“Young man, it’s my fault that you got hurt while saving me. You shouldn’t have put yourself at risk. I’m already an old timer with not many years left, but your future is bright. You’ve got to hang in there. My son will be here soon.”

Millie shook her head gently, addressing the elderly woman, “Ma’am, it’s not your fault. Please don’t blame yourself. It’s actually us who have brought trouble to your doorstep.”

Understanding the significance of Waldo to the elderly woman, Millie recognized that without her kind shelter, the elderly woman’s home wouldn’t have turned into such a chaotic scene.

Marcus signaled Trenton, who retrieved a wallet and produced a card, handing it to the elderly woman.

“There’s some money on this card. Please accept it. The password is the last six digits of the card number.”

The elderly woman declined, stating, “I cannot take this. You were the one who saved my life. Throughout all my years, I have never encountered such a dramatic moment. This has truly been a revelation for me.”

She made light of the situation as she spoke.

matter, yet when the elderly woman’s focus was elsewhere, he discreetly positioned the card on the bedspread within her bedroom. In doing so, he

provide the elderly woman with the means to hire someone to renovate her

G E L A ‘s L

outside the entrance to the operating room, Millie paced nervously

donated 400 ml of his blood to

passed, and the operating

and

the hospital bed with his eyes shut, looking

such a vulnerable state

attending doctor who was adjusting the medical equipment and asked, “Doctor, when is

doctor’s prognosis was grim. “He has

least three days before he

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