Stella froze for a moment before she realized what Joshua was asking.

In a quiet voice, she replied, "I'll answer that once you're out of surgery."

Joshua nodded. "Alright."

He closed his eyes.

Half an hour later, hurried footsteps echoed down the hallway.

Stella thought it must be Abby.

She looked up, expecting to see her friend-only to find a tall, broad-shouldered figure striding toward her.

"Neville Connolly?" Stella was surprised. "What are you doing here?"

She'd left her phone in the car, only managing to call Abby-she hadn't even told Neville what happened.

But Neville had arrived before Abby.

Did Abby call him?

Neville's handsome face was unusually serious. "Star, are you alright?"

head. "I'm fine, just

her bandaged fingers,

you hurt your hand. It needs

fiercely she'd clung to Joshua, how glass shards

She hesitated.

narrowed; he could guess

I'm here. Go take care

considered for a moment,

She trusted Neville.

hand was being cleaned and bandaged, Abby and Antoney

Antoney waited outside the operating room with

Abby appeared, Stella looked up anxiously. "How's Joshua?

had just come down from the

not in any immediate danger, but he lost a lot of blood. His internal organs are bruised from the impact—it'l take timè

relief washing over her. "As

glanced at Stella's wrapped hand. "What about you?

glass. I'll be

a look of exasperation. "You're still thinking

like this? Your safety comes first, not some

fully treated, over an

still

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