Chapter 86

This was only her first question, and Zane was already stumped. Marianne took his hesitation as a sign that he was a man of dignity and would rather not talk about it in the presence of strangers. She was very understanding and turned to the nurse. “Ava, could you head outside for a moment? I’d like to have the room to chat with my grandson-in-law.” She specifically stressed the tone of her voice at the mention of ‘grandson-in-law’ as if to declare the heralded status of the handsome visitor, lest the young nurse started hatching ideas about him. The nurse knew better than to fantasize, but she still could not help herself and stole a glance at Zane before leaving the room. How could such a handsome man exist on this earth? The old lady mentally noted how Zane never even glanced in the nurse’s direction, which pleased her greatly. The more she looked at him, the more delighted she became. She smiled so unabashedly that her face filled with wrinkles from her relentless