Chapter 176

Chapter 176



Clyde had finally come to, though he was still a bit under the weather.

When he came to visit me in the hospital, he wrapped me in a tight embrace.

"Melanie, I'm so sorry. I never should've dragged you into this mess. How's the doc saying you're doing? Is it allergies or what? You okay?"

Lisa and I had our story straight, claiming my fainting spell was due to someone slipping something into my drink.

I gently patted Clyde on the back and comforted him, "I'm fine now, really."

Giving him a thorough once-over to assure myself he was just a bit weak but otherwise alright, I finally relaxed.

"Melanie, are you sure you're okay? You seem thinner. Have you been skipping meals?"

"Heard you've been by my side till you passed out yourself. Didn't your blood sugar drop again?"

He fished out a handful of candies from his pocket and placed them on my nightstand.

"Got these from the nurse. She said they're good for low blood sugar."

"From now on, you're keeping candies with you, okay? I'll be checking.

"

him, just nodded in resignation, though holding the

was truly fine before he finally seemed to

teeth, he said, "That bastard

but we

silent for a moment before standing

after you. I need to

going to work on this project together, Garfield owes

he was really steamed

had tried to get to Clyde, but Talbot was brazen enough

outside the door, I gave Clyde

bed,

ten minutes later, the door

approached, I suddenly opened my eyes, brandishing the fruit knife I had been

was half-scarred from burns, the gruesome scars visible

had always said Galen had strikingly

a carbon copy of

to pick

who hadn't noticed anything amiss, just gave me a cold

I know?

"What, has he decided to drop the partnership now? After what you did, drugging him nearly to death, you think he'd still want to work with you opet you into

keeping Talbot's attention away from Galen, who was making a discreet

clearly irked, ranted about me being a waste of the Patterson

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