Free Web NovelChapter 125: Chapter 124: Georgia Thorne’s Boyfriend (2)
Her eyes fluttered open. Through the narrow slits, she saw Zane’s fist slam into the wall beside her.
Her voice was dry and hoarse. "Zane, please, calm down. Whatever it is, we can talk about it."
"Tell me. Who is that man?" Zane glared, his bloodshot eyes filled with a murderous glint.
Georgia, "..."
Georgia refused to say a word, so Zane left her with a furious parting shot.
"Fine! You won’t tell me? I’ll find out myself!"
As the man’s broad back disappeared from view, the tension that had gripped her finally subsided.
Georgia had never intentionally led Zane on. She had no idea why he had fallen for her.
’Perhaps it isn’t love,’ she thought, ’just his wounded male pride.’
In the hospital room, Selena Sheridan’s eyes darted about as she stole glances at her Second Uncle from the corner of her eye.
Elliot Sheridan was smoking. He’d already gone through two cigarettes. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
His icy eyes narrowed. He was waiting.
Georgia and Zane had been gone for about ten minutes.
’Does it really take that long to sort things out?’
"Second Uncle, can I ask you a question?" Selena Sheridan finally asked timidly after a long hesitation.
Elliot Sheridan grunted an absentminded acknowledgment and glanced at his watch.
Another minute passed. She still wasn’t back.
His brows knitted together as his patience rapidly wore thin.
"Second Uncle, how did you know Georgia’s boyfriend isn’t Zane Lennox?" Selena had been dying to ask this question for a long time.
’From the way her Second Uncle was talking just now, it sounds like he knows who Georgia’s real boyfriend is.’
She couldn’t just come right out and ask who Georgia’s boyfriend was, so she had to take a more roundabout approach.
’Could it be Jean?’
As long as Elliot didn’t answer, her heart would be hanging in suspense, unable to find a moment’s peace.
Elliot took a drag from his cigarette, exhaling a cloud of gray smoke. "You don’t need to know who it is for now. I’ll tell you when the time is right."
"And don’t let your imagination run wild. The man isn’t Justin Sullivan. Georgia has nothing to do with him." That last sentence completely snuffed out all of Selena’s suspicions.
Her Second Uncle had seen right through her. Selena blushed, lowered her head, and simply mumbled, "Oh."
Her worry that Justin Sullivan might get together with Georgia stemmed from the simple fact that she hadn’t given up on him yet.
She kept hoping they could go back to how things were before and reconcile.
Selena refused to believe that after she had been by his side through all those difficult times, he truly felt nothing for her.
Another three minutes passed. Elliot was growing restless.
He stood up and started walking toward the door, pulling out his phone to call Georgia.
Just as he reached the doorway, he saw her standing there, looking dazed.
Georgia stood in the doorway with her bag slung over her shoulder, gazing at him with wide, innocent eyes.
"How long have you been standing there?" Elliot’s voice was a little rough. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
Georgia shied away bashfully. "Selena will see," she whispered.
The man’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed hard. If Selena weren’t in the room, he would have already pinned Georgia against the wall and kissed her senseless.
"Second Uncle, what are you doing standing in the doorway?" Selena gave the unmoving Elliot a strange look. ’It’s like he’s frozen in place.’
Georgia was positioned perfectly. From Selena’s vantage point, it just looked like Elliot was leaning against the white wall.
Georgia gently tugged on his sleeve. "Don’t be angry anymore, okay?"
’Her innocent, pure expression just made him want to ravage her.’
’She was born to torment him.’
"Second Uncle?" Her curiosity piqued, Selena threw back the covers and got out of bed.
Hearing footsteps, Georgia quickly ducked further out of sight, mouthing a warning at him.
Elliot spun around abruptly, his face a thunderous mask.
He looked as if someone owed him a million dollars.
His dark glare made the hair on Selena’s arms stand up. "Second Uncle, what were you looking at in the doorway?"
She froze, not daring to take another step closer.
"It’s nothing. I have things to take care of at the office. You get some rest."
Before Selena could even say okay, Elliot was already striding away.
He grabbed Georgia by the wrist as he went, pulling her along with him.
Selena felt her Second Uncle was acting a bit strange today. He wasn’t his usual self; he seemed more on edge than ever.
Selena didn’t think too much of it. Feeling a bit tired, she went back to bed and continued watching TV.
After watching for a little while, a question suddenly popped into her head.
’Right... Why did Second Uncle even come to the hospital to see me today?’
Elliot’s strides were so long that Georgia had to practically jog to keep up with him.
