80

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