The little woman nodded against his shoulder.
"Are you mad at me?"
She didn’t answer, just remained in that position.
Kendrick patiently explained, "The reason I didn’t come to see you right away was because I had to deal with the assailant. The situation was complicated and required me to step in. I called the hospital and they said you were fine, just resting, so I went to the police station first."
As she listened to his explanation, Annabelle’s lips slowly curled into a smile.
Kendrick couldn’t see her expression, but he could feel the subtle shift in her mood, even though she remained silent.
"In fact, when I first heard you were in the hospital, I almost panicked. My heart was definitely racing at 280 beats per minute."
As he continued talking, his words turned a bit more play
