Chapter 622

Layla’s POV

“What are you doing here?” I finally asked, my voice quieter than I intended.

His smirk faltered for just a second, like he hadn’t expected me to ask that. Then he recovered, tilting his head slightly.

“Funny, I was about to ask you the same thing.”

I hesitated, my fingers tightening around the hem of my sweater.

Should I tell him?

Did it even matter?

I barely knew this man. And yet, something about him made me feel like I did.

“My friend,” I finally said, glancing at the door behind me. “She…she had an allergic reaction. I brought her here.”

His expression shifted, something unreadable flickering in his eyes. “Is she okay?”

I nodded slowly. “The doctors are with her now. I’m just… waiting.”

He studied me for a long moment before nodding, as if he was filing that information away.

“What about you?” I asked. “Why are you here?”

He exhaled, glancing down at his wrist