Chapter 101

Miles from the hotel, the flashing lights of an ambulance caught their eyes, signaling some sort of emergency at the entrance.

“Don’t bother walking me up,” said Jocelyn, clutching the cash envelope. Il take this as a token of your appreciation.”

“Sure” Harrison was not keen on adding to the commotion ahead. ‘I’ll rest easy knowing you’ve accepted IL

Jocelyn chuckled. Womied I won’t take this seriously?”

“A bit Hamison confessed, the honesty in his voice unmistakable “But this time, please, be serious

She nodded emphatically. “Yes, serious”

His laugh crinkled his eyes into gleeful crescents, his gaze pure and innocent, like a child reveling in a spoonful of sugar.

“I should get going” Jocelyn unbuckled her seat belt

Hamison nodded, his eyes lingering on her, filled with a silent plea for her to stay.

As she pushed the car door open, Harrison’s voice halted her.

She turned back

Hamson’s lips parted slightly, his eyes fixed on hers, a new intensity flickering within.

Jocelyn instantly understood his unspoken desire. What would a relationship be without a kiss?

But suddenly, she felt a twinge of nervousness, an unfamiliar flutter in her stomach.

“It’s okay” Harrison’s voice was soft, barely above a whisper. “Goodnight.”

Her tension eased as she said softly. “Goodnight”

Exiting the car, Harrison gripped the steering wheel, watching her until she disappeared into the hotel before he finally exhaled and drove off

Inside the lobby, Jocelyn’s hand flew to her chest, her heart pounding against her ribs like a caged bird. She sank into a couch, trying to steady her breath

The elevator dinged, and paramedics emerged, wheeling someone out on a stretcher.

just long enough to

watched until they left and approached the

illness, and they were trying to reach

if they contacted his sister, Preston, or Willow, none

him, Jocelyn offered. I’ll

quickly arranged her transportation to the hospital.

had already been rushed into

was a bundle of nerves, half an hour feeling like an eternity until the

still

Jocelyn sat vigil in his ward.

indescribably uneasy, as if

could not fathom why he had come to Berry City, without her, he would have faced surgery with no one

like

decided to

the sterile room, memories of their tumultuous past –

unable to

Melvin’s

Jocelyn, confusion and then disbelief flickered across his face, like an abandoned pet finding a

awake. Jocelyn was

you here?” The moment Melvin saw her, the emotions

Chapter 101

but she swallowed the hurt, reminding herself it was she who had interfered.

her emotional tremor, she retorted, “Ring the bell if you

roared at.

watch her leave

back with instructions. “You can’t eat anything right now. I’ve paid

confusion to indifference and

you to meddle?” He was funous, frustration evident though his body was

to mask his pain. “It’s common decency to inform someone’s family and partner

“Surprising, you can still care for me while being with someone else. Aren’t you afraid your new boyfriend will mind you

to engage in such a pointless argument with a patient. “Rest up,” she said, turning to

was met with a

to his side, pressing him down. “Are you out of

his anger was still there,

defiance. “If you’ve moved on, why can’t you let

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