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“Clover, what’s happened?” Sawyer asked again, chasing after her and pulling up his pants as he shuffled down the hall

She stopped in her doorway, fingers curled around the frame to anchor her to the here and nohile worry ate away at her self-control Telling Sawyer, involving hi she should do under the circumstances, but the words poured out of her “My dad He’s in the hospital I need to get an Uber to the train station”

“You don’t have to do that, I’ll drive you to Sparksville” He pulled her into a reassuring hug “It’ll be faster”

It was a horrible idea They weren’t engaged for real and not thirty o they’d been at each other’s throats But he was right The train would take twice as long as the drive If they pushed the speed limit, they could be in Sparksville in an hour and a half The train, with all its stops, would be three hours minimum God knehat could happen to her dad in that span of time

“Okay, let ” She pushed out of his eether”

“Take your ti at the elevator when you’re ready” He turned and took a step away but paused and pivoted “Everything will be okay Whatever it takes, we’ll make sure of it”

“Thanks, Sawyer”

He nodded and headed back down the hall to his rooms

It was an eht now because for asaway from her fa bad to happen, for it to change

Please God, let Dad be okay

And with that silent prayer, she hustled into her roo

Chapter Seventeen

Clover had given up her overnight bag to Sawyer as soon as they got in the elevator Norued about—she hated that whole “o through her brain like negative vipers that she couldn’t find the energy to put up a fuss When they stepped out of the elevator, Irving aiting by the door, holding it open

“Everything’s arranged just like you asked, Mr Carlyle,” he said “Miss Lee, I’m sorry about your news”

“Thank you, Irving,” she said as she hurried toward him