Chapter 175

"That's a relief." Ryan exhaled when he heard Emma was outside. He thought she'd left at sunrise, and honestly, that made him feel better. "What?" "Nothing, just saying I'm almost at the hospital. Let's catch up back home." Ryan eased off the gas a little. As long as Emma was gone, that was for the best. If Claire showed up, it'd only end up hurting Emma again. "Okay. Talk soon." ...... Claire had already reached the hospital. Standing outside Ethan's room, she noticed the door was slightly ajar. She gently pushed it open and stepped inside. Ethan was still asleep. She quietly placed her suitcase behind the door and then walked over to the bed, sitting down beside him and just watching him silently. Morning light filtered through the window, landing right on Ethan's face. He frowned in his sleep, then slowly opened his eyes. "Claire? What are you doing here?" The moment he saw Claire instead of Emma, Ethan just blurted it out. He didn't ask when she got there or how long she'd been the