Chapter: 649

The moment Ariana mentioned ‘Marley’, Judy, always forthcoming, seemed taken aback. Her face morphed into an unreadable expression as she busied herself, hastily rearranging the lunchbox. “Who? I don’t know,” she stuttered, not meeting Ariana’s eyes.

Completing her task, she announced, “Mrs. Anderson, I’ll clean these up. A nurse will be here shortly to change your dressing. You should rest.”

And with that, she made a beeline for the exit, disappearing within seconds.

A frown crossed Ariana’s face as she watched Judy’s hasty retreat.

Why such a dramatic response? It was as if ‘Marley’ was some forbidden topic.

panicked behavior was new to Ariana,

contemplation was interrupted by the arrival of Horace, his usual professional grin

me to

managed to shake her head and muttered, “No, I’m

you last night.

about to get up from the bed and say yes, she froze. The realization hit her like a ton of bricks –

rooted to the

at Horace, and then retumed her feet, which had been half-dangling off the bed, back under the blanket. She gave a forced laugh and replied, “I’m not feeling great at the moment; I just ate a rather heavy meal. Maybe I should give it some time to

Anderson. We’ll postpone your

feel like I’m in pretty good shape, don’t think I need a

likes to be poked and prodded in a hospital all day? You

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