Rachel knew life and death weren’t things she could control All she could do now was to stay by Jim’s side and walk with him through his final moments.

“Oh, right. Can I trouble you with something else?” she asked.

“Go ahead,” Xavier replied.

“Could you keep it a secret that you saw me here?”

Rachel knew Xavier wasn’t the type to spread rumors, but he did know Tyler.

She still owed Tyler a contract. And being a person who always followed through, Tyler would never let it slide if he found out she had lied to him back then. With his strong sense of justice, he definitely wouldn’t spare her.

Right now, she didn’t want to be involved with anyone here. If it weren’t for Jim’s critical condition, she never would’ve come back.

To her, this place had long been a closed chapter. Whether it was the people or the things that happened here, none of it had anything to do with her anymore.

Xavier was momentarily stunned. Truthfully, when he saw Rachel, his first instinct had been to inform Tyler right

away.

find you these past few years. Are you really sure you don’t want me

it. She just smiled. “Looks like you still haven’t fixed

a lot of people, but with Tyler, his insomnia’s like a chronic illness. It just won’t go

I’m not that powerful. It’s probably just a

Rachel head back to the ward. Then, he picked up his phone and sent

message.

who I

the ward, the doctors had managed to

gradually returned, and he slowly opened his

reached out.

is it

“It’s me, Dad.”

drifting in and out of consciousness. Seeing Rachel earlier

would all vanish. He had feared

her presence so vividly, Jim finally let out a

like he had come

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