The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 1171

By the time Logan returned to his desk, he was quickly whisked away for surgery.

The hours that followed were spent in the operating room, allowing him to momentarily push everything else to the back of his mind.

Just like the day before, it was well into the night by the time Logan clocked out.

On his desk, he found a meal box left by Barry, accompanied by a note.

"Logan, today's dinner is delivered, insulated so you can enjoy it warm after work. Tough day, huh?"

Logan glanced at the note briefly before looking away, changing out of his scrubs to head out.

The hospital corridors were eerily quiet, so much so that Logan could hear his own breathing.

Holding the meal box, he resisted the urge to check on Faye, walking alone on the deserted path instead.

Passing by Faye's office, he noticed her belongings still there. Was she still working?

Logan faintly remembered Faye mentioning she had surgery. He lingered outside her office for a while, eventually leaving the meal box at her desk and tearing off Barry's note, leaving his name beside it.

Dr. Pendleton, returning from reviewing some files, spotted Logan with his back towards her, "Haven't left yet, Logan?"

Logan was momentarily flustered but quickly regained his composure, "Just finished."

"Bringing dinner for Faye?" Dr. Pendleton's tone was teasing. Her sharp eyes had spotted the note on the table.

She hadn't expected the usually serious Logan to have such a lively side. He was quite the dark horse!

Logan glanced at the meal box, "Barry brought two, asked me to deliver it. Since it's here, I'll be off."

Dr. Pendleton didn't quite believe him, but when Logan had left and she checked, the handwriting was indeed Barry's.

"Could it really be there's nothing between them? I don't buy it," Dr. Pendleton muttered to herself.

"Dr. Pendleton, there's a situation in room 316, could you please check it out?" came a voice over the intercom.

Dr. Pendleton rushed into action, heading to the room and thus missing Faye, who had just finished for the day.

Faye, surprised at finding the meal box on her desk, which looked identical to the one Logan gave her yesterday.

She picked up the note, recognizing Barry's handwriting.

So, Barry prepared the meal?

Confused, Faye still instinctively thanked Barry via text.

"Got the meal box, thanks for the trouble."

Barry, already asleep, didn't reply to Faye.

As Faye walked to her dormitory, holding the meal box and scrolling through Facebook, she saw a post from Vivienne.

Exiting the hospital, Logan scrolled through Facebook under the sporadic streetlights, pausing at a family photo of Vivienne's.

The family seemed happy at Veloria, the kids smiling brightly at the camera, and Vivienne and Percival looked sweet together.