Seven Days to Goodbye (Irene and Stellan) novel Chapter 20

Stellan found it amusing and handed them two bottles of water.

The woman quickly thanked him, then continued to soothe the man, acting coquettishly.

“Don’t be mad anymore!”

The man was not truly angry; seeing her struggle to open the bottle cap for a while made him laugh in exasperation.

He took the bottle directly, opened it for her, and said, “Alright, I’m not angry.”

“But you kept saying you were tired earlier, have some water.”

Only then did the woman smile and tilt her head back to drink the

water.

Stellan watched these interactions through the rearview mirror, found them sweet, and could not help but smile.

Irene also turned around, her face full of envy: “You two are really

sweet.”

Only then did the man feel a bit embarrassed and took the initiative to

introduce themselves.

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“I haven’t introduced you yet, this is my wife, Irene.”

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He even half–jokingly added, “Don’t we look like a married couple? Everywhere we go, people say our features are similar and recognize us as husband and wife at a glance.”

Emma’s expression suddenly changed, and she rubbed her arms with a shiver of discomfort.

She wanted to say something more, but Steven grabbed her wrist, forcing a dry laugh.

“They say the longer you live with your spouse, the more you look alike. Even celebrities are like that.”

Irene gave him a disdainful look.

“Who wants to look like you, Stellan? Stop flattering yourself!”

Stellan was in a good mood after being teased.

But the lively atmosphere from before never returned; they drove in silence all the way to the nearest county town.

Stellan dropped the two of them off at the entrance of the county hospital.

Worried that Emma might have trouble on her own, he said to Irene, “Rene, wait for me in the car, don’t wander off.”

Irene sounded a bit helpless: “I’m not a child, don’t worry about me.”

She did not notice at all the fear in Emma and Steven’s eyes as they looked at the front passenger seat,

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