Semua Bab The Forgotten Marriage: Bab 251 - Bab 260

When our eyes met briefly over the counter, my heart did that familiar skip that I'd never quite gotten used to. I couldn't look away from her if I tried, drinking in every detail – the way she tucked her blond locks behind her ear, the slight furrow of concentration between her brows, the elegant l

JESSICA The steady beeping of monitors faded into background noise as I stripped off my surgical gloves, satisfaction warming my chest even as my bones ached from the exhaustion from being up for countless hours. Another successful surgery, another life saved. That's what I lived for now – not t

I forced my face into what I hoped was a professionally neutral smile, pretending I didn't recognize the name that had haunted my childhood nightmares. "Good afternoon, Mr. Guerrero. I'm Dr. Jessica Timothy, and I'll be overseeing your cardiac care." I gave him a slight nod as I spoke in the softest

A chill ran down my back as he spoke. He knows about my relationship with Amelia. Wait…he knows about Amelia? Suddenly all of my mother's warnings began ringing in my head and I was sure he could see it in my expression. He laughed again, but this time it turned into a coughing fit that had hi

The drive home was quiet, almost too quiet considering how much I wanted to escape my thoughts in that moment. Marcus, my driver, kept his eyes trained on the road ahead as the city blurred past us, the late afternoon sun casted long shadows through the tinted windows. I was both annoyed and grat