r face away almo

run into S

he muttered und

d forward and picked up her pace, tryin

lly blocking her path. "Leanna? What a coincidence. You

moved slowly

pencil skirt. Large hoop earrings accentuated the graceful line of her

ly rememb

nt No. 156 yest

ts every day, but she h

d directly asked if she could s

a small smile. "You've got

y? That level of detachment was prec

lready turning away withou

anna followed him into

his neck, his tone casual as he as

shoulders slightly. "The dark

as approaching, so she cou

ad happened that caused the client

and studied her quietl

but something about Lean

made Leanna uneasy. She fiddled wit

gentle tun

ut thinking, looked toward the phone on the desk

, Mr. Wallace? Yes, there's still a proposal that hasn'

could speak, Shane placed a small medica

. "Using an alarm as

ed her head

t any more un

r medical instruments gleamed under the lig

o Leanna's palms,

es walked in together,

me guy outside," one of them said e

ou get his contact infor

came here with

led handsome man. Her thoughts were already spira

d in with an easy smile, h

u okay?" he asked, s

exchanged whispers

guy really has a girlfriend

Evan before he co

y. "I just remembered something I

d Evan's arm, and pulle

n the same space as Shane

ack at Shane before fo

of the community health cent

his arm and lightly pressing the bac

hen pulled his arm down and strod

leave; dinner's o

rd. "Sorry about earlier, Leanna. I didn't want to give my numb

y thing she cared about was leaving that place as quickly as possibl

a wedding invitation from a

mail account she hardly used anymore, and

she hadn't accessed in years, she found i

tell me you actually died on an operati

is, please say something. Eve

ages, one after another, until s

Melinda. Don't forget

as, without ques

He had never openly defended her, but whenever she was bullied, he ha

d be an unfair

t kind of ridicule wou

e finally sending a message to her friend living oversea

mmediately, "When is the we

concentrate on your work

s a get-together event at Time & Taste, a r

estaurant-her former part-time workplace-to join a tast

attendees were already there. Even

d him. "Dr. Lloyd, when are you going

d, "Obviously after he marries

emergency might come up at either the community health center or th

in the middle of the room with a microphone. "Is e

from the crowd. "Beth and

a? Who'

girl with all

been dead for years. Wha

ped over. Water splashed across the tab