Chapter 614

Chapter 0614

The entire trip to the hospital felt unusually silent because of the small incident this morning.

Nicholas sat stiffly in the car, his lips pressed into a tight line as he buried himself in work on his phone. Not a word left his mouth.

Tabitha noticed the tension between us right away. Her little head buried itself in my arms, clearly uneasy. She seemed a little scared as she tried to distance herself from Nicholas.

Once she felt safe, she stayed still like a little quail.

I had no choice but to nudge him, but Nicholas was like a statue, without any reaction.

However, the subtle twitch of his temple betrayed his emotions. He was irritated but forced himself to hold it in.

the past, so why bring up the painful memories again? Or was there something

had said in the ward. Was he

slowly moving toward the hand he had resting on his knee. Just as I felt the muscles in his thigh tense up, I realized how

he grabbed my hand tightly. Nicholas glanced at me. His bloodshot eyes were full of helplessness and hurt which almost suffocated me.

myself to stay still. But under his piercing gaze, I gave him a somewhat ingratiating smile and

I spoke, my gaze drifted down to Tabitha, who was only showing the top of

Closing his eyes, he leaned back against the seat, as if to say,

angry, and his indifference toward Tabitha only added

tried to pull my hand away, but he wouldn't let go. I looked at our intertwined fingers and felt

other option, I lightly brushed my fingers over the back

eye. I nudged him gently.

his throat, and softened his voice. "Tabitha, come

used to, I felt a little relieved. But there

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