Lucas sat quietly by Melody's bedside, watching her sleep for half an hour.

Before leaving, he sought out the attending doctor and the nurse. They were both waiting outside the room, ready to do his bidding.

"Mister Lucas."

"Mister Lucas.

Lucas nodded in acknowledgment. "I need to go home for a while. I'll probably—"

He glanced at his watch. "I'll probably be back within an hour. Please make sure to keep an eye on my wife's condition during this time. When she wakes up, just tell her I'll be back soon." Both the doctor and nurse nodded. It was their job, after all.

Lucas swiftly left the hospital and drove back home.

"Hello, sir. Welcome back."

signaling the household staff not to

some of Melody's belongings. Given how weak she

came back personally. He packed quite a bit because he wanted to make Melody's hospital stay as comfortable as possible. Just as he was about to leave, he received

Lucas answered

was worried that Melody might wake up and find him missing again. Thus,

"Lucas..."

are you crying? Did something

questions, Thalia

time. There was still some time before he needed to return to

and sat down. "What's going on? I'm sort of busy right now, so it's best

I... Forget it. It's not like telling you'll help anything. You don't have to worry about me." "What do you mean, I don't have to worry about you? Tell me immediately if something happened to you, so I can send someone to help you,"

cried even harder after

suffering here. When will all of

he could tell she was very sad. Unfortunately, Thalia continued to be evasive, sobbing instead of coming

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