Chapter 69

After that, Wendy looked down and left the hospital room. Sean lowered his dark, depthless gaze as he pressed his lips into a thin line. He asked, "Have Ms. Fairchild and her mother gone home?" "Yes, your aunt escorted them," Jacob answered with a nod. He had summoned a nurse to examine Xyla. "Sean…" Xyla called out softly as she sat on the bed, not daring to look up at Sean. She couldn't meet his gaze after Wendy had revealed her feelings for Sean in front of him and the Hortons. Xyla made up her mind that if the Hortons sent her back to the sticks, she would take Wendy with her. She would not allow Wendy to be free of her. If she had to suffer, then so did the latter. Sean gave her a cursory glance and hummed in acknowledgment. He then addressed Jacob, "Dad, Aunt Alexandra, I'll head back to the unit if things have been taken care of here." Alexandra immediately pulled him to the corridor and asked about the date today. "What do you think of Ms. Fairchild?" "Nothing much," Sea