The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 567

Joshua stopped and glanced back at him.

"Were you calling me?"

Jasper nodded, his brows furrowed. "What are you doing here?"

This man was strikingly handsome-impossible to forget. Jasper remembered clearly: yesterday, Joshua had arrived with Abby and the others.

Joshua's face didn't so much as twitch. "What else? I'm here to see a doctor."

Jasper gave him a suspicious once-over. "A doctor? What could possibly be wrong with you? Don't tell me you're here to stir up trouble for Rachel because of that woman, Stella."

Joshua replied lazily, "Not everyone has as much free time as you, sir."

With that, he turned on his heel and walked away.

Jasper watched Joshua's retreating back, a strange feeling stirring in his chest.

When he returned to the hospital room, Rachel's eyes widened in shock at the sight of Jasper's bruised and battered face.

happened to your

He ground his teeth. "I went out to get lunch and ran into some lunatic who started screaming that I was having an affair with his girlfriend. Before I could even respond, the guy punched me right in the face! I wasn't about to

"If I hadn't promised to bring back your lunch, I'd have dragged that

had tried to fight back, but the other guy was

wounded his pride as a man. That devious jerk had also landed a kick square where it hurt most. Jasper was still clenching his teeth from the pain. Even the

one to let things go, so he

split second

said earlier that his people were keeping Jasper occupied. Was this

drink, asking for directions, or maybe picking à pocket.

to

a kicked dog, utterly pitiful. There was nothing left

even after his stint in jail had

in thought when Jasper's voice snapped

here's your lunch. Go ahead and eat. I... need to take

he hurried out

what then? He

leaving the hospital, Joshua