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.”

an hour later, Patrick arrived at the ICU

is my

a critical condition, Mr. Lowen.

was a close friend of their director, Kevin, and he had visited his grandfather at the hospital almost daily for the past six years. They admired

nurse's explanation with

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

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

he said, “Keep it. I don't know who's ill, but

out of character for Patrick.

closed, Patrick smirked and

reveling in the residual warmth

breathed in the faint, pleasant

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

gray and white-striped baseball uniform and cap trailed him,

both boys were extremely handsome. They looked so alike

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255