Chapter 426

"No sign of him at all?"

"Exactly." Another colleague chimed in, "That's why a lot of us think Ms. Ross must be divorced already. I mean, it's been more than half a year-if she wasn't, how could she go this long without ever mentioning her husband?"

"Yeah, that makes sense."

If that's the case, it did sound plausible.

If Charlene was still married, how could York openly, almost brazenly, pursue her like this?

Still, Gaylord couldn't shake off the unease inside him.

He'd never considered that Charlene might have already been married.

Noticing how lost in thought he looked, Charlene glanced up from her desk. "Something on your mind?"

Gaylord wanted to blurt out, "I heard you've been married before-is that true?"

But peppering your boss with personal questions at work, especially more than once, was crossing a line. He caught himself just in time.

"It's nothing," he replied, quickly looking away.

Later that afternoon, Charlene received a phone call.

hung up, just before everyone was packing up to leave, she turned to Stewart. "I'll probably come in later tomorrow-maybe after lunch. Can you

He studied her for a moment, then

some tests done at the hospital tomorrow. I

idea Sybil Ross's health had worsened; he figured it was just

headed

morning, Charlene, her sister Helena, and Maisie arrived at the hospital

their

tests,

agitated, fighting

woman possessed. It of

took

and

long enough to finish

a

staff from her care facility. Frail and exhausted,

Charlene behind with one of the doctors

of the tests wouldn't come back until later that afternoon, or even the

to the fact that Sybil's condition was far

feeling her

she stepped into the hospital's main lobby,

Her grip

purse, and

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