“We’ll continue our periodic ward checks during the night,” they informed her.

Millie, who had been preoccupied with Marcus’s elevated temperature, raised her head and noticed that the doctors were watching her.

She quickly grasped that their earlier words were a subtle reminder for her not to use Marcus’s bed again.

She managed to force a smile and commented, “Well… You all must be quite exhausted, having to inspect the wards in the middle of the night.”

Once the door closed after their departure, Millie took a deep breath.

She closed her eyes and placed her hands on her hips. She was finding it hard to breathe because of the recent events.

Marcus voice broke the silence. “Honey! Can you please switch off the light?” Receiving no response from her, he continued, “The doctors have left. You can join me in the bed now.”

to shot him a fierce glance, letting out a snort as she made her way towards the switch board.

sleeping when a sudden noise from

her eyes fixed on the window. Suddenly, a white figure drifted by, startling her. Millie was so frightened that her hands clenched tightly into

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surroundings. Everything was dark and in eerie silence. Without a second thought, she called

“Honey?”

he mumbled, still

sudden gust of wind outside, causing the window to rattle. It seemed to be the hospital bed sheet outside

though fate

“No…

reassured herself that what she saw minutes ago could be

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