Indeed, Amanda was hospitalized.

The court had ordered the transfer of the suspect back to the detention center, and just one day after Amanda's return, her condition worsened.

Everett had been at the hospital for two days.

He hadn't told Dorothy because he was still undecided.

It was such a difficult decision to make...

The hospital felt especially cold in the dead of night.

Everett sat on a bench, his lips pressed tightly together, silent.

Suddenly, footsteps echoed from the other end of the hospital corridor.

He looked up to see Jonathan, who was supposed to have gone to rest, returning.

"Dad, I'll stay here tonight. You go get some sleep."

Jonathan's face was pale, as if he had been scared by something, and he shook his head, "No, I'll just sit here."

"What's wrong?" Everett offered his father a hand.

"I just closed my eyes and...I dreamed that your mother was gone! It scared me awake, and I dared not sleep again. I thought it best to come back." Jonathan glanced at the emergency room door, "Here, I can be closer to her."

listening to his father sigh beside

had to attend social gatherings with drinking, and your mom would do everything to stop me,

II

chased my whole life, playing games in the business world, the socializing and drinking, in the end, those things...they don't amount to anything! Like

But it wasn't possible.

many doctors

up back in this godforsaken

mom! She certainly doesn't deserve Dorothy's forgiveness, but she hasn't

carried a

confrontation, replaced with a casual father-son

responded, his father's words echoing in

Indeed.

too would give up all

could he not understand

all, you're

As parents, we

you."

our plans

patting his son's shoulder, "In a blink,

barely finished, the emergency

doctor came out, "Family of the

"Here!"

immediately stood up, walking forward

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