Hector had barely finished his sentence when the patient monitor began to beep.

Patrick replied, “I heard you, Grandpa. I'll marry the eldest daughter of the Ashton family.”

He wanted to reassure his grandfather.

Kevin and some hospital staff had arrived then and began giving him emergency treatment. They eventually wheeled Hector to the ICU.

Meanwhile, Gwendolyn frantically peppered the ICU staff with questions.

“When can my daughter leave the ICU? Can I go in to accompany her?”

Her anxiety was palpable, and her eyes reddened, threatened by a fresh wave of tears.

The nurse answered, “She needs to stay in the hospital overnight for observation. You can come back in twenty-four hours. We'll take good care of her.”

Gwendolyn was hardly going to leave the hospital without her daughter, though she still nodded and said, “Thank you.”

the ICU

my

critical condition, Mr. Lowen. We need to observe him for twenty-four hours. The director has prepared a

knew who Patrick Lowen was. He was a close friend of their director, Kevin, and he had visited his grandfather at the hospital almost

explanation with a nod. “I

the corner of the room. She hugged herself, with her toes curled and her head buried between her knees. It was a

removed his coat and draped it over the woman before heading for the

on his broad back. She called out, “Thank you! How should I

Right before the doors closed, he said, “Keep it. I don't know who's ill,

stranger was out of character for Patrick. He was surprised by

elevator doors closed, Patrick smirked and

pulled his coat tighter around herself, reveling in the residual warmth

in the faint, pleasant scent lingering on the

out walked two young boys. The boy walking in front wore a black windbreaker, and he carried a long, white

and cap

boys were extremely handsome. They looked so alike that

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