ke to a s

call what had happened. This funeral had bee

red in life and foun

face, soaking the bandage on her cheek. "Mom, I

he icy voice startled

coldly. She didn't know how long he had been

rs, every time she was hospitalized, she was

g figure wrapped in a black

His tone was del

showing conc

ynda had only dare

ctively asking, "Are

orried about you, right?" Charles fr

fe, yet it was him who had allowed El

d dry, the heat spre

d water poured over her. "If you're not in p

ous, asking in a h

. If word gets out, it won't be goo

tly withdre

. He feared Lynda would sue Eleanor for i

ly, forcing out words through cl

is previous gentleness vanis

ant th

face, her wounds aching from the laughter. "Charl

, her fingers trembling, her heart

iscreetly exhale, immediately sending a message

er face in the blanket, biting h

een so blind to fall

fore answering in front of her without hesitation. El

ely curved into a d

nd hurled it at him. "Get out! Don't

ut into Char

m, anger rising within him. "Rest well. I'll

ark contrast to the tend

k at him, coldly utte

omething, Eleanor's call interrupted him, her voice

ed out, coaxing Eleanor

igorously, drying the t

e waiting period, she would make s

of her discharge, Charles sur

en overjoyed, but now, she sim

s frowned. She used to insist on sitting in

allowed her to sit in the passenger seat before. She hadn't unde

a wasn't

ically held the car door open for her and v

en attentiveness, but she didn't

Eleanor was sitting on the sofa,

ng her pajamas-he