Under the Veil I Rule novel Chapter 195

Everyone had gone outside, leaving just Amara and Finnian alone in the hospital room. Feeling a bit awkward, Amara asked, "So, what did you want to talk about?"

Finnian stared at her for a moment, and then out of nowhere, he asked, "When I got into the accident, what were you thinking?"

The weird question caught Amara off guard.

"Well, I was pretty worried," Amara replied after a pause. "I mean, accidents are no small thing."

She quickly added, afraid that Finnian might get the wrong idea, "Kevin was really concerned about you earlier, and so was Lisa. We all just want you to get better."

Her words were meant to clarify that her concern was just like everyone else's, hoping Finnian wouldn't read too much into it.

Finnian's eyes darkened, and he didn’t respond.

"Uh, so, what did you want to talk about?" Amara pressed, noticing his silence.

Finnian seemed to snap back to the present as he uttered coolly, "Sorry about missing the divorce appointment again. The doctor says I should be discharged in about a week, and then we can finalize things right away."

He seemed unusually agreeable, like he’d reverted back to his old self, which was a bit disconcerting for Amara. After all, Finnian had been anything but pleasant recently.

But his change in demeanor was a good thing. Amara replied, "No worries, it wasn't your fault this time."

"If there's nothing else, I'll get going," she added, glancing at the door.