Genevieve did not know how long she was unconscious. By the time she came to, she was lying in a hospital ward, dressed in a patient’s gown.

Sunlight streamed in through the windows and warmed the ward slightly.

She tried to push herself up in bed and poured herself a cup of water from a jug on a nearby table.

Just then, someone opened the door.

Steven came in. When he saw that Genevieve was awake, he froze slightly in surprise. He quickly recovered himself and rushed over to help her.

“That’s fine. I’m feeling much better after a good sleep.” Genevieve rejected his help with a smile. She lifted the glass jug and poured herself a cup of warm water.

Steven’s gaze traveled over Genevieve’s face as she slowly sipped her water.

He was relieved to notice that some color had returned to her cheeks and that her gaze was more focused.

Steven only learned about Genevieve’s stress-induced miscarriage from Armand after he sent Patrick’s body for cremation. He feared she would try to take her life again over Patrick’s death.

less scratchy after she downed a cup of water. “How long have

Steven replied honestly. “You were very

had a miscarriage, right?” Genevieve merely smiled and stroked her belly in the face of Steven’s nervous stutter. “I wouldn’t have wanted the baby anyway even if I hadn’t had

“You haven’t eaten in several days, Mrs.

Thank you.” Genevieve nodded in

ten minutes later, someone

the bed and approached the dining table in the ward. She opened the carrier and took out the chicken oatmeal. As she opened the

Steven’s heart to twinge in pain. He suppressed his sorrow and replied, “I was picking a burial plot for Patrick earlier, but there

envelope and a small wooden figurine from

planned to burn them without Genevieve’s knowledge, yet after reading Patrick’s scheduled email, he relented and

these

envelope. It held a

and she was immediately enraptured by the

the sea, but they did not conceal the beautiful, pure color

a beautiful ocean,” Genevieve muttered in

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