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Chapter 111 - Give Them Something Worth Talking About

I could still feel the heat in my cheeks when Mrs. Jennings' tray hit the floor.

Dumplings rolled in every direction.

I turned to Dominic, his smirked faded immediately.

My stomach dropped. Oh my god. I'd been caught… not just holding hands or leaning too close, but full-on nasty in a hospital room where anyone could've walked in.

And, of course, it had to be Mrs. Jennings.

The woman who'd been nothing but kind to me since I started hanging around here.

I scrambled to the floor, trying to gather the dumplings beside her without stepping on them. My fingers felt clumsy.

"They're still good," she said with a laugh, scooping them back into the container. "There's a three second rule… or is it five?"

I kept my eyes on the floor, avoiding her gaze. "Sorry," I mumbled, sliding one dumpling into the tray. "We… uh… shouldn't have been doing that here."

From behind me, Dominic cleared his throat. "I should head home."

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