CHAPTER 162

The horrific accident near the main gate of the Sterling villa resulted in the driver’s death and left the others injured.

The injured were currently undergoing treatment in the Sterling villa itself, cared for by a section of the nursing staff that had come to take care of Nolan.

Dorothy asked Jacob to pay off the families of the dead and the injured, but Jacob refused, and so George had to run away, even though he claimed that it was the ambulance driver who came speeding.

As the doctor was leaving after treating Nolan, Dorothy asked, “Is he going to be fine? When will he wake up?”

“He will wake up soon, but his bones are broken. Considering his age, he will have a hard time to fully recover. Still, we’ll recommend a diet plan. Just stick to it.” The doctor spat some words like it was the formal thing to do. Dorothy didn’t like him at all as she didn’t see any concern in his eyes or voice.

Not just the doctor but no one else in the villa showed real concern in her eyes, except her daughter and the pizza delivery guy who not only helped bring the wounded nurses into the dorms but also stayed to take care of the doctor’s needs as he treated Nolan.

Perhaps, feeling grateful, Dorothy came up to the delivery guy who was still wearing a helmet. “I don’t know who you are,” she grabbed his hands, “but thank you for your help. I wish I could give you some money, but we’re in a terrible situation right now, so I hope you understand.”

because he pitied Nolan’s condition and dropped a drop of his blood into Nolan’s mouth, which helped keep him alive until help arrived. Benjamin had never seen Dorothy spend a dollar from her own purse for anything, so it was likely that she was just faking through her emotions.

briefly glanced up at the first floor. Rebecca was looking at him and slightly waved her hand. Though she wasn’t smiling, he smiled for her and waved back, though only subtly. After Benjamin stepped out into

angrily. “Can’t you see that she isn’t in a situation

days I’ve left the villa,” he patted her shoulder. “Good for you, but the thing is I’m neither a hermit nor a recluse. I think Rebecca isn’t, either, so we’ll keep seeing each other. If you have a problem with that, that’s not my problem.” He walked past

the inside of

They looked fresh, so he probably plucked them from the garden, she thought On the same page where the roses were kept, some words were written: Maybe, it’s the belity in our broken minds that attracted us to each other at first. A lot of things happened after we married, and there were times when I thought I was lighting a losing battle, but I don’t think that way anymore even though we’re living apart. I feel that you’re also desperately seeking a connection, though you don’t show it as much as I do. I hope you’ll like the flowers. I plucked them from the plant we watered together. Next time we meet,

come we humans do our damndest to look beautiful by wearing all kinds of clothes, but the flowers look the

at him

showed her the rose flower he

for that?” she swatted the flower to the side, making some petals fall in

up the petals and began to chew on them. “In case you are interested in roses, I suggest you water them for a few weeks and observe them grow from buds and bloom and rebloom and… you know, you might be able to find what you’re looking for.” “Hmph. I know what I should do,” she folded her arms and walked away, but she tried watering a rose plant for a few days after that, when Benjamin wasn’t around, and she was able to see the rose plant form

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