Chapter 904

Kai’s resolve melted as he looked into Lana’s eyes, glistening with the trails of recent tears.

“Madelyn’s sick,” Kai said with a soft voice. “She’s fresh out of surgery and still not out of the woods. I need to go see how she’s doing.”

Lana moved closer and wrapped her arms around him, “Can I tag along this time? I won’t make any fuss, I swear. I just want to stick by you. We need you around more, for me and the baby, deal?”

Down in the underground parking lot of their apartment, Kai made sure Lana’s seat belt was secure, “Stick with me when we get there, okay? And don’t worry about the folks there; they’re

harmless.”

“Got it. I’ll stay put, no worries,” Lana said, her voice laced with excitement at the prospect of accompanying him.

The previous night’s snowstorm had left a chill in the air, prompting Kai to crank up the car’s heat before he gently straightened her scarf, “If anything feels off, you tell me, alright?”

“Alright,” she answered.

steadily over the snow- cleared streets until they arrived at the Jent residence. Once the car was parked, Lana gripped Kai’s

maid approached to relieve Kai

around Lana’s shoulder and said, “Watch your step

upstairs, Lana stayed close behind Kai. Once he had finished his examination, she placed his stethoscope back into the

issue. Madelyn has a high fever, but I’ve given

after she wakes

Kai pondered, ‘Zach acted quicker than I thought. He doesn’t strike me as the kind to

Madelyn.’

down and wait for me, will you? If you’re

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nodded in agreement.

the couch, leaned back, and crossed his legs comfortably. “Aren’t you rushing into this a bit too much? Considering her health and the

maintained a steady voice, “She will adapt to

it up. Recently, his research at the lab had consumed all his time, leaving him no moment for relaxation, much less for a smoke. As

as she walked upstairs. Finding the bedroom door cracked open, she peered inside and saw that it

won’t be effective on Madelyn. Effects like that don’t last,” came Kai’s voice from the

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