Chapter 119

"I ran into the hospital's cleaning cart, but it's okay. I'll be fine after a short rest," Noelle said sheepishly. Yvette insisted on calling John, and she couldn't stop her, nor did she have the strength to do so.

Overwhelmed by concern, John rushed forward to help her up. "Come on, I'll take you to the hospital!"

"I'm fine, really. I'm a medical student. I know what I'm doing!" That accident wouldn't have hurt her much; she was probably just emotionally strained.

"Then, let me call my family doctor over!" His usually gentle eyes were now clouded with worry because of her.

Her eyes misted over. Why did the warmth she so desperately craved always come from someone other than Quentin? Why was he only capable of causing her heartache?

"Okay…" she choked out.

John immediately contacted his family physician. After hanging up, he turned to Noelle. "What happened?" He wondered why she would run into a cleaning cart.

"Did Quentin pick on you?" he inquired, noting her silence. He was