Chapter 78

Ryan grinned at her playfully. "What? Are you feeling reluctant to hit me now?" Samantha was speechless. She rolled her eyes without hesitation. The nurse chuckled. "Let's get you both settled in the ward first. You can continue your little bickering session there." Samantha kept explaining that there was nothing between them, while Ryan insisted otherwise. If he hadn't just undergone surgery, he might have already been beaten up. ... Leonardo put down his phone, his expression dark and unreadable. Sitting in the front passenger seat, Simon immediately sensed trouble—a full-blown crisis. Then, Leonardo instructed, "Back to the office." His driver—that would be Gary Whitmer—suddenly asked, "Aren't we waiting for Ms. Newton? Didn't you come early just to wait for her? If we leave before she arrives..." Before Gary could finish, Simon was frantically signaling for him to shut up. His eyes practically bulged out of their sockets in desperation. Finally, Gary caught on and went si