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 woman alone together would certainly

as he was, would not have kept company unless it

had contacted Yves, he was

by

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 you’ve already found a

entirely consumed by the situation unfolding in the operating

not for the reminders from reason and past experiences, he might have asked

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

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

operating room doors

however, merely raised his gaze to

he?” Cynthia

“Not 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 depend

“How

before. That fever hadn’t completely subsided when this one hit, plus the serious gunshot wound and loss of blood. It’s a

taken

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