Linda quickly realized that someone must have treated her daughter with such gentle care, and she suspected it was her adoptive mother.

Conflicting emotions welled up within Linda, a mixture of gratitude and a secret hope that the family had been unkind to Lina. Linda wanted her daughter to come back to her without hesitation, to call her “mom” without reservation.

Linda took a deep breath, trembling with fear at her own dark thoughts. She struggled to speak, her voice trembling. “Pammy… You should go now… I need to rest.”

Lina froze momentarily, then carefully helped Linda onto the bed, tucking her in and replacing her slippers with comfortable silk ones. She smiled through teary eyes and gently reminded her, “I’ll be back when it’s time for your medicine! And I’ll give you a special reward if you get the window count right!”

With a teary smile, Linda asked, her voice choked with emotion, “Will I really get better?”

“Dr. Ivy said you will, without a doubt.”

“Pammy…” Linda reached out and grasped her daughter’s hands tightly.

Lina’s heart tightened at the sight of Linda’s frail and cold hands. “Don’t worry,” she said softly, her smile comforting. “You will get better, I promise.”

rest was troubled by nightmares and cold sweats. Worried, Lina asked Aunt Evelyn to keep an eye on her while she went to the kitchen

available. Although she had never

but Lina managed to bake a small one according to the recipe. With a sigh of relief, she put the cakes in the oven and wiped the sweat

aroma of butter soon filled the kitchen. Lina made two cakes, one for Linda and the other for Melissa. Just as she was about to call Melissa, she noticed someone standing

turned her head and found Nicholas looking at her with

addressing her as Lina.

smiled and shook

and struggling to find the

this to

Lina nodded. “Mm-hmm.”

“And the cake too?”

a piece of cake with a smile. “Try

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