Chapter 168

It sounded like a question, but it was clearly a statement. Melody stared at Jeremy with her clean, bright eyes. Jeremy's heart gave a sudden, violent twitch that made his chest ache. It suddenly occurred to him that he'd indeed told her in the morning that he would pick her up at the studio. She'd rejected his offer, but there'd still been a twinge of anticipation in her bright eyes. Although they were still as clear as ever now, they lacked the sparkle he saw in the morning. Instead, they were now very somber. Jeremy lowered his eyes a little as an uncontrollable surge of emotion roiled within his chest. His voice was cold as he said, "Yeah. Her patient suddenly relapsed, and she went to the hospital." Melody nodded and gently responded, "How responsible." Jeremy frowned slightly and said, "But she shouldn't have walked with that ankle, let alone go to the hospital. That's why I swung by and picked her up." "You two have got a nice thing going." Melody's expression was stil