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Jessica and Lilian were already daydreaming about the future.
Jessica’s smile could light up the room.
“This is amazing! I can’t wait for Wendy to perform my surgery,” she said, her voice full of excitement.
Stanley stood alone in the corridor, not leaving right away. Instead, he lingered, standing there in silence.
The light in the hospital corridor was dim, casting a soft glow on his broad shoulders, enveloping him in a faint shadow..
Just then, Zayn approached. “Mr. Hawk, are we heading back to the company tonight or to Royale Residences?” Stanley barely moved, his lips curling slightly. “You head back first.”
“Alright, Mr. Hawk,” Zayn responded, then turned and left
Stanley walked over to the window. His mind echoed with the memory of Wendy and Samuel’s phone call. Wendy had said she didn’t want to stay in Hovendale anymore. She was leaving, and Samuel would take her away.
She was carrying Samuel’s child. They would be happy together, wouldn’t they?
On the other hand, he had Jessica. She was his responsibility, and in the future, he would marry her.
It seemed like the right thing. A clean break, each of them moving on to separate lives. It was for the best.
It really was for the best.
Stanley told himself, with all his strength and reason, that this was the best arrangement for both him and Wendy.
Yet, his heart ached. Deep inside, it felt like something was slowly slipping away.
No matter how hard he tried, that thing kept drifting further from him.
The loss was unbearable.
Yet, there was nothing he could do about it.
Once Wendy had fallen asleep, Halsey quietly slipped out of the room. As she walked down the corridor, she spotted Dwight.
He hadn’t left yet. Dressed in all black, he sat on the bench, his sharp, cool features barely softened by the dim lighting.
Halsey rushed up to him. “Dwight, thanks so much! If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have been able to save Wendy in time.”
Dwight stood up, his expression neutral, as cold as always. Is everything taken care of?”
Halsey nodded. “Yeah.”
“Okay. I’ll see you around,” Dwight said, turning to walk away.
Halsey quickly followed him. As she caught up, she noticed his hand hanging by his side. She bit her lip and, without thinking, reached out and gently took his hand.
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Her soft delicate hand slipped into his, and for a moment, wight hesitated. He turned to look at her. Het small oval face was tilted up, her eyes filled with a bright, dazzling smile, lighting up the dull corridor,
She smiled at him.
Dwight tried to pull his hand away, but Halsey anticipated is move. She gripped his hand tightly. “I’m heading home too. Can you give me a tide?”
Dwight opened his mouth, about to say something, but Halsey quickly added, “It’s really late, and it’s dangerous for a girl like me to be out alone. You wouldn’t want me to be in danger, would you?”
He fell silent.
His silence was his consent. Halsey felt a rustrof happiness “Have you ever had other girls ride on your bike?”
She wanted to know if she was the only one who had ever been on his bike.
Dwight nodded. “Yeah.”
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Halsey blinked, her disappointment obvious.
So, he had taken other girls on his bike?
Her voice dropped, her disappointment turning to a small pang in her chest. “Who was it?”
Dwight glanced at her. “Which one are you talking about? It’s not just one.”
Halsey frowned. “Dwight!”
Her hand balled into a fist, and she playfully punched his arm.
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