Steven fell into silence but did not reject Genevieve’s request.

“Sure.”

That drew a faint smile from Genevieve, who replied, “Thank you, Steven.”

After she finished a bowl of chicken oatmeal, Steven summoned Timothy to her ward.

Timothy was surprised to see Genevieve in such a calm mood. After he inspected her charts, he told her that there were no serious health issues to worry about. “You can be discharged tomorrow if you want.”

“Tomorrow it is, then. I don’t like the smell of hospitals.” Then, Genevieve asked Steven to help her settle the hospital discharge procedures.

Steven left the ward soon after.

Before he exited the hospital, he called Armand and reported Genevieve’s condition to him as well as her desire to leave the hospital the next day.

After some time, Armand said, “I’ll fetch her from the hospital tomorrow morning.”

The next morning, Genevieve was in decent spirits when she awoke.

of new clothes and shoes that

then, someone knocked on her door. Cooper had

his oblong face shape

called out as he hurried

yet nothing came out

her jaw toward a chair opposite her before returning her attention to an apple she

peel fell

too calm and composed after she woke up from her

a

watching her for a moment longer, Cooper pulled the chair

“A year ago, Dad… your dad and mom wanted to get you a birthday present

had been ruthless and cold-hearted

however, he struggled to confess to his wrongdoing. His words came out garbled as though something

“I killed them. All the evidence about the crime is on this black flash drive. You can hand it to the police and incriminate me. This folder

peeled apple into cubes. She casually tossed a piece

his whole body fraught with

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