Chapter 168

He knew his friend had told her something.

Kendrick wasn't cunning for nothing. He was too clever. She was even afraid to spend more than a minute with him.

Not when she was still battling with this shocking knowledge of his dangerous life.

Hailey had thought she would be able to come to terms with it if she stayed away from him. She even followed his request and didn't step foot in the hospital, with the assurance that he would take his drugs.

Yet, those three days weren't enough. They weren't enough to pacify those suffocating emotions inside her. She felt hopeless and helpless at the same time.

And one more daunting thing. The rising guilt inside her scared her beyond explanation. Kendrick had told her it wasn't her fault. She also knew that.

It was his negligence that had caused him to fall sick. The Butler had said he was too stubborn to take his drugs. She was a living witness.

Despite that, she couldn't help but feel guilty whenever she stared into his tired eyes.

That was w