No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 736

"Does it hurt?" Sinclair asked, his tone tinged with concern.

Fanny nodded obediently, always so well-behaved in front of Sinclair, almost like a child.

Yet, she was barely younger than Sinclair himself.

"Ah, stop fidgeting," Fanny winced, trying to pull her arm away.

Sinclair didn't loosen his grip but instead suggested, "Let's get an X-ray done."

Fanny's eyes widened in surprise. To her, the pain was just muscle soreness. An X-ray seemed excessive, didn't it?

Lack of common sense can be alarming!

She sighed inwardly before declining, "No need, it's nothing."

"If it wasn't anything, it wouldn't hurt. Pain means something's up," Sinclair reasoned.

had always found her and Yates sweet, but the dynamic between her and Sinclair was reminiscent of a domineering CEO and his

little bump, and if I go

were truthful, yet her soft-spoken manner sounded almost like she was being coy, which was almost too much for

visibly softened, his gaze melting under Fanny's tender look, eventually conceding, "Are

attempted to move her arm to prove her point but winced at

moving," Sinclair chided

holding her arm, as a quiet tension settled between them, charged with an unspoken

fine, you should get back to work,"

often lose their reason. You shouldn't blame yourself for the shift swap; it was agreed upon by both parties. Legally,

Sinclair. Even by law,

guilt evident despite the logical disconnection; she felt responsible for the predicament

instructed before leaving, nodding

her about her 'uncle's' concern. Despite her insisting it was

"Seriously, if it gets

X-ray.

shook her head, "It's just sore