"Can you please tell me the truth? Where did you go early in the morning, Cosette?"
Cosette pressed her lips into a thin line, sighing in surrender.
"Fine," she said, gripping her phone tightly. "I went to the hospital?"
"Hospital?" Panic instantly shone in Maxen's eyes and face, taking a step closer to her with his hands on her shoulder blades. "Why? Are you hurt anywhere? Are you sick?"
Maxen bombarded her with questions about why she was in the hospital while checking her body. Watching him quietly, Cosette sported a subtle smile.
"It's not like that, Max," she said, making him look up to meet her eyes. "I visited the hospital for a check-up."
"For?"
"Well… I'm a few days delayed, so I wanted to see if… you know?"
Maxen froze for a second, blinking.
