A Ruling Passion – Chapter 1598

Mark’s hesitation amounted to a total count of one second before he took up Arianne’s suggestion and left her beside the road.

Honestly, that bummed Arianne. Not that she had another choice. She was more worried about whatever it was Shelly must have started yet again.

Mark practically rushed into the hospital, but he only found Shelly sitting up on her bed, having her dinner, a slapdash takeout that was neither sumptuous nor nutritious.

He breathed a long sigh of relief. “Where did you run to?”

Shelly looked at him innocently. “Nowhere. What’s wrong? You came here without a notice. By the way, the doctor said I’ll be discharged tomorrow, but I wouldn’t be able to complete those dreadful discharge documents with my leg like this. Sorry, Mark dear, but I might need you to come over tomorrow and help me one last time. After that, I’ll never inconvenience you again.”