Presley seemed relieved. She smiled happily and offered Lucinda a cup of tea.
“You are friends. That’s great. You are lucky to have friends like them.”
Lucinda nodded but said nothing.
In Jennifer’s room, the light was dim.
Jennifer lay quietly on the bed. It was as if she had never woken up.
But it was different from the last time she was in a vegetative state. Her face was redder than before, and she was short of breath.
Glancing at her, Hilliard frowned.
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“You are not sick.”
Jennifer felt ashamed to be exposed so quickly.
To delay Hilliard’s departure, Jennifer opened her eyes, sat up, and tugged his sleeve.
“Don’t go.”
Hilliard didn’t turn around or leave. Although Jennifer couldn’t see his expression, she sensed a coldness around him.
He was angry…
Jennifer panicked. She knew that if he left this time, she would never see him again.
“Hilliard, I know the Turner family can’t compare with the Simmons family. But if I don’t say this now, I won’t get another chance!”
Jennifer paused and took a deep breath, as if summoning her courage.
She raised her face and looked determined.
“I like you! I like you very much. I know we haven’t known each other long, and you barely know me, but can’t you stay and talk to me a while? I…”
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“I can’t.” Hilliard’s cold voice interrupted Jennifer’s outpouring of affection.
“Because I don’t like you.”
Jennifer clutched her chest. It felt like her heart was breaking.
Dazed, Jennifer stared at his back. He was behaving heartlessly, not even looking at her. Her emotions were a maelstrom.
She knew that, by pretending to be sick, she had deceived and perhaps frightened him. But if she hadn’t done that, she would have had no chance to express her feelings.
Her eyes were red, and she bit her lip to hold back her tears.