Gwynn flashed him a bleak smile.

Did he just say he cared for her? What a joke. It had got to be the best joke she had ever heard.

She turned away and left without a moment’s hesitation. Reaching out, he tried to grab her arms, but his hands merely closed around the air.

…

Zoe dropped by the hospital and checked on Lorian.

Noah was away at work for some urgent business, leaving Gwynn and Gladys to take care of the little boy in the ward.

Given his condition, he spent most of his time sle