Chapter 231 Marry Him as Soon as Possible

 

Dr. Ferrell nodded without saying more.

Til go check her." August said lightly and went up slowly to Jeanne's room on the second floor.

The servant waiting outside the room greeted him at once, "Mr Adams!"

August nodded and told her blandly, "Could you inform Mr. Kelly that I'm with Jeanne now, and will talk to him later on?"

The servant nodded understanding^ and left.

August pushed the door open, just to see a dimly-lit room where he could hardly see the furniture clearly. He then walked to the bed, and a sense of regret welled up when he saw the pale face of the woman who was crouching under the quilt. He had promised her that he would hold a memorable wedding when she was getting better. Yet he became hesitant to it now despite her reminding in one way or another recently.

August decided to leave the room after standing at the bedside for a moment, when the woman on the bed opened her eyes with some movements of her body. "August!" she exclaimed in surprise at seeing him, and sat up excitedly to hold his hand, "Don't leave me..."

August's eyes dropped to the floor. He just couldn't stand women when they were imploring him to stay pathetically and wistfully. His tone became soft instantly, "Rest assured. I'll be here with you."

"Really?" Jeanne asked excitedly, but turned low again after thinking for a second. She then held August's waist with both arms as though complaining, "I thought you won't come to see me..."

A mixture of emotions clutched at August’s heart. It was Jeanne who stood by his

      

point of his life, yet now. he couldn't even offer her the most basic sense of security August lifted his hand to stroke Jeanne s hair. 'I will be with you. You were thinking too

she was still sobbing Then tell me why you didn't come for the dinner today’ You promised me fo come, didn't you7' she looked up at him with teaiful eyes and then answerer! the question herself before he could make any reply.

just felt a jolt in his heart Definitely not Dont think it that way' He denied without

hug around his waist. "Really’ I

then spent quite a while coaxing Jeanne into sleeping again, and didn’t go out of the room until he was sure she fell asleep But he still felt like being haunted by some weird emotion although he reiterated the

the living room on the ground floor, he found Martin Kelly smoking on the sofa After thinking for a second, August strode

and stared at August with the eyes as sharp as usual "Get

tea. When the servant was gone, Martine asked blandly after

seen Jeanne?"

 

"Yes. She’s sleeping now." / With a noncommittal response, Martin tapped the cigarette to drop the ash. "How come you didn't come for the dinner today?" He had actually asked Jeanne to invite August to their home so that the wedding could be put on the agenda. Yet August didn't show up at all. Martin )ust considered that a sort of humiliation to Jeanne and the whole Kelly family No one could

didn’t seem to consider it a big deal.

August through the smoke, though he still tried to act casually, "what's it?" What could

fault today. I will make serious apologies later. But I guess I should be off now as it's getting late." Martin approved and offered to see August off. He suddenly asked when they walked

replied seriously, "I

can count on

nod without

cunning that he could anything for the sake of money, including scooping benefits from the marriage between the Kelly and Adams families, without

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