Chapter 159

"I'm down with food poisoning." Natasha's voice sounded weak, almost fragile. It didn't seem like she was faking it. "I know you're busy with work, and I shouldn't bother you, but I really miss you. I'm all alone in the hospital, and there's no one here to take care of me." She added with a touch of melancholy, "Sammy, you used to always take care of me, but now… I'm all by myself." Samuel had just returned and was on his way to the office for a meeting. His days in Emerald City had piled up a lot of work. He thought that with everything he had done, at least some appreciation or gratitude might follow. But it had all been for nothing, leaving him irritated. His patience with Natasha had worn thin. His reply was curt, "I'll send my assistant to check on you." "Can't you come, Samuel?" "I'm busy," he said, and it wasn't a lie. There were indeed things he needed to attend to. And truthfully, he didn't want to go. For Eliana's sake, he played the doting boyfriend, but the act wa