"Miles, I've only ever looked out for her the way I would a sister."
Zachary's conscience was clear. He treated Quinn with pure familial affection and had absolutely nothing to hide.
Miles used to believe him, but not anymore.
He had no idea what exactly had triggered this shift in his own mind.
All he knew was that he could no longer stand seeing Zachary lavish so much attention on her.
"Now that your biological sister has been found, you can go shower your affection on her. You have absolutely no relation to Quinn, so stop lingering around her."
Zachary pushed up his glasses. "Miles, you were the one who brought her to this hospital and called me. It's not me forcing my presence on her."
His tone grew deliberately calm. "However, I've decided I will be checking in on her much more often. I can't leave her completely uncared for when she's hurt."
He didn't want to waste any more breath on Miles. "If you want Grandma Evelyn to be happy at her eightieth birthday gala, then stop bullying Quinn."
With that, Zachary turned and walked away.
He bullied her?
Miles clenched his fists, his expression darkening like a gathering storm.
He couldn't fathom why Zachary constantly spoke to him so coldly over Quinn. If Zachary had feelings for her, his gaze and tone didn't reflect a romantic interest.
The only logical conclusion was that this woman was badmouthing him to Zachary, fueling the doctor's growing resentment toward him.
His face grew impossibly grim, the tension radiating off him in suffocating waves.
He was ready to march in and reprimand Quinn, to warn her to stop gossiping behind his back.
But when he reached her door and glanced through the observation window, he saw her exhausted, deathly pale face.
His raised fist faltered. Swallowing the heavy knot of frustration in his chest, he turned and left the hospital.
Once Gail stepped out of the room, Quinn immediately called Gabe Hudson. Hearing that Skylar was safe, she let out a long sigh of relief.

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