CRYSTAL.
I ducked slightly, instinctively moving behind a corner, watching her through the doorframe.
Valerie looked stressed.
Not the “my husband is trending for cheating” kind of stressed.
A different kind.
Her eyes were red, like she’d cried. Her hands were shaking as she tucked her hair behind her ear. Her heels clicked unevenly as she rushed down the hall.
She didn’t even look around.
She just walked fast, like she didn’t want to be seen.
My heartbeat lodged itself in my throat.
Why was she with my son’s doctor?
Why would she meet him alone?
Was she checking something? Asking something? Did she know about the transfusion?
A sickening thought hit me right in the gut.
Was her son sick too?
Was she hiding something from Jaden?
All these were just wild guesses. Because my g
