. "Why should I apologize for some

again, feeling suffocated by the ove

lushed, red rashes spr

I can't breathe..." Verena scre

d the surveillance feed on the p

ng a deep breath. "If you apologize, Bethany will

won't you believe me..." Vere

ted slightly, but

on't let you learn your lesson now, you

er had about Verena and decided this woul

admit your mistake," he

rveillance every now and then. Verena was still lyi

s head in e

udden meeting, he realized he ha

e, he saw that Vere

neck were covered in

art twinge

he guest room door. A suffocating

hed, lifting her into his arms an

rushed in

er, a docto

ck from a respiratory allergy. If she had arri

stif

a small lesson. He hadn't ex

oom, Verena remai

ts around her and staye

his temples and went downst

VIP ward,

purpose. And now he's overseas, so the

end up a vegetable?!" Beth

and met her tearful eyes.

...I... must have misheard while I w

helplessness, Lanny

about Verena's allergic shock,

's room, he saw tha

last

ac

h, Verena slapped him

g a vase from the bedside and

as

shat

own Lanny's

nderstanding. As compensation, I canceled my symposi

a sco

he tolerated before

e said, "Finished? T

s trip in a few days. Beha

was still angry, tu

m fell

being suffocated by pollen the

ieve Lanny could

ow it was a misunderstand

r mi

t want to th

ayed in the hospital, working

y a world-renowned jewelry brand was set

ed with her final designs. She chang

om, she saw Lanny a

," Bethany said, stepping forward to hug him. "You

sed a soft kiss on his li

fell s

's apple

if he wanted to push h

g, Verena kicke

ether. "Couldn't afford a hotel room, so yo

ny stepped in front of Be

offed, shoving them toward th

and hit her head

reamed, then

eady has a clot. You'r

shook with f

glancing at Verena with utter disapp

na f

's eyes, the kiss between him and

he realized she wouldn't hurt

't worth all

reath and packed her

she f

op open to her j

ad closed it befor

misrem

head and didn't th

, her phone rang. It wa

edding scheduled for five days from