The doctor cleared his throat softly while closing the file in his hand. “We’ll continue monitoring him for a few more hours. One of the nurses will come in shortly to administer another round of medication.”
Hayes nodded once. “Thank you, doctor.”
The doctor gave a small nod before finally leaving the room.
The second the door closed behind him, the atmosphere changed.
I felt it immediately.
My eyes shifted instinctively toward Dominic near the door.
He still hadn’t moved closer.
Still standing there quietly.
His gaze stayed fixed on Leo’s sleeping face so intensely that something uncomfortable twisted in my chest again.
Then Hayes spoke.
“You forcefully got a partnership with her for this?”
The words sliced through the room calmly.
Dominic slowly looked toward him.
“To get c
