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    Then she dropped her hand and straightened her clothes. “Don’t you have work to do? You should head back.”


    ine raised an eyebrow, clearly amused by her agitation. There was a knowing gleam in his eyes, but he refrained from pushing her any further.


    Instead, he nced at his watch and obliged her. “You’re right. I guess I should go. Well, then. Take care.”


    He gave Sadie a small nod and onest, meaningful look before walking toward his car. Sadie watched him disappear inside his vehicle and let out a long exhale. That was close.


    Pulling herself together, she hiked her purse higher on her shoulder and got into the ck car waiting at the curb.


    As she did so, she failed to notice the figure that stepped out from behind a tree just down the street.


    It was Hailey. She hade back.


    Hailey red in Sadie’s direction as the car drove off, her hands clenched at her sides.


    That loathsome woman, humiliating her in public like that! She swore she would make Sadie pay for today’s incident.


    No sooner had Hailey made this vow than something else urred to her.


    What was Sadie doing at the obstetrics department? Was she hiding some kind of private issue?


    No, it didn’t seem likely. With how healthy and radiant Sadie looked earlier, there was no way she was having issues in that department. Something didn’t feel right, and it nagged at Hailey like a fishbone stuck in her throat. She had to get to the bottom of this.


    Without a second thought, she hailed a cab and went straight to the hospital Sadie had just left. The lobby was bustling with people.


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    Being no stranger to the ce, Hailey made a beeline for the nurse’s station at the obstetrics department.


    By the time she reached it, her expression had changed dramatically—her eyes were wide, and her face was tight with worry.


    “Excuse me, miss,” she said, leaning over the counter, her voice urgent. “Did a woman named Sadie Hudsone in for a check-up earlier?”


    The nurse looked up and frowned in confusion. “I’m sorry, but you are…”


    Hailey quickly swiped at her dry eyes. “I’m her cousin,” she said, tapping her palm against her chest. “I just heard she might have been admitted and rushed over as soon as I could. I’m really worried about her. Can you tell me what’s wrong with her? Is it serious?”


    The nurse studied Hailey for a moment. After noting the resemnce between the two women and her apparent concern, she was somehow convinced that Hailey really was Sadie’s cousin.


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