Chapter 1551

"Seriously, you need to get here now! My brother's bleeding like a stuck pig!"

"...I'm on my way."

Aurora Lopez ended the call, and as she looked up, she caught Craig staring at her with what seemed like surprise that she could actually tell a lie. "It's a white lie! Otherwise, with my brother in this state, none of us could handle it."

"I didn't say anything."

...

At the hospital, the doctor cleaned up Miles Lopez's wound and wrapped it up neatly.

The cut wasn't deep, and to avoid scarring, they decided against stitches.

All the fuss sobered him up quite a bit, and he sat in the chair, letting the doctor apply antiseptic and bandage him up without a word.

Seeing his silent, brooding demeanor was driving Aurora crazy!

"Bro, you can't just sit there like that! I've called Felicity over. You need to act like you're in agony so she'll feel sorry for you!"

The way Miles was now, he hardly looked like a man who had just attempted a dramatic gesture of love.

want to

intention, but this felt too much like lying. Even if it made Felicity stay, she wouldn't be

act for once? Sometimes

shot Craig a look. "That doesn't apply to

smile, seemingly resigned to nod

worry about me. You and Craig

Leave you here by yourself? Miles, can't

was about to continue when Craig tugged at her

space. He's

him. A little vulnerability

I'm trying fix

all

high and mighty!"

your piece. Let's just wait out here for a

through the emergency department doors, not even having changed out of her pajamas, a silky camisole clinging to

"How's Langston?"

practically out of breath from

she approached, she saw Miles sitting there with a

"...What happened?"

some sense into him; I've failed. Craig and I will

exited with Craig, leaving Miles and Felicity

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