?Chapter 58:


    Sadie surged forward instinctively, but her legs, stiff from long hours of sitting, nearly buckled beneath her.


    Just in time, a strong, warm hand grasped her arm.


    It was Jim.


    “How is my grandmother?” Sadie asked, her voice shaking heavily with barely contained emotion.


    She fixed her gaze on Jim, observing his every gesture and expression.


    “She’s out of immediate danger,” Jim responded wearily, his voice conveying relief. “However, she needs to stay in the istion ward for now and cannot have visitors.”


    When Sadie received the update, relief washed over her, tears of happiness streaming down her face as she felt a burden lift.


    Jim found it difficult to witness such raw emotion.


    He averted his eyes, seemingly pained by the sight.


    “I need to make a call,” he muttered.


    He walked briskly towards the sterilization room.


    Jim removed his gloves and coat before he called Noah.


    “Sadie’s at the hospital. You might want toe.”


    Jim believed that as Sadie’s husband, Noah should be there to provide support.


    “I’ve already been there,” Noah replied tly.


    Jim was momentarily surprised.


    Noah had been here? Why hadn’t he noticed him?


    “Sadie’s grandmother just made it through a critical procedure, and Sadie’s quite upset…”


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    He was about to stress Sadie’s need forfort when he was interrupted by a woman’s voice through the phone,ining of pain.


    “Ouch… it hurts…”


    The flirtatious tone from the other end caused Jim’s thoughts to scatter.


    He knitted his brows tightly.


    Was that K?


    A wave of irritation surged through him.


    “Noah,” Jim said coldly, “you maye to regret your choices today.” He ended the call abruptly.


    Damn it!


    Cursing under his breath, Jim mmed his fist against the wall. How could he have ended up being friends with someone so oblivious to matters of the heart?


    On the other end, Noah was left listening to a dial tone, his expression clouding with confusion.


    What had he done? Why was Jim so upset?


    K watched with barely concealed satisfaction, her voice tender but rough. “It hurts…”


    She delicately touched her swollen ankle, feigning a grimace of pain. Noah dismissed his lingering doubts and moved toward K, his voice filled with concern. “Are you still feeling pain?”


    K lightly shook her head, her eyes tinged red, portraying a visage of vulnerability and distress.


    “Thank you, Noah. I feel much better now,” she murmured appreciatively.


    In the meantime, Jim had changed his attire and made his way to the corridor, only to realize Sadie had left.


    Sadie, unaware that Jim had sought her out, was preupied with the daunting thoughts of Laura’s hospital costs.


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