Chapter Forty-Three

Apologies should go both ways…

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Pretending to be asleep, Liza knew the exact moment Mike entered the room even though he was so quiet. Probably thinking she was asleep and trying not to wake her.

But despite his quietness, she knew he was the one because even before he opened the door fully, the air had changed and even if she had not been aware of the charged atmosphere, the change in her breathing was enough to alert her to Mike’s presence. He was the only man she knew to make her feel that way.

After his outburst and he left the room, she had been so cold and scared, thinking he meant every word and would not be back.

Lying on the bed in tense silence, expecting his return, she had given up after a few hours of waiting and she had cried into her pillow.

When the nurse came in to administer her medications and she saw her puffy face, she had been concerned but when she wanted to go for the