“I was waiting for you!”

“But I’m not going to Fuller Corporation,” I uttered in surprise.

“I know,” he knowingly replied. Walking towards me, he explained, “But I can drop you off at the hospital before heading to my office since it’s along the way.”

“I can drive myself there. It isn’t that far away anyway!”

“I don’t think it’s safe for you since it’s snowing heavily outside,” he insisted.

Determined to send me there, he left no room for argument.

As such, I followed him out helplessly. Oh well, I’m not up to anything shady either.

After Ashton pulled up to the hospital’s entrance, he retrieved a few boxes of tonic from the car boot.

I raised my brows in astonishment. “When did you prepare them?”

He cheekily revealed, “I requested for Joseph to do this for me last night.”

From his actions, I could tell that he wanted to accompany me to visit Cameron.

I paused for a moment, then trailed behind him. A warm fuzzy sensation bubbled within me. His meticulous gesture touched my heart, but my response did not seem to portray so.

Six hours had passed since Cameron was out of the surgery room, and her anaesthesia had already worn off.

Nonetheless, as a patient who had been under the knife, she still required rest for the next few days.

Zachary, who stayed by her side the whole time, was sleeping in the corner of the room.

in bed, staring blankly at the ceiling as there was nothing

she heard footsteps, she turned to see Ashton and

her bed frame repeatedly to wake Zachary up. With a bright smile, she exclaimed, “Both

feet and sleepily commented, “It’s freezing outside, and it’s akin to a snowstorm out there. You didn’t have to

bedside table. “It’s not that

he continued, “Mr. Moore,

man shook his

grumbled, “Ah, I’m growing old. My

in the meantime. Anyway, the caregiver will be here soon, and if I have any

asserted, “That won’t do. I will feel

so old, yet you behave like a child,”

caught sight of Ashton sending a message to Joseph.

get going to your office. I will be alright to

his phone and responded, “There’s nothing urgent

Moore, why don’t you head home to rest? Scarlett and I will

his options. As though wanting to hear my thoughts,

and I will stay

a good mood, he nodded. “Alright.

for

pulled me to sit by the bed. “Both of you can chat. I’ll head out to ask for

my response, he

Silence enveloped us.

was not uncomfortable for me as I

tried to open her mouth several times, unsure of what to say. After a long while, she finally uttered, “He treats

she was talking about Ashton, so

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