“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.

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

turned to see Ashton and me

frame repeatedly to wake Zachary up. With a

stared at us in a daze. Then, he got to his feet and sleepily commented, “It’s freezing outside, and

on the bedside table. “It’s not that cold while it’s

seemed, he continued,

his head

he grumbled, “Ah, I’m growing old. My

felt bad. Looking at him with concern, she persuaded, “I’m fine now. Go home and get some rest in the meantime. Anyway, the

I will feel

old, yet you behave like a

of Ashton sending a message to Joseph. He must be busy with

thought, I tugged on his clothes and whispered, “You can get

he kept his phone and responded, “There’s nothing urgent for me

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

took a moment to weigh his options. As though wanting to hear my thoughts,

I will stay

to be in a better state and a

gestured for him

soon as he was out the door, Ashton pulled me to sit by the bed. “Both of you can chat. I’ll head out to ask for a water refill since it

waiting for my

Silence enveloped us.

it was quiet, it was not uncomfortable for me

to open her mouth several times, unsure of what

talking about Ashton, so

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