Chapter 873
From the moment Brad learned of Jack's existence, an inexplicable panic settled
in his chest-a fear that seemed to rise from the depths of his soul. He had heard
Nadine calling out Jack's name in her sleep on several occasions, trapped in the
grip of nightmares.
In other words, during the six years they had been together, Nadine had never
truly forgotten Jack. Every time she woke up in the middle of the night, it wasn't
him that occupied her dreams, but Jack.
"Am I destined to be Jack's substitute just because I look so much like him?
You're so freaking cruel, Nadine Scott!" he thought broodingly.
Ever since he learned about Jack's existence, Brad had Cameron investigate
everything about him, especially his relationship with Nadine. Cameron had
brought him a lot of photos, all of which showed Nadine and Jack holding each
other. In those pictures, she was radiant, her eyes brimming with joy.noveldrama
The two of them were young and full of life, riding bikes together, flying kites,
catching fish by the stream, traveling, and attending joyous parties.
Each photo he looked at deepened the bitterness in his heart. If she loved Jack so
much, why did she say she loved him? How could Nadine Scott love two different
people at the same time?
Conversely, he and Nadine didn't have a single photo together-not even a
wedding picture. Nadine had never kept a picture of him on her phone either.
Once, after a particularly heated argument, Brad had stormed off to his study
while Nadine retreated to the storage room. Moments later, he overheard her
quiet sobs, so he pretended to walk past the storage room.
He glanced inside and saw her holding an old, outdated smartphone, smiling
through her tears as she looked at it. As soon as she noticed him, she hid the
phone behind her back, wiped her tears, and walked past him without saying a
word.
All of a sudden, he couldn't help but wonder if she had taken that old phone with
her when she moved out of Phoenix Villa. The thought gnawed at him, and he
immediately called his housekeeper to confirm.
The response he got was, "Mr. Hamilton, there's no phone in the storage room-
just some odds and ends. I didn't see any phones."
As soon as he heard that, a dark cloud slowly settled over his heart. "Well done,
Nadine! Do you feel accomplished having me wrapped around your finger like
this?" he thought to himself.
As the man struggled to keep his anger in check, the door to his hospital room
swung open. Nadine walked in, dressed in a white coat.
Usually, she wore a blue nurse's
uniform, but today she had on a
white doctor's coat. Her hair was
tied up in a simple bun at the crown
of her head, and she wore a face
mask without a surgical cap. Only
her eyes and forehead were visible
above the mask, making her petite
face appear even smaller.
Brad hadn't expected her to show
up. For a moment, he was stunned
and thoroughly caught off guard. For
some reason, the anger that had
been burning inside him earlier
fizzled out the moment he met her
dark, almond-shaped eyes.
But then the thought of being Jack's
substitute came rushing back, and
he quickly schooled his expression
into one of indifference. His voice
was clipped as he asked, "What are
you doing here?" His tone wasn't
exactly harsh, but it wasn't friendly
either.
It was mainly because he had never seen Nadine in a doctor's coat, and he wasn't
quite used to it. He couldn't help feeling that her curvaceous figure shouldn't be
hidden beneath that white coat.
Nadine clenched her hands in her pockets and then relaxed them. Truth be told,
she didn't want to face Brad. But Seraphina was right; she couldn't avoid him
forever.
"Brad's just a patient. There's no need to avoid him," she kept reminding herself.
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