Rowe's mind was titled with newer questions
Hebroke out in a cold sweat when he realised he might have stumbled upon boss's secret
The assistant quietly inched away, pretending he was invisible.
He only hoped he would still have a job by the time they returned to inton
Austyn took a deep breath and resisted the urge to der his possipy assistant on the spot.
He endured the double attack of a raging headache and about of drowsiness brought on by the fever medication.
Miss Hewitt's answer was misleading, maybe deliberately
When she said the kids' father was right here, she probably meant he was right here in this hospital
Bet Rowe had obviously makes meaning and thought she was seferring to Austyn.
Austyn made a mental note to start looking for a new assistant as soon as he retumed to Rinton.
He began walling, but was forced to halt a second later when he felt a hand on his pant leg.
He looked down and wasn't surprised to find it was the little girl again
"Daddy, where you going?
jenie wasn't crying anymore, but her nose and eyes were still red.
She looked like a pitiful, abandoned puppy.
Austyn felt something tug at his heartstrings.
The gid had made the same mistakesowe, but Austyn didn't know how to let her down gently.
He stood on the spot, hesitant.
Jenni, let go of him, Kica said with a sigh
His reaction made it apparent that Austyn didn't believe her
sica picked up Jennie in het ans end turned around
Jennie looked at Austyn over Kica's shoulder, reaching out both hands and crying plaintively, "Daddy!"
Austyn clenched his jaw.
Hewached Kira leave with both lads, tom between chasing after them and walking away.
in the end, he gritted his teeth and followed the tro.
Rowe kept his mouth sit and trailed at a discreet distance behind
Jennie's eyes lit up when she saw Austyn striding towards them.
Kira heard the footsteps behind her and bid a smile.
she didn't stop walking thoughThis belongs to - ©.
Back in the doctor's office, Jennie was given another examination before she was finally pronounced healthy enough to be discharged
She yelped for joy when the doctor said she no longer had to take the bitter medication
Kicthanked the doctor and left
When the glimpsed Austyn leaning against the wall in the hallway outside, she walked past him without a word.
jeunde was still feeling ecstatic over her safe escape from the doctor's clutches, but she sensed, from the way her mother gripped her hand, that Mummy was upset. Kira stood in line, waiting to settle Jennie's hospitalisation bills. She was feeling suffocated.
Ever since her father passed away, Kira had grown to hate hospitals-the smell of antiseptic, the sight of blood, the sound of a dying patient's screams.
Kira was sweating
Merlips had pane pale.
Their were too many people in the ques
In the qu
and both idds were getting impatient.
Klea had to move with the line and an eye on the kids, especially Jennie who looked like she was about to wander oft again.
Austyn snatched the paper from Kira'shand
She stared at him. "What are you doing?
Lake of the kids, he said simply. "I handle this'
Kire was about to protest but Austyn pre-empted her objection. The place is packed You don't want to lose your kids again, do you?
Be's An Intruder
Delenied.
She gave Austyn her coedit card and then took both kids to a bench in the walling arra
Rowe appetached tentatively, 'Boss, I can handle the bi!L*
hst go get the car."
ja watched Justyn, who stood ahead taller than everyone else around him, and couldn't help smiling.
"Mimmy.' Jennie tugged on her clothes "Can I go play with Daddy?"
When Kira looked at her, the girl put both palms together. I promise I won't wander off again. I just want to play with Daddy. He looks so sad, standing there all by Kic caressed her daughter's Lace. 'You deally want to go?!
"You won't run away again?!
won't, peise!'
"You won't bother Daddy?'