Chapter: 1721

“You're angry again." Laney met his gaze, her voice tinged with resignation. “Maybe breaking up is the right choice.”

“What did you just say?" Cliff's words cracked like a whip through the air.

Laney recoiled, startled by the intensity of his reaction.

Cliff's earlier suspicions about the doctor's interest in Laney had proven correct.

The doctor, operating under the misguided belief that Laney and Cliff were siblings, had begun pursuing her in earnest. Between his rounds checking on Cliff, he seized every opportunity to shower Laney with attention, manufacturing conversations in an attempt to bridge the gap between them.