Chapter 92
“I’m sorry. Something urgent came up, and I need to handle it. If Mr. Monse comes back, please thank him for me,” Samantha said.
“Alright, take care.” Lydia teplied with a ned.
“Thank you. * Samantha left the lobby after giving her thanks. She hailed a cab and beaded straight to the hospital.
emon rushed downstairs as fast as he could, only to find that Samantha was nowhere in sight in the Evergreen Tower lobby,
He was sure he had told her to stay put and wait.
Just then, Lydia stepped toward him to explain “Mr. Moore, Ms. Newton received an urgent call and had to leave right away. She specifically asked me to thank you en het behalf betore she left.”
Simon couldn’t register any of that right now
Did she thank him?
Anythales were useless! Leonardo had just finally calmed down, and this was enough to niffle his feathers all over again.
Simmon groaned
him in confusion, asking, “What do you thean, we’re doomed?
You had better brace yourselves for the next few days,” simon mentioned with a sigh. He always gave them this warning whenever Leonardo was in a bad mood. Ladia, still not understanding, asked again with a frown, “You already said that two days ago.”
He looked at her, utterly dead inside. “Then, brace yourselves harder.”
She felt a chill run down her spine. They had to brace harder than they already did? Life was just too difficult!
That afternoon the company held several impromptu meetings. Plenty of people got chewed out badly, and everyone was left feeling utterly defeated.
The public relations department was about to celebrate the 30th revision of their promotional draft.
Samanthanushed to the hospital room in a panic, pushing the door open as she asked anxiously, “What happened? Is everything okay?
Ryan was munching on an apple freshly peeled by the caregiver, scrolling through his phone and laughing like a fool. The moment he saw Samantha, be
immediately froze. Furrowing his brows, he teached down to clutch his leg, pitifully whining, “It hurts.”
At that moment, Samantha realized she had been tricked. She gasped, “You’re messing with me again!”
Seeing that his cover had been blown, Ryan decided to stop pretending. He continued to munch on his apple, saying, “Well, that’s what you get for not visiting me. Besides, I really was in pain when I called you, so it wasn’t alle”
The caregiver explained, “They were changing his bandages at the time. His wound hasn’t fully healed yet, so of course it hurts.”
With someone backing him up, Ryan tell even more emboldened to retort. “See? I really was in pain. I wasn’t lying”
Samantha couldn’t be bothered to entertain him and tomed to the caregiver instead. She asked, “How is his recovery coming along?”
“He’s a bralthy and young rty, so he’s healing up just fine. You don’t have to worry,” the caregiver keplied.
Ryan was displeased and immediately intorted, “How can you say there is no need to worry? I still can’t even get out of bed to walk. I’m stuck here like a useless lump! My injuries are serious, Samantha. You have to worry about me!”
Samantha had the attemoon of from class, so she decided to stay at the hospital and keep Ryan company.
A message from Layla popped up on her phone. It read, “Did today’s lunchbox mission suvered?
Samantha replied, “I talled He still won’t see the
Layla texted back, “Maybe you should just forget it?
Should she just give up?
Samarala pursed lier lips together, for with indecision
After a long pause, Samantha typed out a message with determination. She wrote, “I don’t want to just let this go. At the very least, I need to resolve the misunderstanding betweenus.”
Layla texted back, “okay, you stubbommule.”
Despite saving that, she quickly sent another message, writing, “T’ll try to come up with something for you.”
Samantha put down beer phone, looking a little downcast
Ityan noticed and grow concenied. He asked, “Are you okay?”
“I was just wondering how many more days until your leg heals,” she responded.
“Are you feeling sorry for me?” Ryanchuckled.
Sumantha hoffed, “I’m just afraid your leg will never heal, and you’ll keep taking advantage of me.
He laughed and replied, “Oh, you figured it in
Letting out an exasperated laugh, she rolled her eyes at him in response.
