But his illness made him restless and hard to soothe. He squirmed in Melissa's hold and even called out for Marcus in his sleep.

By the time it neared ten at night, Melissa, feeling at her wits’ end, pulled out her phone. “How about we call Daddy so you can talk to him?” she suggested, hoping to lift his spirits.

At the mention of his dad, Matthew perked up, his eyes sparkling with anticipation.

Melissa hesitated for a moment before dialing Marcus’ number.

wait, Marcus’ slightly raspy voice came through. “Hey, what's going on?” Melissa took a moment

tentative, filled with

but sneer. “What are you trying to say, Miss Brown? You think I'm caught up in something, huh?” Though Marcus seemed relaxed, his tone dripped

like normal people? Marcus... We may have gone our separate ways, but that doesn't mean we have to be enemies, alright?”

taking

why would I agree to

before saying, “I'm going to hand the phone to Matthew.” This

Matthew received the phone from Melissa, he glanced at his hand connected to the IV drip. With a voice full of sorrow, he asked, “Daddy, where are you? Why haven't you visited me? I'm sick,

show up at the hospital, I will be really upset” Marcus’ brow furrowed, and he felt

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