Chapter\u00a080<\/p>\n
The\u00a0nurse\u00a0hesitated.\u00a0Her\u00a0gaze\u00a0flicked\u00a0to\u00a0Sydney\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0complicated\u00a0expression,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0nodded\u00a0anyway.<\/p>\n
Someone\u00a0nearby\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0reason\u00a0with\u00a0Penelope.\u00a0\u201cPenny,\u00a0maybe\u00a0let\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Wilson\u00a0check\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0kid\u00a0first\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0think\u00a0I\u00a0would?\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u00a0looked\u00a0unhinged,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0blazing.\u00a0\u201cShe\u00a0already\u00a0hurt\u00a0my\u00a0son.\u00a0Who\u00a0knows\u00a0what\u00a0she\u2019ll\u00a0do\u00a0next\u00a0and\u00a0call\u00a0it\u00a0\u2018treatment\u201c?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCall\u00a0an\u00a0ambulance,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0clear\u00a0voice\u00a0cut\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0tension.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0turned\u00a0without\u00a0another\u00a0word\u00a0and\u00a0walked\u00a0off\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0stony\u00a0expression.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0the\u00a0office,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0grabbed\u00a0her\u00a0bag,\u00a0then\u00a0passed\u00a0the\u00a0nurses\u2018\u00a0station\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0way\u00a0out,\u00a0catching\u00a0fragments\u00a0of\u00a0whispered\u00a0conversation.<\/p>\n
\u201cCould\u00a0she\u00a0really\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0who\u00a0hurt\u00a0that\u00a0kid?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho\u00a0knows?\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0got\u00a0goosebumps.\u00a0If\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0her,\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0keep\u00a0working\u00a0with\u00a0her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0remember\u00a0that\u00a0restaurant\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0days\u00a0ago?\u00a0She\u00a0showed\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Hampton.\u00a0Then\u00a0that\u00a0kid\u00a0said\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0said\u00a0this\u00a0morning.\u00a0What\u00a0if\u00a0she\u00a0really\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0woman?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cImpossible!\u201d\u00a0Jasmine\u00a0Larkin,\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0nurses\u00a0closest\u00a0to\u00a0Sydney,\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0take\u00a0it\u00a0anymore.\u00a0\u201cDr.\u00a0Wilson\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0that\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0person.\u00a0Can\u00a0you\u00a0stop\u00a0spreading\u00a0gossip\u00a0If\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0got\u00a0so\u00a0much\u00a0to\u00a0say,\u00a0why\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0go\u00a0ask\u00a0her\u00a0yourself?\u201d<\/p>\n
A\u00a0mocking\u00a0voice\u00a0shot\u00a0back,\u00a0\u201cFine.\u00a0You\u00a0go\u00a0ask\u00a0her\u00a0since\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0such\u00a0good\u00a0friends.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jasmine\u00a0turned\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0heel\u00a0and\u00a0stormed\u00a0off\u2013only\u00a0to\u00a0run\u00a0straight\u00a0into\u00a0Sydney\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0corner.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0calmly\u00a0patted\u00a0her\u00a0shoulder\u00a0and\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve\u00a0got\u00a0something\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0care\u00a0of.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDr.\u00a0Wilson\u2026\u201d\u00a0Jasmine\u00a0hesitated.\u00a0\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0really\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0let\u00a0them\u00a0talk\u00a0about\u00a0you\u00a0like\u00a0that?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0gave\u00a0a\u00a0composed\u00a0smile.\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0truth\u00a0will\u00a0come\u00a0out.\u00a0People\u00a0will\u00a0figure\u00a0it\u00a0out\u00a0eventually.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0gave\u00a0a\u00a0slight\u00a0shrug.\u00a0\u201cAs\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0rest,\u00a0they\u2019ve\u00a0already\u00a0made\u00a0up their\u00a0minds.\u00a0Let\u00a0them\u00a0talk.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0never\u00a0wasted\u00a0time\u00a0proving\u00a0herself\u00a0to\u00a0others.\u00a0The\u00a0more\u00a0you\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0explain,\u00a0the\u00a0more\u00a0it\u00a0drained\u00a0you.\u00a0Her\u00a0energy\u00a0was\u00a0limited,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0spend\u00a0it\u00a0on\u00a0pointless\u00a0noise.<\/p>\n
By\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0Sydney\u00a0arrived\u00a0at\u00a0Sterling\u00a0Corp,\u00a0Marcus\u2018\u00a0luh\u00a0had\u00a0just\u00a0been\u00a0delivered.\u00a0She\u00a0ended\u00a0up\u00a0sharing\u00a0the\u00a0meal\u00a0with\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
He\u2019d\u00a0already\u00a0heard\u00a0what\u00a0happened\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0clinic.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0the\u00a0hell\u00a0was\u00a0that?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0do\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho\u00a0said\u00a0you\u00a0did?\u201d\u00a0Marcus\u00a0handed\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0pair\u00a0of\u00a0disposable\u00a0utensils.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0know\u00a0the\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0person\u00a0you\u00a0are.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCan\u00a0they\u00a0tell\u00a0if\u00a0the\u00a0kid\u00a0fell\u00a0or\u00a0if\u00a0someone\u00a0pushed\u00a0him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cProbably\u00a0pushed.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0stirred\u00a0her\u00a0food\u00a0slowly.\u00a0\u201cIt\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0an\u00a0accident,\u00a0the\u00a0injury\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0that\u00a0serious.\u201d<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a080<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Any\u00a0doctor\u00a0could\u00a0tell\u00a0the\u00a0difference\u00a0between\u00a0wounds\u00a0caused\u00a0by\u00a0external\u00a0force\u00a0and\u00a0those\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0natural\u00a0fall.<\/p>\n
\u201cGot\u00a0it.\u201d\u00a0Marcus\u00a0nodded,\u00a0thoughtful.\u00a0\u201cLet\u00a0it\u00a0go.\u00a0Leave\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0police.\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0stress\u00a0about\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSure.\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0really\u00a0listening.<\/p>\n
If\u00a0one\u00a0were\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0right,\u00a0they\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0nothing\u00a0to\u00a0fear\u00a0from\u00a0shadows.\u00a0Penelope\u00a0could\u00a0fling\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0accusations\u00a0she\u00a0wanted.\u00a0Without\u00a0proof,\u00a0they\u00a0meant\u00a0nothing.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0before\u00a0the\u00a0police\u00a0could reach\u00a0any\u00a0conclusion,\u00a0Caleb\u00a0would\u00a0storm\u00a0in,\u00a0ready\u00a0to\u00a0defend\u00a0that\u00a0mother\u2013and-\u00a0son\u00a0pair.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0stayed\u00a0late\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0lab.\u00a0She\u00a0kept\u00a0working\u00a0until\u00a0the\u00a0gnaw\u00a0of\u00a0hunger\u00a0finally\u00a0broke\u00a0her\u00a0focus.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0past\u00a010:00\u00a0p.m.,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a0R&D\u00a0floor\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0lit.\u00a0Long\u00a0nights\u00a0were\u00a0routine\u00a0there.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0she\u00a0stepped\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0elevator\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0parking\u00a0garage,\u00a0she\u00a0ran\u00a0into\u00a0Caleb.\u00a0His\u00a0face\u00a0looked\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0storm\u00a0waiting\u00a0to\u00a0break.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0coming\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0with\u00a0me.\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0wait\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0response.\u00a0He\u00a0grabbed\u00a0her\u00a0arm\u00a0and\u00a0pulled,\u00a0his\u00a0grip\u00a0landing\u00a0right\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0injury.<\/p>\n
Pain\u00a0shot\u00a0up\u00a0her\u00a0arm,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0drew\u00a0a\u00a0sharp breath.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0ask\u00a0if\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0hurt.\u00a0He\u00a0just\u00a0threw\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0cold\u00a0look.\u00a0\u201cThat\u00a0hurt?\u00a0And\u00a0yet\u00a0you\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0problem\u00a0doing\u00a0that\u00a0to\u00a0Timmy?\u201d<\/p>\n
2\/2<\/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 80 Chapter\u00a080 The\u00a0nurse\u00a0hesitated.\u00a0Her\u00a0gaze\u00a0flicked\u00a0to\u00a0Sydney\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0complicated\u00a0expression,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0nodded\u00a0anyway. Someone\u00a0nearby\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0reason\u00a0with\u00a0Penelope.\u00a0\u201cPenny,\u00a0maybe\u00a0let\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Wilson\u00a0check\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0kid\u00a0first\u2026\u201d \u201cYou\u00a0think\u00a0I\u00a0would?\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u00a0looked\u00a0unhinged,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0blazing.\u00a0\u201cShe\u00a0already\u00a0hurt\u00a0my\u00a0son.\u00a0Who\u00a0knows\u00a0what\u00a0she\u2019ll\u00a0do\u00a0next\u00a0and\u00a0call\u00a0it\u00a0\u2018treatment\u201c?\u201d […]<\/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-22063","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\/22063","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=22063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22063\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}