The Queen Returns And She’s Unforgiving

The Queen Returns—And She’s Unforgiving 94

Over the past few years of Leonard’s illness, the cost of treatment had been substantial. Deborah’s hotel was struggling, barely turning a profit, so she had been the one covering most of the

expenses.

The majority of her salary from the PR department went straight to the hospital. The room she had arranged for Leonard wasn’t the most luxurious, but it had great lighting, good ventilation, and a pleasant view–he was comfortable there. Naturally, she had no intention of giving it up.

The nurse hesitated, looking conflicted, as if she had something to say. But before she could, her gaze shifted toward the hallway and she suddenly said, “Mr. Grant, this is the family member of the patient in Room 206. Perhaps you could discuss it with her?”

Evelyn’s heart nearly stopped for a moment. She turned her head, surprised. Not far away, Tiffany stood beside Millie, her arm gently hooked around her mother’s.

And standing next to them, as indifferent and composed as ever, was Lucas. His dark eyes met hers, void of any discernible emotion.

Exyn, however, felt her heart sink. A bad feeling crept over her.

the first to speak. She turned to Millie and said,

brief glance at Evelyn before entering the room. Just as she reached the door, she said casually, “So, it’s you. I’ll let Lucas and Tiffany discuss

and Tiffany were already a family—as if

were saying, “We’re together, and you’re

of radiation therapy. She had come to the hospital alone, dragging her exhausted body

wasn’t just today. For three years, she had been alone. And where had Lucas–the man who had been her husband for those three years–been? Right here, in the same hospital, taking care of Tiffany’s family. Now, he had even come to take

be willing to give it

Evelyn, but she had no choice but to lower herself for

it weren’t for Millie’s insistence—if she hadn’t taken a liking to that specific tree, imagining how beautiful it would be when it bloomed in spring–she wouldn’t have bothered dealing with Evelyn

smile, but her gaze

had set her sight on Leonard’s room. Evelyn

gotten what they wanted, and she was certain they still