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Rachel only realized it now that Tyler had gotten the call from a doctor earlier, while she hadn’t. If the call had been from Xavier, then it all made sense.

Tyler stood there with his hands in his pockets and a blank expression on his face.

“Come on in.”

Xavier entered with a nurse, joining Rachel and the others. Jim was already awake and, upon seeing Rachel, instinctively tried to sit up.

“Rachel…”

“Dad, just stay lying down. Whatever you want to say, we can talk about it later.”

Jim listened and lay back down obediently.

Rachel turned to Xavier. “Dr. Jenkins, how’s my dad doing now?”

“There’s been some improvement. Though the overall condition still isn’t great, the fact that he’s awake means we can start planning next steps. Plus, Tyler reached out to a top specialist overseas who happens to be an expert in your father’s condition. We’ll go over the treatment plan once it’s

finalized.”

“Okay, I understand.”

your dad out for some light walks. Moderate

you

finally felt like she could breathe a little easier. She glanced at Tyler

expected that he would go out of his way to find a doctor for

had to do with Melanie. Rachel remembered that, for a while,

she was too wrapped up in school to pay attention or ask

already at the hospital, why not get a checkup too? It’s been a

him

was just Rachel and Jim in the

chair and sat by the bed while holding his hand. “Dad, why didn’t you tell me

but his voice was noticeably stronger than

didn’t plan to ever say anything. It would only hurt your sister. I thought that if

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