Shattered Illusions Love Lies and Redemption (Lizetta and Remington) novel Chapter 1304

Kimberley breathed a sigh of relief, deliberately trailing behind.

Watching Jerome's retreating back, she figured he was finally leaving. All she had to do was wait for him to disappear, and then she could head upstairs.

But a second later, Jerome turned his head to look at her.

"Weren't you going to buy something? Let's walk together."

"Ah? Oh, sure."

Kimberley braced herself and followed him. Walking beside Jerome, her mind was swirling with confusion.

Based on her limited understanding of the man, Jerome might have appeared gentle, but he was certainly not an overly enthusiastic person.

He was acting incredibly strange today, leaving her feeling anxious and guilty.

She couldn't shake the worry that he had somehow discovered her secret.

The two of them walked out of the inpatient building. Jerome headed toward the parking lot, but when he realized Kimberley hadn't followed, he paused.

"Mr. Madden, I was planning to grab some fruit from the hospital cafeteria. It's in this direction, so we're not going the same way. So..."

She gave a small nod, just about to say her goodbyes, when Jerome interrupted her with a question.

"How is your mother's condition?"

Kimberley froze. Once again, Jerome's reaction was entirely outside her expectations.

"What? Aren't you here at the hospital to take care of your mother?"

Jerome naturally remembered that the last time Kimberley had sought his help, it was to ask him for a doctor recommendation to treat her ailing mother.

Hearing this, Kimberley knew Jerome had misunderstood. She wasn't at the hospital to visit her mother at all.

Her mother had passed away from her illness two years ago.

But since she had a secret she desperately needed to hide, and since Jerome had already drawn his own conclusions, she decided to play along and nodded.

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