Chapter: 339

“You’re heading to the hospital?” Marcus questioned, noting the encroaching twilight.

Millie affirmed with a nod, “Yes, my grandmother had a sleepless night plagued by pain. I must see to her.”

Marcus offered no further commentary but dutifully deposited Millie at the hospital before proceeding towards his own destination: the company.

Inside the hospital, Millie found her place beside her grandmother’s bed, her heart twisting painfully. The old woman slept, her forehead hot to the touch, signaling her discomfort.

Holding her grandmother’s aged, weathered hand in her soft grasp, Millie observed the marks of time imprinted on the palm, along with the disconcerting swell of puncture wounds from countless injections.

heart, filling her with an almost unbearable desire to bear those needle pricks in her grandmother’s stead. Holding back her tears, she whispered a plea. “Grandma, don’t leave me. You must recover soon. I will find a way to heal you. Just

vision blurred with unshed tears. The sound of approaching footsteps heralded Teresa’s arrival. Hastily, Millie swiped at her moist eyes,

the hospital. You might want to consult him about

Millie acknowledged, quickly setting off

ease my

with anxiety as she posed her query in the confines of the

is, the prescribed medication supply has been

the hospital no longer stocks it? If

drug is a novelty, a creation of a foreign pharmaceutical research center. Its production is extremely limited, making domestic acquisition impossible. The previous supply was provided

Millie visibly taken aback. “Mr.

was being referred to? The doctor had never previously alluded to this narrative regarding the medication. She had been under the impression that the hospital

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