Separate Weddings, Separate Lives novel Chapter 76

Louisa didn't sleep a wink that night.

She hadn't had insomnia in a long time, but Flora's situation was suddenly giving her so much anxiety that her sleep had been disrupted.

This was not a good sign. Louisa felt uneasy, fearing she'd revert to the state she was in back then again. Remembering what the doctor had said, she closed her eyes and took in a deep breath, then walked out of the room.

Mornings at the nursing home were livelier than the evenings. All the senior folks here got up early, sometimes even before the crack of dawn, even if it was just to sit outside, as it was the morning dawn that would greet them, not the night.

Having experienced her own share of waiting for dawn to break, Louisa understood how they felt perfectly. When she arrived at the garden, a few senior folks were already sitting there under the dim lamplight, just as expected.

"Good morning, every—"

As she greeted the seniors, she froze up at the sight of a figure. Was this her insomnia-addled brain making her see things, or was that Elijah?

"Good morning, Mrs. Holten." As Louisa gaped, Elijah ran up to her, waving his hands. Now, Louisa was certain it was him.

"Ooh, your hubby's here, Lou." The seniors grinned at her, waggling their eyebrows at her teasingly as they did.

Not even seniors were immune to the irresistibility of tantalizing gossip, it seemed.

Louisa fixed her gaze on Elijah. Apart from an additional coat, he was still wearing yesterday's clothes. Had he not gone back at all?

"Why are you here, and why this early?" Louisa asked.

"He never went home," another senior piped up to answer for him.

So, he'd been waiting here all night?

Louisa stared at him with her tired, bloodshot eyes, bemusement written all over her face.

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