Chloe Reed took a deep breath and said, "I really wasn’t feeling well last night."
"Not because you didn’t want to see me?"
Walker Grant stared at her, his long, jet-black eyes dark and unsettling.
’Heh, you already know the answer, so why ask?’
Miles Hawthorne was still very weak and couldn’t endure any more of this. Chloe suppressed her temper and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"Just checking in on him."
Walker Grant gestured with a slight lift of his chin toward the man she was shielding behind her.
A flash of derision crossed Chloe’s eyes. ’He’s actually here to see Miles out of the goodness of his heart?’
’He’s probably just here to see if Miles is dead yet.’
Miles had just finished a bowl of porridge. He let out a sigh of contentment before saying, "If you’re here to talk about that again, I’d advise you to just drop it. I’m not going to change my mind."
A chill entered Walker Grant’s gaze. "You really aren’t afraid to die?"
A wry smile touched Miles Hawthorne’s lips. "If you actually kill me, any chance you had with her will be gone for good."
’Who could possibly stay in a marriage with a death standing between them?’
’When that happens, Chloe will definitely lose her mind.’
’Is that really the outcome Walker wants?’
’Definitely not.’
’He wants their relationship to go back to how it was before, when they were in love.’
’Not for it to go completely off the rails.’
Stuck between the two men, Chloe could feel the icy tension spreading through the air.
’This kind of atmosphere isn’t good for Miles’s recovery.’
She immediately grabbed Walker’s arm and said, "It’s almost time for work. Let’s go. We can go together."
Walker froze, his gaze falling to her hand on his arm.
’She had reached out to him on her own.’
’How long had it been since she’d initiated any contact?’
His heart began to pound.
Just like that, he left the hospital room with her, completely forgetting what he’d planned to say to Miles.

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