Chapter 42

Frank narrowed his eyes, then let out a light, mocking laugh. Ever since the incident where he mistook someone on the street, he had been wondering if he was developing some kind of hallucination. He headed in the direction of the patient's ward, intending to check on Thea. Meanwhile, after leaving the hospital, Emma got into the car. Gabriel was sitting in the driver's seat, and the faint scent of cedarwood tobacco lingered in the car. Emma had assumed that Gabriel smoked, but after spending so much time with him, she had never seen him actually smoke. She was surprised. Smelling the scent, she looked at Gabriel in shock and asked, "You smoke?" Gabriel's expression faltered for a moment, but he quickly masked the emotion in his eyes. "Does it bother you? I was outside for quite a while to air it out, and I only smoked one." He rarely smoked and only did it when he was extremely frustrated. When Emma had entered the hospital earlier, Gabriel had already imagined the meeting betw