Chapter 45

Evelyn's pov

My expectation of seeing him immediately pulled up in my chest and then I waited with my fingers finding their way into the bed sheet again and sinking in but however the expectations that I had were soon flushed through the drain when I realized that the person that just walked into the wardroom was not actually him but the doctor.

I had never been so utterly disappointed before and I almost openly wanted to cry out when I saw the doctor but I had enough self-control to hold myself back from doing that and instead, I forced myself into his smile and a more orderly composure greeting the doctor who didn't return my smile.

She didn't look like she was angry at me or anything in particular but she seemed to be deeply worried about something as she came to my side. She asked me the usual routine questions and I answered all of them but I noticed that her eyes were in touchingally avoiding me. She seemed to be looking at every other thing in the room except for me as if she