Chapter\u00a043<\/p>\n
Julian\u00a0already\u00a0scheduled\u00a0two\u00a0full\u00a0health\u00a0check\u2013ups\u00a0for\u00a0Agatha\u00a0every\u00a0year.\u00a0No\u00a0one\u00a0knew\u00a0her\u00a0body\u00a0better\u00a0than\u00a0he\u00a0did.<\/p>\n
Agatha\u00a0glared\u00a0at\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0incompetent\u00a0doctor?\u00a0That\u00a0young\u00a0lady\u00a0is\u00a0doing\u00a0just\u00a0fine.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0skilled,\u00a0steady,\u00a0and\u00a0knows\u00a0exactly\u00a0what\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0eyes\u00a0suddenly\u00a0lit\u00a0up.\u00a0\u201cShe\u2019d\u00a0make\u00a0a\u00a0perfect\u00a0granddaughter\u2013in\u2013law.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian\u00a0raised\u00a0his\u00a0brow\u00a0in\u00a0exasperation.\u00a0\u201cEvery\u00a0time\u00a0you\u00a0meet\u00a0a\u00a0young,\u00a0breathing\u00a0woman,\u00a0you\u00a0think\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0candidate\u00a0for<\/p>\n
your\u00a0granddaughter\u2013in\u2013law.\u2018<\/p>\n
\u201cSo\u00a0what?\u00a0Don\u2019t you\u00a0trust\u00a0my\u00a0judgment?\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0sighed.\u00a0\u201cGrandma,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0about\u00a0compatibility.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCompatibility?\u00a0How\u00a0will\u00a0you\u00a0know\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0never meet?\u201d\u00a0Agatha\u00a0refused\u00a0to\u00a0back\u00a0down.\u00a0\u201cJust\u00a0wait.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0visit\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0more\u00a0times,\u00a0get\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0her,\u00a0then\u00a0bring\u00a0her\u00a0for\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0see.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0well\u2013behaved\u00a0and\u00a0beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian\u00a0rubbed\u00a0his\u00a0temple,\u00a0feeling\u00a0a\u00a0headache\u00a0coming\u00a0on.\u00a0Then\u00a0he\u00a0pressed\u00a0a\u00a0hand\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0stomach.\u00a0\u201cGrandma,\u00a0I\u2019m<\/p>\n
hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0eaten\u00a0yet?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0shot\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0feet,\u00a0dropped\u00a0her\u00a0cane,\u00a0and\u00a0walked\u00a0briskly\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0kitchen.\u00a0\u201cWait\u00a0here.\u00a0I\u2019ll<\/p>\n
make\u00a0pasta.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elliot,\u00a0standing\u00a0nearby,\u00a0spoke\u00a0up\u00a0hesitantly.\u00a0\u201cShould\u00a0we\u00a0look\u00a0into\u00a0this\u00a0doctor?\u00a0Just\u00a0in\u00a0case\u00a0your\u00a0grandmother\u2019s\u00a0being<\/p>\n
scammed?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo\u00a0need.\u201d\u00a0Julian\u00a0set\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0bowl\u00a0of\u00a0bitter\u00a0medicine\u00a0and\u00a0sniffed\u00a0it.\u00a0His\u00a0expression\u00a0turned\u00a0icy.\u00a0\u201cAs\u00a0long\u00a0as\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0happy,<\/p>\n
that\u2019s\u00a0what\u00a0matters.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0about\u00a0this\u00a0medicine?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJust\u00a0bitter\u00a0tea.\u00a0A\u00a0scam\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0her\u00a0money.\u201d\u00a0Julian\u00a0leaned\u00a0back\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0sofa,\u00a0stretched\u00a0his\u00a0legs\u00a0awkwardly,\u00a0and\u00a0said\u00a0coldly,<\/p>\n
\u201cJust\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0that\u00a0doctor\u00a0never\u00a0sets\u00a0foot\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0house\u00a0again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elliot\u00a0nodded.\u00a0\u201cYes,\u00a0sir.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0phone,\u00a0frowned,\u00a0and\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cMs.\u00a0Wilson\u00a0is\u00a0attending\u00a0the\u00a0family\u00a0banquet\u00a0tomorrow\u00a0night.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian\u00a0pressed\u00a0a\u00a0finger\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0corner\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0lip.\u00a0\u201cWhen\u00a0has\u00a0she\u00a0ever\u00a0missed\u00a0one?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf\u00a0she\u00a0goes,\u00a0she\u00a0might\u00a0face\u00a0another\u00a0discipline\u00a0ceremony.\u00a0Should\u00a0we\u00a0skip\u00a0it\u00a0instead-\u201d<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
8:40\u00a0AM\u00a0Sun\u00a024\u00a0Aug<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a043<\/p>\n
78%<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0does\u00a0that\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0with\u00a0me?\u201d\u00a0Julian\u00a0cut\u00a0him\u00a0off.\u00a0\u201cShe\u00a0likes\u00a0Caleb.\u00a0Let\u00a0him\u00a0deal\u00a0with\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elliot\u00a0hesitated,\u00a0sensing\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0crossed\u00a0a\u00a0line.<\/p>\n
Agatha\u00a0soon\u00a0returned\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0steaming\u00a0plate\u00a0of\u00a0pasta.\u00a0She\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0grandson\u00a0and\u00a0sighed.\u00a0\u201cIf\u00a0the\u00a0Sterlings\u00a0find\u00a0out\u00a0you\u00a0came\u00a0here,\u00a0they\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0make\u00a0trouble,\u00a0right?\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0meant\u00a0the\u00a0matriarch\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Sterling\u00a0family\u2013Julian\u2019s\u00a0other\u00a0grandmother.<\/p>\n
\u201cMake\u00a0trouble?\u201d\u00a0His\u00a0gaze\u00a0turned\u00a0sharp\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment,\u00a0but\u00a0his\u00a0tone\u00a0softened\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cShe\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0dare.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0picked\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0plate.\u00a0\u201cFrom\u00a0now\u00a0on,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0grandmother\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0recognize.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0always\u00a0wore\u00a0dresses\u00a0at\u00a0home,\u00a0no\u00a0matter\u00a0the\u00a0season.\u00a0Thus,\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0blinked\u00a0in\u00a0surprise\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0stepped\u00a0out\u00a0in<\/p>\n
pants.\u00a0\u201cWhy\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0wearing\u00a0your\u00a0usual\u00a0dresses?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Sterling\u00a0estate,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0said\u00a0simply.<\/p>\n
Seeing\u00a0the\u00a0confusion\u00a0on\u00a0Tiffany\u2019s face,\u00a0she\u00a0added,\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0expecting\u00a0a\u00a0kneeling\u00a0punishment.\u00a0These\u00a0pants\u00a0are\u00a0two\u00a0layers<\/p>\n
thick.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tiffany\u00a0accepted\u00a0the\u00a0answer, though\u00a0something\u00a0about\u00a0it\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0sit\u00a0right.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0breakfast,\u00a0they\u00a0left\u00a0together.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0thought\u00a0you\u00a0had\u00a0today\u00a0off,\u201d\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0said.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0seeing\u00a0patients\u00a0nonstop\u00a0for\u00a0days.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0do.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0offered\u00a0a\u00a0gentle\u00a0smile.\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0since\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0always\u00a0home\u00a0with\u00a0nothing\u00a0to\u00a0do,\u00a0I\u00a0might\u00a0as\u00a0well help\u00a0out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Truthfully,\u00a0she\u00a0just\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0alone\u00a0today.\u00a0The\u00a0clinic\u00a0was\u00a0busy,\u00a0which\u00a0kept\u00a0her\u00a0mind\u00a0from\u00a0wandering.<\/p>\n
Later\u00a0that\u00a0afternoon,\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0just\u00a0finished\u00a0removing\u00a0acupuncture\u00a0needles\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0patient\u00a0when\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0young\u00a0nurses\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0window\u00a0called\u00a0out,\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0snowing\u00a0again!\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0checked\u00a0the\u00a0time,\u00a0hurried\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0office,\u00a0changed\u00a0her\u00a0coat,\u00a0grabbed\u00a0her\u00a0bag,\u00a0and\u00a0got\u00a0ready\u00a0to\u00a0leave.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0heavy\u00a0snowstorm\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0forecast,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0roads\u00a0were\u00a0likely\u00a0to\u00a0freeze.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0leave\u00a0early\u00a0to\u00a0avoid\u00a0traffic\u00a0and\u00a0any<\/p>\n
excuse\u00a0someone\u00a0might\u00a0use\u00a0to\u00a0stir\u00a0up\u00a0trouble\u00a0if\u00a0she\u00a0arrived\u00a0late.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0cab\u00a0driver\u00a0was\u00a0frugal,\u00a0keeping\u00a0the\u00a0heat\u00a0off\u00a0to\u00a0save\u00a0power.\u00a0The\u00a0car\u00a0was\u00a0freezing.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0rubbed\u00a0her\u00a0hands\u00a0together\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0back\u00a0seat.<\/p>\n
2\/3<\/p>\n
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+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry,\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0driver\u00a0said,\u00a0glancing\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0mirror.\u00a0\u201cJust\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0save\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0of\u00a0fuel\u00a0to\u00a0squeeze\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0more\u00a0miles.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter. With a flair for crafting emotionally intense plots and unforgettable characters, she blends love, desire, and drama into every story she writes. Cedella\u2019s storytelling style is immersive and addictive\u2014perfect for fans of heated romances and heart-pounding twists.<\/p>\n
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