Chapter 42 Stop Being a Lovesick Fool

Luther answered the call, and Natasha's tearful voice immediately came through the receiver. "Lud, where did you go? I'm scared. Hurry back, will you?" "I'll be right there," he replied. After hanging up, he took one last look at Cressida on the bed. The flicker of emotion that was barely recognizable even to himself was instantly drowned in disgust. Without a word, he turned and left. The door shut behind him, leaving the hospital room in silence again. … Cressida spent three days alone in the hospital. Not a single member of the Strudwick family came to visit her. Gideon and Helena had called, but not to check on her condition. Instead, they berated her for making Colette so angry that she ended up in the hospital. They were worried that Cressida would ruin their precious daughter Natasha's future with the Strudwicks. Cressida had listened to a few sentences before ending the call and blocking their numbers. On the fourth day, she went through the discharge process herself. S