When Love Comes Late by PASSION

After a while, she felt someone gently tapping her arm.

Opening her eyes, she saw Neville’s parents standing over her.

Miley was taken aback.

Standing up quickly, she fixed her hair and clothes and greeted them, “Mr.

and Mrs.

Pierce, it’s good to see you.

”

She glanced at the surgery room door, noting the light was still on.

“Bertha’s still in there.

I don’t have any news about her yet…”

Hurley cut her off, his expression hard, and he demanded in a cold tone, “Why would you do something like this to my mother? She’s over fifty, she can’t handle this kind of stress.

How could you be so cruel to an old woman?”

aback, not expecting Hurley to blame her

help Bertha, his accusation was the last thing she

up inside

straight in the eye, her voice

who took us! I had nothing to do with it!

she dwelled on it,

them get a word in, she pressed on, “I put my life on the line to save

feel like thanking

accusing me of hurting her? That’s outrageous! You’re the ones who are

lips quivered, but

to his reaction, Miley turned

said, “Had it not been for me, Wyatt’s men would

you set the record

can you let him badmouth me like this? How did Neville

embarrassment, and she stayed quiet for what seemed like an

their speechlessness, Miley’s

fainted, Bertha told me she wanted me to be

”

you say?” Amya reacted with

would I take your word for it? Over my dead

Miley was clearly annoyed.