Chapter 462

“Yes, she’s my…friend’s mother.” He stumbled over the word ‘friend.’ Were they friends? Friends with benefits? Or was she his girlfriend? “There is no private health cover for the patient,” the nurse said. “I am aware of that,” he replied, although he hadn’t been. “There will be a cost—” “I am also aware of that,” he said, using his ‘arsehole boss’ voice as Natalie called it. “You can bill me for it.” He slid a business card across the desk. The nurse looked at the card and then back at him. “Okay,” she said. He nodded and walked away. It felt wrong to walk away and leave Emma there by herself. He rolled his shoulders as he got onto the elevator. There was an uncomfortable restlessness within him and he couldn’t pinpoint what was causing it. Since coming back from Merveille, he and Emma had still been seeing each other, but it was different—his choice. He’d tried to pull away from her but as hard as he tried he couldn’t sever all ties with her. His body craved hers despite knowing that