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"But he visits her every blessed day!" she huffed, crossing her arms, indignant that the dark-haired man spent more time in the hospital than at university or working. "What more does that fool need from her?""It's different to see a sick person bedridden, than a healthy girl running around, they're two very different things, Nia," I muttered, glaring at her, making it clear to her, but she just rolled her eyes, annoyed with the topic. "And even more so when it's your daughter.""I know what you mean, but think about it, Lucy. If they met, it was for a reason, coincidences don't exist, everything is planned in advance, that's how fate works. Just let Victoria tell him in due time, those aren't your problems. You focus completely on keeping Jack satisfied, okay?"I felt my cheeks burn at her comment, which was aimed at embarrassing me in front of her mischievously gleaming gray eyes.I parted my lips to retort, but she, amused by my reaction, leaned a bit over the counter, stealing on
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Upon arriving at our house, I observed everything in wonder; it truly was a beautiful place we had chosen.The kitchen was spacious enough for both of us to cook if we felt like it at any moment, in the living room there was a small dining table and a sofa for when we had visitors along with several matching chairs.On each wall, there was a painting or some strange decoration that Jack had chosen, and the truth was, they didn't look too bad; it was even relaxing to look at those senseless lines on the canvases.Our apartment had two bedrooms, where one was meant to be our bedroom and the other would be a sort of office with our books and important work belongings; it was a very simple place, just what we knew we needed to be comfortable.I arranged the last books on the polished wooden shelves, while I listened in the distance to Jack chatting with his secretary about company matters that, truth be told, I didn't understand at all.I stepped out of the office, closing the door gently
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Jack scribbled on the form I had given him, answering the necessary questions and providing the most relevant information to proceed in the lab to extract some of his blood, just like Victoria, who was taking too long, as she glanced sideways at Cody fearfully, as if she wanted to say something that was dying in her throat when she tried to speak.I bit my lip anxiously, searching for a way to convince Cody to take the test, but nothing really good came to mind. I drummed my fingers on the reception counter, where two friendly nurses awaited them to hand in their forms."Are you sure you don't want to take the test?" I questioned in a thread of a voice for the umpteenth time. The dark-haired man stood beside me, watching Victoria curiously. It was evident in his gaze and the way he smiled that he was truly enamored with her. "You'd help Lucila a lot, Cody.""I'd like to, but I don't want to embarrass myself by fainting like a little girl," he replied through gritted teeth, so that the
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"You and I met at a party, remember?" Victoria murmured with her voice breaking due to the tears streaming down her rosy cheeks. Cody nodded slowly, recalling that moment she mentioned. "You and I slept together very drunk six years ago, and I don't think I need to explain everything that happened that night because I don't remember it well myself. However, I do know that it was you who woke up next to me. I know very well that I couldn't forget the face of my daughter's father. That girl is yours, not Jack's, and I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but I thought you would never meet her, nor would we ever meet again. I didn't think she would get sick and need you as much as she does now," she muttered between sobs, covering her face with her hands, under the devastated gaze of the boy, who was distant, lost in his thoughts, perhaps connecting all the dots."I'm sorry, Cody.""Where are you going?" I asked him when I saw him walking away from us with slow, almost reluctant steps, he seemed m
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I had been working like a madwoman for hours, arguing with one intern after another with whom I got along very poorly, as there was always the arrogant guy who thought he was right and desperately sought to contradict my instructions. Unfortunately, all they achieved was to annoy me even more, so I ended up piling even more tasks on everyone without exceptions.So, exhausted by so much tension in the air, I ended up escaping from the emergency room to walk around Lucila's room and make sure of her condition.However, before that, I stopped to buy coffee for myself and for the blonde, who I was sure wouldn't get any sleep all night, especially now that Cody didn't seem to have the courage to show up after learning that Lucila was his daughter.Seeing me arrive, Victoria got up from the chair where she had been silently crying while her daughter slept peacefully. She wiped her tears with trembling hands, and I handed her the coffee with a faint smile, which she returned gratefully.It's
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He wasn't that kind of person; he knew he worked as an escort in bars, parties, and wherever he was invited, but usually, he slept with women who were his clients because he felt like it, not because they paid him for it."One of his friends, I don't even remember her name, gave me too much money, and the only condition was that I had to do it with Victoria; she wanted me to take her virginity," he told me, his face bathed in tears, as he recalled the unpleasant memory. I bit my lower lip, holding back my urge to cry along with him, as I could feel his pain invading every part of my body. "And I did it, I planned it all, Lucy. Getting her more drunk than she already was, kissing her at the right moment to make her fall right into my trap, and I was so terrified of not pulling it off, but I needed that money, Lucy. It was the only way I could stay in Atlanta; what I earned was a pittance, and I thought it was the only option. If I hadn't done it, I don't think I would have even become
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In those numerous pages, I found various ailments that Jack hadn't even mentioned to me, perhaps because he knew I would worry excessively.He knew me well enough to anticipate that I wouldn't overlook the physical problems he had after the accident.Moderate traumatic brain injury, cardiac trauma, contusions, fractures, and some minor issues with his internal organs that had been too serious at the time for him to still be alive. In short, agreeing to surgery was complete madness. First, because the medications administered before the operation would leave him even weaker than he already was for a few days.Second, he was entirely sure that the anesthesia could return him to a coma, from which he had no idea when he would wake, and afterward, he would be almost defenseless in his system for weeks, and I wasn't sure if his body could handle it for very long.I couldn't even bet on whether his platelets and blood cells could regenerate normally again, so the chances of risking his own
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I had the reports in my trembling hands, and for some strange reason, his secretary hadn't arrived yet.I tucked my phone into the pocket of my coat, convincing myself that I needed to tell him, I couldn't keep that secret to myself any longer.I knocked several times before entering, where Jack, sitting in one of the chairs, watched me curiously, setting aside the newspaper he was reading."The final reports," I murmured, placing the folder on the table a few steps away from me, with a vase and an empty cup on it."Thanks, Lucy," he muttered, scrutinizing me from head to toe with his caramel-colored eyes. I felt my body shiver at the way he devoured me without needing to touch me. He took me firmly by my wrist, pulling me towards him. "Come here," he ordered, as I resisted with all my strength not to move an inch from where I stood.With no other choice, I walked over to him. He made me sit on his lap, with my knees on either side of his body, our faces inches apart."I need to tell
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