Chapter 181

As Brian approached the door, he happened to overhear Davis bantering with the Wright family inside.

Davis saw Brian and said to Samuel and Lydia, “Here comes Brian. He’ll take good care of Gracia. You folks can stop worrying.”

Samuel seemed to understand Davis‘ hint. With a complicated look, he took Lydia’s hand and left first.

Brian listened to Davis‘ instructions about looking after Gracia’s feelings. He stayed silent, watching as the group filed out.

“Brian…” The hospital room felt suddenly quiet, leaving just him and Gracia. Tears welled up in Gracia’s eyes again.

“The doctor says it’s no big deal. Stay a few days in the hospital, and you’ll be as right as rain,” Brian said and put the medical report on the bedside table, his face betraying nothing.

Even if Brian wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, he knew that director sneaking into Natalie’s room spelled trouble.

And Gracia lying in Natalie’s bed? Now, that was a whole different kind of interesting.

keep her nose out of his personal life. She never brought up anything about Madelyn in his presence. That proved she wasn’t

had never posed a real threat to him. Perhaps Gracia had tried to set Natalie up the night before, but instead of

couch opposite the bed, silently fixing Gracia

why are you staring at me like that?” Gracia felt a shiver run down her spine under his gaze.

were you doing in Natalie’s room last night?” Brian paused briefly before asking softly, “Don’t

Gracia fumbled for words, “I was just… curious about how she won that award and what she’s been

her off, “What did you find out? I’m curious, too. Why would

barely exchanged a few words. I didn’t learn anything,” Gracia said, pouting her lips in a show of injustice. “Suddenly, she knocked me out, and when I woke up, that director was tearing

had seen the unused bag of powder in her

even more troubling perhaps it was Davis who had instructed Gracia to

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tell the truth. She would just keep

at all last night,”

me?” Gracia asked, her eyes

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