however, merely raised his gaze to

is he?” Cynthia asked.

system has suffered serious damage. Whether

“How could this

of

was taken

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