"Doctor! She's awake! The patient in Room 7 is awake, come quickly!"

Amelia, who had been keeping watch by the bed, grabbed the call button and

urgently summoned the medical staff.

Only then did she turn back to Lila. "Lila, are you okay?"

Lila stared at her blankly, silent.

Her lack of response made Amelia uneasy. "Are you feeling unwell? The doctor

will be here soon, don't worry."

Lila shook her head slightly, her brows knitting together. "I'm fine... but who are

you?"

There was genuine confusion in her eyes, yet Amelia's face was filled with

concern as if they were close friends.

Amelia froze, staring at her in disbelief. "What... Lila, what did you just say?"

Lila's frown deepened. "Who are you? Do we know each other well?"

"I..." Amelia was completely stunned.

Just then, she sensed movement behind her and turned around.

Kieran had entered the room, his arm in a sling, a cup of warm water in his free

hand.

The moment Lila saw him, the wariness in her expression eased slightly. "You're

here."

Amelia snapped her head back toward Lila, even more shocked. "You recognize

him... but not me?"

struggled to sit up, bracing

a short, disbelieving laugh. "What? Are you messing

know you."

to Kieran and gave him a

wasn't just Amelia who was stunned-Kieran had also frozen

lips pressed into

I rescued our daughter first, but

and I don't remember anything after

so long?

didn't you come sooner? I was even stabbed in

she spoke, she reached down to touch her abdomen,

She froze, her expression

remember wrongly?"

closer and gently cupped her face. "It was a

to mix things

gaze, her

she saw

you're okay, that's all

It must

protection."

she said that, her brows

will protect you... He will

Who had said that?

our daughter?

was silent for a

offering her a gentle

worry. The doctors

her. Once

bring

at Amelia. "She's a friend's daughter. She happened to

with you for a bit. I'll

mouth, then closed it again.

the end, she

his

us friends

hit your head, which is

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