Lost Me, Gained Regret (Jane and Bryant Ferguson) novel Chapter 714

Nelly rolled her eyes in frustration.

If he didn't come in, wasn't her dramatic fall just a waste? It freaking hurt.

She continued in a whiny voice, “Dai, am I never going to be able to paint again? I can’t even move my arm… Oh, Dai, if I can’t paint anymore, how am I supposed to live…”

Dailey could only respond, “Don't worry, I won't let you starve. Plus, you haven’t even seen a doctor yet. Don’t scare yourself; it’ll be okay.”

She was practically at her wit's end with him.

Just as she was about to coax Dailey further, she heard someone outside say, “Sir, the doctor has arrived.”

Great. All her suffering today seemed in vain.

But no matter, Nelly quelled her frustration, already plotting her next move.

“How is it?”

Dailey stood aside, avoiding direct eye contact, and asked as soon as the female doctor came out after a short while.

“It’s quite serious. She needs to go to the hospital for an X-ray. If it’s a fracture, surgery might be necessary. The wound in her palm seems minor, though.”

Dailey simply nodded, “Get her dressed, we’re going to the hospital.”

…

Christine listened to Merritt’s foolproof plan to definitively rid herself of Dailey.

It sounded feasible, yet not.

While she pondered, her phone pinged with a message.

Opening it, she found several photos from a clerk.

Clerk: [Ms. Jackson, my mom’s having a minor surgery soon, and I was at the hospital with her. Just saw Mr. Clarkson escorting a woman here, they were holding hands real tight]

Nelly wasn’t about to let her efforts today go unrewarded, gripping Dailey’s hand with her good one.

In such moments, Dailey couldn’t just pull away.

As expected.

Noticing they were being photographed, she even tightened her grip.