Building Her Throne Burying My Heart (Claire) novel Chapter 74

“As for your question, it doesn’t really matter what I say. You’ve already decided who I am,” I said. “Whether I was actually out buying medicine or trying to run away, the truth is whatever you want it to be.”

Claire just stared at me, completely stunned. For a moment, she didn’t say anything.

When she finally did speak, her voice was so cold it could have frozen the air. “If you’re not dead, get back to work.”

“I’m paying you good money, not so you can take time off every time you get hurt.”

“I’ll give you three days. You’d better show up.”

She hung up before I could even reply. Did she really have no clue how badly I was hurt? I had three days to get back to the office. If I didn’t, she’d start docking my pay.

I lay there for a while after the call, just staring out the window at the leaves swaying in the breeze. My mind wandered. What if I really had died yesterday? Would she have been sad? Would she have cried? Or maybe she’d have been relieved?

Thinking about how things used to be, compared to how they are now, I couldn’t help but let out a bitter little laugh. Everything had changed. I was injured, and she didn’t even bother coming to see me. All I got was a call to check that I was still breathing.

I was still lost in thought when Aaron came in, snapping me out of it. “Lambert, I’ve got everything sorted for you. Here’s the paperwork.”

“I got you a crutch, too. You’ve got a CT scan scheduled in the building next door, so don’t forget to head over there.”

He handed me the rest of the forms. “I have to run home for a bit, but I’ll come back later.”

I took the papers from him. “You don’t have to do all this for me. I can handle it. You should get home to your family.”

Aaron’s phone had been buzzing nonstop, so I told him to go. After he left, I grabbed the paperwork and hobbled my way to the imaging department.

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