For several days in a row, David stayed by Annie's hospital bed, just like in the past, personally cooking soup and meals for her, taking meticulous care of her.
But whenever friends came to visit or doctors asked about their relationship during routine rounds, David would always explain with a pompous air:
"Annie is a designer my company highly values. We're also good friends in private.
"She's injured. For the sake of decency and friendship, it's only right that I come to take care of her."
Once others left, he would lean close to her again and weave excuses that sounded perfectly reasonable.
"Baby, don't overthink it. I'm doing this to protect you. I don't want your career to be affected by irrelevant gossip. When you're ready, whenever you want to go public, I'll be the first to t
