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 entrance,

my

hand and replied, “Old Mr. Lowen is still in a critical condition, Mr. Lowen. We need to observe him for

hospital staff knew who Patrick Lowen was. He was a close friend of their director, Kevin, and he had

explanation

he noticed that a woman hunched over in the corner of the room. She hugged herself, with her toes curled and

his coat and draped it over the woman before heading

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

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

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

the elevator doors closed, Patrick smirked and shook his

reveling in the

in the faint,

elevator doors opened and out walked two young boys. The boy walking in front wore a black windbreaker, and he

and white-striped baseball uniform and cap trailed him, a pair

They looked so alike that anyone could tell they were twins at

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