"Alright, Chloe, as long as you're okay, I'm relieved. Don't worry, I'm not here to bother you. I just heard about what happened at the hospital and came to take a look."
"Of course, if you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. I know, I have completely lost your trust, and I have no other intentions."
"You know me very well. I have no position to care for you anymore. But I... perhaps it's because we spent so many years together, went through so many ordeals, got married, and made it through to the end, so out of basic feelings, I..."
"Forget it, what does it matter now? I destroyed everything between us with my own hands. Anyway, Chloe, as long as you're okay, I'm heading back."
After all, Lucas Hughes is a medical doctor, very smart, and to have made it this far, he has considerable emotional intelligence too.
Thus, he knows very well how to say just enough.
"Alright, thank you." Chloe Simpson nodded.
