"If that's the case, you shouldn't hurry back tomorrow. Take a good rest. There's no need to worry about me," said Angeline. "Are you getting used to not having me by your side, Angeline?"

Angeline did not want to add to his worry, so she said, "Zayne and Josie are here with me, so I'm having a good time."

Jay was slightly more at ease.

"That's good. Cough, cough..."

"You have a good rest, darling. I won't bother you now."

"Angeline, can you stay awhile longer..." Jay pleaded a s if he was a child.

Baby Robbie crept out and closed the door for Daddy, leaving some quiet space for his parents.

Jay and Angeline lay on their beds and chatted on their phones. After some time, Angeline's tone changed from a passionate state to an occasional response that carried a dazed sense of consternation. Jay guessed that she had fallen asleep and silently placed the phone down.

tormented that night.

his illness and the anxiety of worrying about Angeline kept him awake

a wink of sleep. After listening to

not keep it in any longer. She knocked on Zayne and Josie's bedroom door in the middle of the night and looked at them lifelessly. She said, "Zayne, Josie, Jaybie's sick. I want to return

was sick. "I always thought that he had an incorruptible body made of steel. I never expected that he'd get sick too," Zayne mocked

if his sister could not see Jay,

do you want to leave?"

away." Angeline's

replied straightforwardly, "Okay. I'll book

Boye heard that she was now going back to Imperial Capital, she was so stunned and had nothing to say in return. She

go, will you come back?" Boye

be sure. But, Grandma, if you miss me, you can always

Garden's key into Boye's hand. "This is the key to Carefree Garden. It belongs to

welled up in her eyes in a

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