Chapter 71

Before I even reached the hospital building, Zoe stopped me. She was furious. "What's the matter?" I asked. "Jeffrey, what did you do? Valerie was so mad she started crying. I understand her personality the best. You must have said something really mean." Valerie was crying? To think she could do something like that! The last time she cried was because of the child. And before that... It was a long time since she had last cried. Was what I said earlier really that harsh? If I did what she had done, could she even bear with that? "Dr. Sanders, contact the surgeon. I don't want to stay here another day." After saying that, I went into the hospital room. I was utterly disappointed by Valerie. To her, I wasn't a husband. I was just a tool at her beck and call that she could toss aside when she was done. Zoe caught up to me and asked, "Have you talked it out with Valerie?" I flipped my blanket aside and lay down on the bed. I said coldly, "Of course not!" Zoe walked up to me angri