Marcus noticed\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0calm\u00a0expression\u00a0and\u00a0chuckled.\u00a0\u201cThey\u00a0say\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0rare\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Wilson\u00a0so\u00a0cold.\u00a0People\u00a0think\u00a0you\u00a0might\u00a0have\u00a0some\u00a0issue\u00a0with\u00a0Penelope.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0said\u00a0nothing.\u00a0Her\u00a0eyes\u00a0were\u00a0fixed\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0thermal\u00a0container\u00a0Marcus\u00a0had\u00a0brought.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor\u00a0me?\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0asked\u00a0softly.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah.\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0set\u00a0the\u00a0container\u00a0down\u00a0before\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cBeef,\u00a0eggplant,\u00a0and\u00a0cabbage.\u00a0Eliana\u00a0asked\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0bring\u00a0these\u00a0especially\u00a0for\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0lifted\u00a0the\u00a0lid\u00a0and\u00a0inhaled\u00a0the rich\u00a0aroma\u00a0deeply.\u00a0She\u00a0tasted\u00a0the\u00a0eggplant\u00a0and\u00a0smiled\u00a0warmly.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0went\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0Eliana?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u00a0we\u00a0talked\u00a0about\u00a0that\u00a0Sterling\u00a0Corp.\u00a0project.\u201d\u00a0Marcus\u00a0sat\u00a0across\u00a0from\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cHow\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0food?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGreat,\u00a0of\u00a0course.\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0returned\u00a0his\u00a0smile.\u00a0\u201cHave\u00a0you\u00a0tried\u00a0any?\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0hesitated,\u00a0his\u00a0clear\u00a0eyes\u00a0lingering\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0face.\u00a0\u201cNot\u00a0yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen\u00a0let\u2019s\u00a0eat\u00a0together.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0pulled\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0pair\u00a0of\u00a0disposable\u00a0utensils\u00a0and handed\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cSo,\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0update\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0Sterling\u00a0Corp.\u00a0project?\u00a0When\u00a0does\u00a0it\u00a0start?\u201d<\/p>\n
1<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst,\u00a0let\u2019s\u00a0eat.\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0time and\u00a0added\u00a0softly,\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ll\u00a0talk\u00a0after\u00a0you\u00a0finish\u00a0work\u00a0tonight.\u00a0Oh,\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0way,\u00a0Ryan\u00a0Morales\u00a0just\u00a0accepted\u00a0Penelope\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0mentee.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0paused mid\u2013bite\u00a0but\u00a0showed\u00a0no\u00a0surprise.\u00a0Caleb\u00a0always\u00a0planned\u00a0carefully\u00a0for\u00a0Penelope.\u00a0Besides\u00a0Alan,\u00a0Ryan\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0authority\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0clinic.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0nodded.\u00a0\u201cWith\u00a0him\u00a0overseeing\u00a0things,\u00a0there\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0any\u00a0major\u00a0slip\u2013ups.\u201d<\/p>\n
Just\u00a0before\u00a0clocking\u00a0out\u00a0after\u00a0acupuncture\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0last\u00a0patient,\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0phone\u00a0buzzed.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0message\u00a0from\u00a0Caleb.<\/p>\n
Caleb:\u00a0[Syd,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0coming\u00a0to\u00a0pick\u00a0you\u00a0up.]<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0brow\u00a0tightened\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0considered\u00a0refusing.\u00a0Before\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0think\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0reason,\u00a0a\u00a0nurse\u00a0suddenly\u00a0shouted,\u00a0\u201cDr.\u00a0Wilson!\u00a0A\u00a0patient\u00a0just\u00a0fainted!\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u2019s\u00a0reflexes\u00a0kicked\u00a0in.\u00a0She\u00a0dropped\u00a0her\u00a0phone\u00a0into\u00a0her\u00a0pocket\u00a0and\u00a0rushed\u00a0over.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0checking\u00a0the\u00a0patient\u2019s\u00a0pulse\u00a0and\u00a0complexion,\u00a0she\u00a0commanded,\u00a0\u201cGet\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0three\u2013edged\u00a0needle!\u201d<\/p>\n
A\u00a0nurse\u00a0hurried\u00a0over\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0instrument.\u00a0Sydney\u00a0inserted\u00a0it\u00a0precisely,\u00a0gently\u00a0bleeding\u00a0the\u00a0patient\u00a0until\u00a0he<\/p>\n
stirred.<\/p>\n
From\u00a0the\u00a0watching\u00a0crowd,\u00a0someone\u00a0shouted\u00a0excitedly,\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0awake!\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0awake!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBring\u00a0a\u00a0stretcher,\u00a0and\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0let\u00a0him\u00a0move\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0own.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0kept\u00a0working\u00a0and\u00a0instructed\u00a0a\u00a0nurse\u00a0to\u00a0steady\u00a0the\u00a0newly\u00a0conscious\u00a0patient.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0nearly\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0stoke.\u00a0Do\u00a0not\u00a0move.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0spectators\u00a0murmured\u00a0in\u00a0admiration.\u00a0\u201cDr.\u00a0Wilson\u2019s\u00a0kill\u00a0is\u00a0impeccable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another\u00a0patient\u00a0said\u00a0proudly,\u00a0\u201cShe\u00a0cured\u00a0my\u00a0chronic\u00a0illess\u00a0years\u00a0ago!\u201d<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a062<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Far\u00a0off,\u00a0Penelope\u2019s\u00a0expression\u00a0darkened.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0praised\u00a0as\u00a0naturally\u00a0gifted\u00a0in\u00a0college..\u00a0So\u00a0why\u00a0was\u00a0Sydney,\u00a0younger\u00a0still,\u00a0receiving\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0praise\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0clini?<\/p>\n
Before\u00a0leaving,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0calmly\u00a0gave\u00a0post\u2013treatment\u00a0instructions.\u00a0\u201cTake\u00a0your\u00a0medicine\u00a0twice\u00a0a\u00a0day,\u00a0Come\u00a0for\u00a0acupuncture\u00a0every\u00a0day.\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0skip.\u00a0Any\u00a0slip\u2013up\u00a0now\u00a0could\u00a0lead\u00a0to\u00a0serious\u00a0consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0patient\u00a0spoke\u00a0gratefully.\u00a0\u201cUnderstood.\u00a0Thank\u00a0you,\u00a0r.\u00a0Wilson.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0changed\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0coat\u00a0and\u00a0saw\u00a0the\u00a0familiar\u00a0Maybach\u00a0parked\u00a0outside.\u00a0Then\u00a0she\u00a0remembered\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0not\u00a0replied\u00a0to\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0message.<\/p>\n
Before\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0act,\u00a0he\u00a0stepped\u00a0out\u00a0and\u00a0began\u00a0walking\u00a0toward\u00a0her.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0seen\u00a0this\u00a0scene\u00a0before\u00a0at\u00a0family\u00a0events.\u00a0When\u00a0Caleb\u00a0was\u00a0short\u00a0on\u00a0time,\u00a0he\u00a0would\u00a0sometimes\u00a0pick\u00a0her\u00a0up\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0way\u00a0home.\u00a0But\u00a0he\u00a0never\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0car;\u00a0he\u00a0usually\u00a0waited\u00a0inside.<\/p>\n
Still,\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0always\u00a0sensed something\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0gesture.\u00a0She\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0hope\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0sweet,\u00a0loving\u00a0husband\u2013and-<\/p>\n
wife\u00a0bond.<\/p>\n
\u201cCaleb!\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u00a0suddenly\u00a0jogged\u00a0toward\u00a0him\u00a0and\u00a0stood\u00a0before\u00a0him,\u00a0posing\u00a0sweetly.\u00a0\u201cLook\u00a0at\u00a0you.\u00a0You\u00a0remembered\u00a0to come\u00a0pick\u00a0me\u00a0up\u00a0after\u00a0work!\u201d<\/p>\n
Lucia Morh is a passionate storyteller who brings emotions to life through her words. When she\u2019s not writing, she finds peace nurturing her garden.<\/p>\n
When The Ocean Learned My Name and Whispered It Back to You by Aurelia Novel 62 Marcus noticed\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0calm\u00a0expression\u00a0and\u00a0chuckled.\u00a0\u201cThey\u00a0say\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0rare\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Wilson\u00a0so\u00a0cold.\u00a0People\u00a0think\u00a0you\u00a0might\u00a0have\u00a0some\u00a0issue\u00a0with\u00a0Penelope.\u201d Sydney\u00a0said\u00a0nothing.\u00a0Her\u00a0eyes\u00a0were\u00a0fixed\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0thermal\u00a0container\u00a0Marcus\u00a0had\u00a0brought. \u201cFor\u00a0me?\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0asked\u00a0softly. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-when-love-is-gone-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22045\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}