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This man’s the final boss, not Carson. Jean stared at the defined lines of Hector’s face, and a wave of sour, aching mist rose in her chest.

“So I was wrong.” Realizing the man in front of her wasn’t the one she remembered, Jean lowered her gaze; a dark, gloomy shade clouded her eyes.

The gloom passed in a flash. She tugged at the corner of her lips, forcing a gentle smile. “Sorry for disturbing you.”

She turned and tugged lightly at Shmuel’s sleeve. “Since you’ve got a patient today, I’ll come back another time.”

With that, she turned to leave-

But Samuel grabbed her wrist.

Pressure tightened around her wrist bone, and Jean had no choice but to stop.

“Jean,” Samuel’s brow furrowed slightly; something doubtful flickered in his deep–set eyes, though his voice was as gentle as ever. “Carson… who’s that?”

Jean hadn’t expected him to ask so directly.

She pressed her lips together, trying to lie. “There’s no Carson… you must’ve misheard.”

But for once, Samuel didn’t let it go. “Just now, you mistook my patient for Carson, didn’t you? The first thing out of your mouth, you clearly called him Carson…”

second. Then, she dropped her gaze and fell into a long

trying to pressure you into explaining anything… it’s just, when you said the name Carson, you didn’t look

little worried.” His voice was like spring rain–gentle and soothing,

Jean’s heart warmed instantly.

head quickly, lips curving into

couldn’t help glancing at Hector, who

like a robot with no temperature–his face devoid of any

never looked like

a long time ago, Jean admitted. He just looks

an eyebrow without thinking. “That’s quite

echoed quietly, almost like she

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Fri, 23 May

334 Carson, Then Who

She left the hospital.

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$8 Pearls

flag down a taxi right away.

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