The Man Who Waited vs. The Man Who Wasted novel Chapter 375

Driving away from the campus, Jocelyn couldn't shake a deep sense of unease. Perhaps it was the weight of the secrets Professor Thorne had just unveiled.

She pulled into a gas station. As the tank filled, her phone buzzed with a call from the hospital. Not wanting to answer in public, she let it go to voicemail. Once she was back on the road, she pulled onto the shoulder and called back.

The doctor's voice was tense. "Miss Evans, I think someone is digging into your medical records regarding your pregnancy."

Jocelyn's stomach plummeted.

"I'm off today, but the nursing staff called to alert me that someone was at the hospital asking questions about you," the doctor explained.

A chaotic knot formed in Jocelyn's chest. Todd had just gone to her university to dig up her academic past, and now someone was prying into her pregnancy. What had she done to deserve this sudden, intense scrutiny?

"Miss Evans, if Mr. Vance finds out about this breach, he's not going to let us off easy," the doctor said, sounding genuinely frightened.

Jocelyn frowned in confusion. Julian Vance had always been nothing but refined and gentle; she couldn't understand why the medical staff was so terrified of him. But she quickly smoothed over the issue. "Just pretend you don't know anything. I won't mention it to him, so you have nothing to worry about."

The doctor exhaled in relief but added a quick warning. "Could it have been that woman who confronted you in the lobby yesterday? She didn't look like she had good intentions. Please be careful."

Was it Audrey? Or Adrian? Or perhaps Eleanor Lowell?

Jocelyn's anxiety spiked. The air in the car felt thick with an impending disaster.

Her mind raced, completely shattering her focus on the road. She kept her foot light on the gas, cruising in the slow lane of the highway. Just ten minutes away from her exit, a sudden, instinctual jolt of panic surged through her.

She glanced in the rearview mirror. Her heart leaped into her throat.

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