ity could keep her cool, then cut strai

ealth evalu

n the eye and gave a sma

ly? Lilah, the doctor's already here-waiting in the infirmary. Gabriel doesn'

," Lilah replied w

g her to be this cooperative. She he

p. If we're not getting divorced, then I shou

ad pulled on the original Lilah. Of co

I'll get ever

waved at a servant to escort

.

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iatrist sat behind a de

on a single-seat couch,

, standing up. "Come on in, the doctor's waiting f

h of them; the doctor adju

setup she'

calm front that made Verity loo

fully, every move sm

octor but then turned to Veri

in off Verity's f

er knees. "Mental evaluations are pretty personal, you know?

"Unless, of course, you think you're quali

tly. She hadn't predicted that Lilah would suddenly go on the of

defuse the tension. "Mrs. Wallace, Miss Nolan is just worried about you.

lah chuckled,

n anyone-anything that might skew the eva

silent. It hit too close

Lilah, I just thought maybe

t in sharply. "I'm perfectly fine. In fact, betwe

's tension reached

knock

steady,

ened from t

classic dark suit,

owed a quiet Ni

urled up ever so slightly.Before stepping in, she

ad set-and there was no way Lila

hat fake evaluation, he'd always think she was menta

same old tricks, trying

on Lilah's face and pa

No demands for

commanding, with zero room

lammed into Verity

r drained fr

founded, as if searchin

ce-cold gaze, the wor

" she managed,

flat as water. "Don't mak

rd it nearly bled, Verity

eething, she dragged her feet

he room quieted, leaving ju

slightest ripple on her expression, like

eeply uncomfortable, prac

ce..." he

g at him, sinking into the single armchair

doctor scrambled to re

dard procedure, careful with every quest

in her seat, po

ord, like she had nothing to hide an

onger just observing, but genuinely

completely lucid. Her voice calm, her thoughts pre

nnoticed with Lilah

question was do

le demeanor easing. There was even a

e. Based on initial analysis, your wife

nked, almos

zoned out...

as he stood. His eyes briefly swept across Lilah's calm featu

e!" the doctor r

far. She was glued to the door, str

ords "no signs of illness,

Lilah just walked right thr

ubt her. Worse-he

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briel's feet for years, giving every

woman got his tru

her hands into tight fists,

y way... don't blame me

cold and deadly,