The Last Time I Cried Your Name novel Chapter 515

She walked slowly down the corridor, her gaze drifting to the digital clock overhead. Two in the morning.

It was still so long until dawn.

The hallway was dead silent. A couple of lights around the nurses' station had been turned off to soften the glare, leaving wide gaps between the illuminated spots and casting her shadow long across the floor.

Wearing soft-soled slippers and walking at a sluggish pace, her footsteps were entirely soundless.

Franco was smoking by a window near the corridor's corner. The moment a slender shadow stretched across the baseboard, his hand paused midway through flicking his ash. He lifted his gaze toward the source of the shadow.

Their eyes met.

The only thing faster than Petty's gaze was the speed at which Franco stubbed out his cigarette.

After crushing it out, he threw the half-open window as wide as it would go.

The smoke instantly dissipated into the night breeze.

Only then did Petty notice that Franco's eyes were slightly bloodshot.

At two in the morning, his reason for standing here smoking was the exact same reason she was awake.

She and Franco might no longer be a couple, but they still shared a child.

"Why aren't you asleep?"

Franco's voice cut through the heavy silence of the corridor.

The smoke had left his tone thick and raspy.

Their shadows overlapped on the floor. Petty stared at him silently for a few seconds before answering, "I can't sleep."

Once the smoke had completely cleared, Franco took in her thin hospital gown and immediately shut the window. Although winter in Cabinda had passed, the midnight breeze still carried a harsh chill.

"Do you want to take a walk downstairs?" he offered.

Petty didn't respond. He simply turned toward the shadows near the stairwell and ordered, "Get the coats."

"Yes, sir."

A tall, broad-shouldered figure emerged from the darkness and disappeared around the corner. A moment later, Jay returned holding two jackets—one for Franco, and the other for Petty.

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