Dead at Heart novel

Chapter 36 Marrying Jayson had been the only choice Ariel had after a series of events . She couldn't argue with Chad's words . Chad stood up . " I'll go get you some water . Wait here . " Ariel glanced at the IV drip ; it was almost empty . She considered calling the nurse to remove the needle . The emergency room was busy , and she couldn't find any free nurses . After taking a few steps , she leaned against the wall to rest . Nearby , she overheard a conversation . " Guess who I just saw ? Mr. Larkin from Bluum Corp ! He rushed into the hospital just now !

" el though Ariel thought she might have misheard . Jayson was here ? Was he here to visit her ? It seemed unlikely . He never paid any attention to her . Then the two women continued , " He came with a super beautiful woman . He looked so worried about her . " Of course . Ariel wasn't disappointed , as she hadn't expected anything from Jayson . They were already strangers anyway . " By the way , it looks like they were here for a prenatal checkup , " one woman whispered .

Even though Ariel knew Jayson was here for Nancy , hearing the words " prenatal checkup " made her instinctively touch the area of her womb , which would soon lose its ability to bear children . Her legs felt heavy , like they were made of lead . The pain in her chest made her realize that some things weren't easy to let go of , no matter how hard she tried . " Why are you running around when you're sick ? " A man's voice came from behind her . Ariel turned and was surprised to see Lucas . With one hand in his pocket , he looked at her .

Ariel couldn't help but wonder how much of the gossip from the women nearby he had overheard . Ariel cleared her dry throat . " What are you doing here ? " ཅན རྒྱུ བ ཋཝཾ རྐུ Lucas replied , " Someone called me and said you fainted . They needed your ID and medical card . " It was only then that Ariel remembered that she had used this phone number for years . Many years ago , Lucas had set himself as her emergency contact on it . He had said that he would show up right away whenever she needed him . But now ... " Sorry , " Ariel said . " My friend didn't know .

" 1/2 Lucas stared at her for a while , then stepped forward and took her wrist . He expertly removed the IV needle and pressed down on the spot . " You fainted from a cold ? Ari , you're still the same . Always playing these tricks to get my attention . " Back in the day , there had been many suitors around him , and Ariel would often get jealous . She'd fake being sick to get him to come to her . Ariel looked down at his hand holding hers . She calmly pulled her arm back and distanced herself from him . " You didn't have to come .

" Lucas looked at her , thinking she was just throwing a tantrum . " Just text me next time . Don't call directly , " he said , leaning against the wall . " Otherwise , Wendy might get jealous . " " Okay , I won't do it again . " Ariel didn't argue . Explaining herself seemed pointless . Actions spoke louder . Lucas studied her . Her reaction was too calm . In the past , she wouldn't have tolerated him favoring another woman . He wasn't sure if Ariel was playing it cool or if she had something else in mind .

After a moment of thought , he realized that when a woman was upset , she'd need some gesture or gift . Lucas stepped closer and ruffled Ariel's hair . Then , he bent down to look at her . " Is this enough ? " When Ariel met his carefree gaze , she wanted to push his hand away . But when she looked up , she saw Jayson and Nancy standing together not far away . Jayson's gaze was cool as he watched her and Lucas interact , as if he were an uninterested observer .