True Love Deserves a Second Chance

Joyce's blunt question not only caught Melanie off guard but also startled Alexander.

He stared at Melanie's pale face, his eyes dark and unreadable.

Melanie forced a stiff smile, "Ms. Blackwood, Mr. Cross and I are just colleagues, don't overthink it."

Joyce chuckled lightly, "I heard Ms. Hayes transferred to the cardiology department later on. Initially, you went through a lot of hardship to get into Mr. Cross's department. I thought you did it because of him." "No, I just genuinely like this department."

Facing Joyce's pressing questions, Melanie couldn't help but clench her fists.

Who was Joyce?

She was someone who could make criminals beg for mercy in court.

Her words always set traps for you before you found it.

To avoid falling into her trap, Melanie quickly found an excuse, "I have another surgery to operate, so I gotta go."

With that, Melanie turned and left the room.

Watching her leave, Joyce's lips curled into a cold smile.

If Melanie truly had no feelings for Alexander, she wouldn't be so nervous.

Alexander stared at Joyce's calm face and asked, "How do you know she likes me?"

Joyce chuckled, "Has Mr. Cross never noticed? Or did you know all along and let this ambiguous relationship develop?"

Her tone was calm, but her question left Alexander speechless.

He had learned about Melanie's feelings for him from a young nurse.

He didn't deliberately avoid it, in fact, he once thought of using her to provoke Sophia.

To make Sophia jealous and then come to him to reconcile.

But he didn't expect that after Sophia suggested they separate, she never looked for him again.

She devoted herself to her work.

Her schedule was packed 365 days a year.

Even if he wanted to see her, he couldn't find any opportunity.

Seeing Alexander like this, Joyce smiled knowingly, "So Mr. Cross knew but enjoyed the feeling of being liked, right?"

"Joyce, there's nothing between us. We're just colleagues. Sometimes when I work late, we have dinner together."

Joyce looked at the unconscious Sophia and said, "Mr. Cross, you don't need to apologize to me. You and Sophia have no relationship, so I have no right to criticize your actions. But I will find the culprit behind this incident, and once I do, I won't show any mercy."

Alexander could hear the implication in her words and immediately asked, "You suspect Melanie did this? She's a doctor and knows the consequences. She wouldn't risk becoming a murderer. I don't think she has the guts." Hearing him defend Melanie, Joyce's eyes gradually turned cold.

"Did Mr. Cross also believe her before and misunderstand Sophia?"

Alexander was speechless.

Sophia had indeed said Melanie was insidious, but he accused her of being petty.

She had also doubted his relationship with Melanie.

But he treated it as a joke, speaking ambiguously to make her jealous.

After recalling these, Alexander felt a bit regretful.

His voice became deeper, "I just wanted to annoy Sophia. She always acted like an arrogant little Persian cat, always so proud in front of me, as if I owed her something. It made me uncomfortable." Hearing this, Joyce basically understood the reason for Sophia and Alexander's breakup.

Joyce smiled faintly, "Mr. Cross, you've been working hard for several days. Go rest. I'll stay with her today and Mrs. Sinclair will come later."

Alexander was clear that she was expelling hom.

He immediately explained, "Joyce, don't misunderstand. Nothing happened between Melanie and me."

Joyce raised an eyebrow at him, "You don't need to explain to me. Tell Sophia when she wakes up."

With that, she opened the door and gestured for him to leave.

Alexander looked a bit desolate, glanced at Sophia and then walked out.

After the door closed, Joyce sat by Sophia's bed, holding her hand, "Sophia, don't worry. I won't let anything happen to you and I won't let those who hurt you escape."

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"Joyce, are you free now?"

"What's up?"

"Paxon's great-grandfather passed away. Can you bring Paxon over for a last farewell?" "Okay, I'll bring him over right away."

Joyce took Paxon directly to the Knight Family.

Paxon's great-grandfather passed away at ninety-six, having lived a long life.

No one was crying, it was very peaceful.noveldrama

When Julian saw Joyce, he immediately came over, "Joyce, Alissa and I need to prepare for the funeral and my parents can't leave. Can you stay with my three kids tonight?"

Joyce nodded, "Sure, where are they?"

"They're over there waiting for Paxon."

After the three kids said their final goodbyes to their great-grandfather, Joyce also paid her respects. Then she spoke with Jared and Elaine for a bit before taking the kids home. Paxon and Neil were only two years old and didn't understand much about life and death.

When they heard they would be staying with Joyce tonight, they hugged each other excitedly.

"Aunt Joyce, can you treat us pizza?"

"I want McDonald's."

Seeing their excitement, Joyce smiled, "Let's go home first and then I'll order takeout for you. We'll have both pizza and burgers, okay?"

"Yay, Aunt Joyce, I love you so much."

Paxon hugged her neck and gave her a big kiss.

Joyce took the kids home.

She had dinner with them, bathed them, told them stories and put them to bed.

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It was her first time taking care of three kids at once.

She deeply understood how hard Alissa worked every day.

She had only been with them for a few hours and was already exhausted.

Joyce lay motionless on the couch.

Just then, Todd quietly came over and asked, "Aunt Joyce, are you tired? Let me massage your shoulders."

With that, he climbed onto the couch and started gently massaging Joyce's shoulders with his little fists.

Joyce was touched by his gesture.

All her fatigue vanished instantly.

She smiled and asked, "Why are you up?"

Todd grinned, "Because I want to kiss Aunt Joyce. With Paxon around, he always hogs you, and I don't want to compete with him."

Hearing this, Joyce immediately hugged him.

She kissed his cheek, "Todd, you're so grown up and considerate. I like you so much."

Being kissed and praised for being sensible, Todd was very happy.

Todd hugged Joyce's neck, "Aunt Joyce, do you want to see pictures of Paxon and Neil in my mom's belly? They're really ugly." Joyce knew what Todd meant, it must be the ultrasound photos.

She playfully pinched Todd's cheek, "Really? Show me that."

Todd immediately got down, ran to Alissa's room, and took out an ultrasound photo from the drawer.

He ran back, handed it to Joyce, "Aunt Joyce, don't tell Paxon. He thinks the photo is too ugly and always says it's not him."

Joyce took the ultrasound photo and looked at it carefully.

But when she saw the small print at the bottom, her eyes widened in disbelief.

[Detected a fetal endocardial cushion defect.]