smack him, but at the last second, she stopped mid–air and pulled back. As he was still recovering, she would have to wait before she child do so,
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Ryan groomed at her playtully. “What? Are you feeling reluctant to hit me now?
Samantha was speechless. She rolled her eyes without hesitation.
The muse chuckled. “Let’s get you both settled in the ward first. You can continue your little bickering session there,”
Samantha kept explaining that there was nothing between them, while Ryan insisted otherwise. If he hadn’t just undergone surgery, he might have already been beatribup
put down his phone, his expression dark and unreadable.
siting in the front passenger seat, Sinon immediately sensed trouble–a full–blown crisis.
Then, Leonardo instructed. “Back to the office.
His driver that would be Gary Whitmer
suddenly asked, “Aren’t we waiting for Ms. Newton? Didn’t you come early just to wait for her? If we leave before she
Before Gary could finish, Simon was frantically signaling for him to shut up. His eyes practically bulged out of their sockets in desperation.
Finally, Gary caught on and went silent..
Sason stole a glance at Leonardo through the rearview mirror.
sexpression had darkened even more, resulting in Simon shooting Gary a glare.
This was all Gary’s fault, but he merely gave an awkward smile and shrugged.
He was just a chauffeur–he didn’t have Simon’s finely honed instincts as a top executive assistant. Reading his boss‘ moods wasn’t exactly part of his job description, but the suffocating tension in the car told him he had definitely said the wrong thing.
He wisely decided to keep his mouth shut for the rest of the ride.
Unfortunately, it was Simon who had to bear the consequences.
- s. He felt miserable.
“Mr. Garrett, should I send someone to look into it? Ms. Newton must have been held up by something important.”
“No need,” Leonardo replied coldly. His tone was laced with finality. “From now on, I don’t want to hear anything about her,”
“Understood!” Simon answered crisply but sighed Inwardly.
“Samantha, you really stepped on a landmine this time,” he thought.
Still, he had faith in her.
Leonardo would come around eventually as long as she was willing to apologize, but until she did, the entire company would suffer under his mood swings.
Ryan was placed in a VIP hospital sulte -the kind that cost 30,000 dollars per night.
When Samantha heard the price, she nearly fainted.
What kind of ward could be this expensive?
The nurses reassured her that the insurance would cover a standard ward since the accident was the ather party’s fault, but Ryan flat–out refused to stay in a stardlard ward.
Samantha started doing the math in her head. Ryan was Injured because of her, so shouldn’t she take responsibility browhatever the Insurance didn’t cover?
Bur 10,000 dollars a night? Where on earth was she supposed to get that kind of money?
Even if she sold herself, it wouldn’t be enough.
Ryan seemed to read her thoughts and casually tossed an apple at her. “I’ll cover the hospital bill myself. You don’t have to pay just peel me an apple, will you?“
Samantha caught the apple with ease and frowned. “I didn’t buy you any fruit. Where did this come from?”
He raised an eyebrow and nodded toward the table, “It’s complimentary,”
Samantha tumed to look and saw an extravagant fruit platter, probably meant to make patients feel like they were getting their money’s worth
yo,oun dollars a night was just too costly, though.
The ward was fully equipped with amenities, and the quaily fourul a trult kife to start peeling the apple.
Just then, the dunt swang epeni,
A sophisticated, riegantly dressed womati rushed in and fluew herself beside Ryan’s bed, her eyeated with worry.
“Ryan, low did you get lunt so badly? Are you okay?
“Pintine, I’ll be up and walking in a few days. I’m not crippled. Don’t worry.”
“You’re slate you won’t love my lasting damage?”
“Positive.”
The woman was Ryan’s mother, Boderdry Vinamos
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She breathed a sigh of relief, reached out, and smacked Ryan lightly on the arm. “You’re reckless! How did this even happen?”
