Chapter 216
“You don’t want to eat?” Caleb frowned and looked up at Evelyn.
“No, I’m not hungry,” said Evelyn. She felt that Caleb was really strange. Now he not only wanted to keep her by his side but also took care of her meal. Suddenly, something occurred to her, so she continued, “I don’t want to have dinner with a patient. You eat yours tomorrow, and I eat mine.
Regardless, they have already been scarred deeply. Even if the words are icy now, they won’t make a difference. Evelyn thought that if she didn’t speak up now, Caleb might demand to be fed again at tomorrow’s meal. This kind of life might continue until he’s discharged from the hospital. It’s better to refuse now. This way, she can eat somewhere else, even if she’s uncomfortable, it has nothing to do with Caleb.
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a flash of disappointment in Caleb’s usual sharp eyes. But as the nurse came in and took away the food, he returned to his usual look.
“Mr. Mercer, it’s a little quiet in the room. I’ll turn on the TV for you. You and your wife can watch TV. The nurse said kindly.
Caleb and Evelyn agreed with each other and neither of them refused the nurse’s suggestion. However, as soon as the television turned on, the nurse sensed a subtle shift in the atmosphere of the entire room. Sensing something amiss, the nurse immediately said, “If you need anything, just press the call button.” and then swiftly left the ward.
At that moment, the person on the TV was no other than Ava, whom Evelyn had met in Zoey’s store that afternoon. What made the air even more awkward was that the TV was broadcasting the kissing scene between Ava and the actor in the play
“Let me change a channel for you. Evelyn originally intended to return to her bed to continue resting, but seeing the folders on Caleb’s bed, it was evident he had been working all day. With the nurse already having turned on the television, Evelyn sat down nearby, only to find the TV was tuned to such a scene, quite coincidentally.
“I have no ties with her. As soon as Evelyn stood up and was about to get the remote control at Caleb’s bedside, she heard Caleb speak.
She had dreamed of him saying this before. When she had a child, this illusion was the strongest.
“It’s none of my business.” Without changing her expression, Evelyn stood
up and walked to Caleb.
Even if she had already known this matter from Colin and Ava. But what Caleb said was enough to make her heart stop beating for a second. She picked up the remote control and changed to another channel, but she didn’t hear any explanation from Caleb.
The days in the hospital in the following days would give people an illusion that life will gradually improve each day, quietly and steadily passing by.
Although the case of jumping off the building hadn’t been settled perfectly, it was finally settled as time went by and the evidence announcement was issued by the police station. No matter what happened inside the Mercer Group, the stock war getting better and better as time went by.
Jasmine and Fred had come here several times, and Evelyn had gone back to the Brin residence twice, but she stayed in the hospital every night, most of the time staying with Caleb.
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