Chapter 23

"It's alright. I'm staying near the hospital anyway," Cyrus reassured. With that, Melanie didn't pursue the matter further. After the meal, the doctor came to take Louisa for her chemotherapy. Just then, Melanie received a text message from Derrick letting her know that his physical therapy session was over. She was about to go pick him up when another message popped up. It read, "Forget it. Which ward are you in? I'll come find you instead." Melanie was stunned for a while before replying, "It's okay, Mr. Quinton. I'll be right over." The last thing she wanted was for Derrick and Louisa to get too close to each other. After all, she was worried that their kinship would eventually be exposed. She remembered how Derrick had thrown Gothville into chaos while searching for her after their first one-night stand five years ago. He even swore that he would make her pay a heavy price. At that moment, Melanie was struggling to survive in the cracks. After leaving Louisa to Cyrus' ca