Chapter 238

Xyla appeared uneasy and anxious. "That's really not necessary, Quint! My leg is just fractured. It'll be fine after I go home and get some rest!"

"She's genuinely changed," he thought. Quentin looked at her sun-kissed face and her rough hands and felt complicated.

Ignoring her protests, he called his acquaintance and arranged a hospital room for Xyla. Then, he said, "You don't have to go back to the gas station anymore. I'll find you a less demanding job."

He paused before adding, "I hope you'll live an honest life." With that, he left.

Xyla smirked as she watched him walk away. "In the end, you just can't ignore me after all, Quentin!"

Quentin answered a call from Noelle as he walked out of the hospital.

"Where are you?" she asked. Noelle missed him.

He responded, "I'm at the hospital, picking up my mom's medical report."

"Oh. Is everything okay?" she inquired.

He answered, "Yeah, everything's fine."

He hesitated for a moment and decided not to tell Noelle about his enco