Chapter 489
The unexpected visitor was none other than Gianna. Herman hadn't had much interaction with her, so seeing her here caught him off guard.
Gianna, equally surprised to find Herman alone in his hospital room, saw this as an opportunity for some one-on-one time. She entered with a thermos and a warm smile. "Mr. Salstrom, how are you feeling? I brought you some homemade chicken noodle soup. It's really
hearty, you should try it."
Herman just stared at her, expressionless and silent, making no move towards the soup.
Realizing she might have been too forward, Gianna sat down and said, "I'm here on behalf of Anastasia. She couldn't make it and asked me to check on you. Your falling out with her has been quite surprising and unfortunate."
Gianna deliberately mentioned Anastasia, knowing she was the only connection between her and Herman at the moment.
Herman's eyes flickered slightly. "How is she?"
"She's worried about you," Gianna lied, seizing the chance to dig deeper. "Mr. Salstrom, is there really no chance for you and Anastasia?"
Herman's voice was low. "Saving her was my condition. Maybe if she had never met me, none of this would have happened."
Gianna felt a twinge of hope. "You still love her, don't you?"
and remained silent. If he didn't love her, why would he have taken such drastic measures to atone
silence was
sympathy. "Mr. Salstrom, this too shall pass. Try the soup, at least. That way, I can
it to Herman. Reluctantly, out of respect for Anastasia, he accepted the bowl.
even that small gesture was enough to
to give Herman his medication. Gianna eagerly helped with the water and
mistook Gianna for Herman's girlfriend. "Mr. Salstrom, your girlfriend
girlfriend' made Gianna's heart leap, but she quickly glanced at Herman. His face turned stony as he clarified, "You're
"Sorry about that, Mr. Salstrom. You should rest after your medication. Just ring the bell if you
and the nurse made a
to speak, but Herman
to call Gianna 'cousin'. Now, not
together, it was natural for him
leave then. If there's any news about Anastasia, I'll
need," Herman said indifferently. "Anastasia and I are divorced. We have nothing to do with each other. I don't want to know about her affairs, so Miss Yang,
had managed to spend some time alone with
snooping around but hadn't dared to show her face.
visited a couple more times, bringing homemade broth, but Herman refused to indulge any further. Her attempts to befriend Katelyn also hit a wall; as Anastasia's cousin, she wasn't exactly welcome, nor was she disliked. This frustrated Gianna, who resented
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