From Ashes of Scandals to His Embrace novel Chapter 83

York barely finished a quick exchange with Lacy before rushing back.

By the time he returned, Irvin was already there. York spotted the two of them from afar, heads close together, whispering about who knows what. Their eyes sparkled with a mischief that was impossible to miss. They looked like they’d just pulled off some kind of stunt.

“Alright, I’ll drive you two home,” York announced as he walked over.

Immediately, the secret conversation stopped. York glanced at them, curious, but didn’t pry. He simply led them toward the parking lot.

As they neared the lot, they caught sight of two figures standing nearby. One was Adolphus. The other, York didn’t recognize. It looked like they were in the middle of a serious talk.

“Sam?” Irvin muttered, the sight of Sam turning his mood sour in an instant.

Irvin bristled, ready to charge ahead, but York grabbed his arm and held him back. “You know that guy? Something happen between you two?”

Irvin scoffed. “As if I’d bother with a shameless jerk like him. Never mind. Let’s just go home.”

He shot one last glare, then seemed to deflate, clearly weighing his options. With Adolphus right there, picking a fight was out of the question. He’d have to wait for a better chance to deal with Sam.

York found Irvin’s quick switch from angry to resigned pretty entertaining. No wonder he and Laurinda got along so well.

Back at the hospital, Bonnie stepped out of Laurinda’s room and was immediately hit by a faint but unpleasant smell. At first, she figured it was just the usual musty scent that sometimes hung around Baily.

She hurried away, glancing back at the old man’s crinkled grin. She didn’t have high hopes, but she decided to try paging Laura over the hospital intercom.

Meanwhile, Bonnie had figured out what was going on. She stood there, pinching her nose, completely speechless. Laurinda had never mentioned that Baily needed help with this sort of thing. The smell was honestly unbearable.

Baily caught Bonnie’s look of disgust and glared back at her. He had never liked the people Laurinda hung out with. In his eyes, they were all bad news.

Bonnie couldn’t take it anymore. Gagging, she dashed to the bathroom, wondering what on earth the old man had eaten to smell so horrible.

Eventually, the nurse brought Laura upstairs. Even from a distance, Laura could smell it, but she still had a hard time believing Baily would ever have an accident like this.