NovelEnglishChapter 343 Suzanne furrowed her brows, gripping the sheets a little tighter. The sexual tension hanging in the air slowly dissipated.
She looked at Austin. She had so many things she wanted to say to him, but she didn't know where to begin. Austin tucked her under the covers while smiling at her. "There's a gala coming up, and I need a date. I wonder if you're free, Mrs. Hall?" If he didn't change the topic now, he guessed that Suzanne would not have a good night's sleep.
Suzanne was a little stunned. This was the first the was offering to formally bring her to such events as his date. They previously had a deal not to announce their relationship publicly.
At that moment, she didn't want to refuse him. She smiled and replied, "Sure. Just letknow the tand date." Although she could not be what Austin hoped for her to be right now, she would have to play the role of Mrs. Hall to the best she could. She was not going to cause him any trouble on that front.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAustin had done so much for her. Attending a gala with him was just a small way of paying back.
He pulled Suzanne in a little closer and said in her ear with a chuckle, "Alright then. It's late. Let's go to bed." They cuddled closer together, moving past the awkward moment between them a moment ago.
Suzanne leaned on his shoulder, humming in response.
Austin turned to switch off the lamp on the nightstand.
In the silent room, both of them felt a strong surge of warmth coursing through their bodies.
Suzanne was leaning on his shoulder, listening to his long breaths. She subconsciously got closer to him. She was surprised by her own actions-by how she didn't turn away from him. On the contrary, she merely smiled and shut her eyes.
This somehow felt good.
That night was the best sleep she'd had in ages.
This was one one of the best wards in Riverdale General Hospital. It was decorated in a simple and tidy fashion. A vase of flowers was in the middle of the coffee table, adding a floral scent to the otherwise sterile environment.
A middle-aged man was lying in bed, his body connected to different tubes and wires. The heart monitor showed that his heart was beating slowly.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCindy Hunt, in plain clothes, was sitting by the side of the bed, silently weeping for her father, Kendall Hunt. "Dad, you must get well soon." Her father was the one who treated her the best. She didn't know how she was going to live without him. Kendall, unconscious in bed, said nothing.
Tears kept streaming down Cindy's face, but she could do nothing about it. She was the heiress to Hunt Group, but now, all the power was back in her grandfather's hands.
Her grandfather held her father in high regard too, but ever since her father was bedridden, her uncle's family had been trying for a power grab. They even constantly set her and her mother up. Their lives had been hellish for stime.
At that moment, the door to the ward was opened, and in ca doctor in a white robe. He walked over to Cindy and said apologetically, "Ms. Hunt, we can't do anything further for your father. It's now all up to him." Cindy held Kendall's hand even tighter, unwilling to accept the truth. She shook her head in disbelief and said, "No! My father has to be fine!"
Turning around, she looked at the kneeling in front of him, doctor before ease. 1 beg you pleading, "Doctor, please save my father. Our family is rich. Nyour price." Her father couldn't die.
Nothing could happen to the Hunt family.
The doctor gave Cindy a troubled look and immediately went to help her up. "Money isn't the issue here."
This scenahappened every day at the hospital. It wasn't that the doctors didn't want to treat their patients, but they had already done their best. There was no other choice but to give up. However, Cindy remained kneeling on the ground, unwilling to get up.
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