Novel1Chapter 166 The silence in the room was deafening.
Evangeline and Walter looked at each other, a million words hanging in the air, yet neither could find their voice.
Evangeline's mind buzzed with questions and her heart ached to offer comfort, but the words got stuck in her throat at the sight of Walter's ghostly pale face. Walter had things on his mind too.
The thought of Evangeline rushing to the airport to pick up Alex, while he was stuck in surgery, left him at a loss for words.
The silence stretched on, an invisible barrier neither of them could break.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtDavid, ever so thoughtful, lingered at the door, careful not to intrude, giving them the space they needed.
Silence had its own way of shattering, though.
With a grimace, Walter propped himself up, a sharp pain lancing through his abdomen.
"You..." Evangeline's words trailed off as she instinctively reached for a pillow and tucked it gently under Walter's back. Catching his bewildered look, she mumbled an embarrassed explanation, "It should help you feel a bit better." "Mm." Walter's response was barely audible, his dark eyes hiding a storm of emotions.
His laptop lay open on the nightstand, a testament to the work he had put off to be with Evangeline for her checkup.
If only the day had not turned into such a mess, he would have had it all under control.
After his injury, surgery had put him out for too long. Walter knew he could not put off his work any longer. Gritting his teeth against the ache in his lower abdomen, he reached for his computer.
25 BONUS Chapter 166 Evangeline caught on to what he was trying to do, but instead of passing him the laptop bag, she held him back. "Can you even work in your condition?" At that moment, Evangeline's usual resolve melted away.
A heavy, silent ache in her heart kept reminding her how much she cared about Walter.
"It's fine," Walter said coolly, his strong, defined hand slipping past Evangeline to snatch the laptop bag.
He flipped open the laptop and dove into work mode, but not before reminding Evangeline, "It's getting late. Have David drive you home." That was his polite way of kicking her out.
Evangeline knew she could not overstay her welcome, so she got up to leave.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWalking down the hospital corridor, David saw Evangeline out and even to her car, making sure she was safely on her way before he went back to the ward.
What he did not see was Evangeline, sitting in the driver's seat, gripping the keys with the engine running, but unable to muster the strength to hit the gas.
She tried several times to drive off but just could not do it. 'Evangeline, Walter's lying in a hospital bed, still pushing himself to work, and he's doing it all for you. Can you really just leave him behind?"
a Her conscience would not stop nagging at her, and finally, she lost the battle with her emotions. With a sudden move, she covered her eyes with her hands, surrendering to the tears. Evangeline's hand was damp, and she was surprised to find tears streaming down her face.
She thought she was all cried out, that Walter had hurt her too much for her to have any tears left. However, anything that reminded her of him still sent her emotions into a tailspin, and the tears flowed like they would never stop. The memory of Walter's icy demand for her to leave stabbed at her heart, each recollection a painful twist of the knife.
Still, Walter had gotten hurt trying to save her. She could not just leave him behind could she? Chapter 166 +25 BONUS At 2 a.m., she stepped out of her car into the chilly bite of late autumn's night air.
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