In the room.

He sat by the bed while I sat at the table. The room was too quiet.

I put one hand on the table and looked at him with a sidelong glance. "Tell me, what's got you so unhappy? Is it related to me going back to Salt City?"

Theo took a deep breath, then raised his eyes to look at me. There was a sharpness clearly hidden in his eyes. "Who is that man?"

Man?

Did he hear that voice?

I frowned and was just about to respond when Theo continued, "If you can't remember, I'll help you."

He threw a few photos on the bed after he said that.

His actions were light but very neat.

One photo showed me and the security guard carrying Don. The other was of me helping him into the room alone.

How did he...

coloring my voice. "You sent someone to watch

I was worried that you wouldn't be safe outside, but I didn't expect to catch you in the act." His voice was neither soft nor heavy, but my ears caught

"I wouldn't have asked them if I hadn't

me directly. I was thinking of coming back and

I'll listen," Theo said before

at his cold face, I immediately lost the desire to explain anything and just looked away. "I don't want to talk about it

lifted my chin and forced me to meet his eyes. "Do you not want to say it or

he was back to being

and shook off his hand, chuckling. "It's been so

"Okay, since

Why are you getting so close to Delia? What did you go to the hospital for? What were you two checking, huh?" I asked back with confusion and anger on my face. There was

irony in my tone.

Theo's once sharp eyes slowly morphed into surprise and then into

so why

the private room back at the Western

with naked eyes. His hands were clenched into fists, and they were trembling

"You don't trust me."

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