Chapter 26 Overhearing Rumors

Jack glanced at me. Under the pressure from Mom and Dad, he reluctantly muttered, "Fine, I guess I did wrong you." Guess? He did wrong me. Where was the "guess" coming from? How could he be this insincere in his apology? I was about to speak when he continued, "What about you and Eric? I saw the two of you hugging with my own eyes!" "Seeing isn't always about believing." A cold male voice came from behind me before I could retort. I froze and turned to look at Eric standing at the door of the ward. It was quite a surprise. "Eric, what are you doing here?" Eric strode in and calmly answered, "I'm here to visit a relative. I didn't expect to overhear someone spreading false rumors about me." I raised an eyebrow, doubting his words. He happened to be here visiting a relative the same time I was here. That seemed too much of a coincidence. Eric ignored my skepticism and nodded politely at my parents in greeting. "Mr. and Mrs. Brown, what Jack mentioned was just a misunderstanding. A