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.”

later, Patrick arrived at the ICU entrance, where a waiting nurse greeted

my

her hand and replied, “Old Mr. Lowen is still in a critical condition, Mr. Lowen. We need to observe him for twenty-four hours. The director has prepared a lounge

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

acknowledged the nurse's explanation with a nod.

over in the corner of the room. She hugged herself, with her toes curled and

coat and draped it over the woman before heading for the

her head, her gaze fixed on his broad back. She called out, “Thank

stepped into the elevator. Right before the doors closed, he said, “Keep it. I don't know who's ill, but you should keep yourself healthy while

show of concern for this stranger was out of character

closed, Patrick smirked

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

the faint, pleasant scent

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

boy wearing a gray and white-striped baseball uniform and cap trailed him,

chiseled features, both boys were extremely handsome. They looked so alike

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