“Joan, you are my wife and I'm your husband. Let's face this together...”
“We are already divorced,” Joan interrupted him.
Larry was dumbfounded and didn't know how to respond.
She's right. We're divorced. But, don't we still mean something to each other?
“Joan, what Larry meant was that he wants to solve this problem together with you. We can find the best doctors and hospitals to treat Dustin,” Caspian explained.
“There's no need to. The doctor has said that it's of no use. Furthermore, Jory has already tried,” Joan added.
At that moment, all that was left in her heart was pain and sadness. Joan had always hidden her emotions and appeared strong in front of Larry. After all, she didn't want the man she loved to worry.
“Larry, your phone is ringing, it's from overseas,” Caspian reminded as he pointed to Larry's phone.
When he saw who it was, Larry left the ward to take the call.
“When? I won't be able to make it. There's something here I need to deal with,” Larry replied.
“I understand. In that case, I'll try my best...”
When she overheard Larry's conversation, Joan knew that he was going to be very busy with work again.
To her, that was a good thing as he would not have the time to be concerned with her trivial problems.
“Joan, there's something I need to deal with. Call me if you need me. I know you're blaming yourself for what happened. But, I will face this together with you.” Larry left right after he spoke.
After glancing at Joan and then at Larry's silhouette, Caspian ran after Larry.
“Larry, why didn't you clear the air with Joan?” Caspian asked.
“There's no point in doing so as she is too emotional to listen right now. The only thing I can do is wait till she's ready,” Larry replied.
For some reason, Caspian felt that he no longer understood Larry as well as he used to. Before this, Larry would never let Joan get involved with anything related to Dustin. For something which could have been done by a nurse, he would have forbidden Joan from caring for him.
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