Chapter 42

Ian taking the initiative to call first was him giving Zoe an out, and by saying he wanted to eat fish for lunch, that meant he would be returning home at noon. In Zoe's opinion, that implied he still wanted to live a good life with her. Upon hearing how quickly Zoe had forgiven Ian, Teresa paused in cleaning up the dirtied tray. She could see her past self in Zoe. After all, even though she had been aware that the woman Cameron truly cared for was Cecilia, she had still thought that she could keep him by her side using a second child. In hindsight, she truly had been such a fool. Once Zoe had left, Teresa only had to see three or four patients. After some thought, she still couldn't stop worrying about her best friend, so she sent Zoe a text, "Remember to take your medicine and be more careful so your wounds don't get infected." As for Zoe's relationship issues, Teresa didn't mention a word of it. At noon, Teresa planned on finding someplace nearby to eat. The clinic's afternoon