"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?"

bracing herself.

let out a short, disbelieving laugh. "What? Are you

I really don't know you." Lila shook her

to Kieran and gave him

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

lips pressed into

"Yes. I rescued our daughter first, but after that,

something, and I don't

so long? Our daughter

I

down to touch her

She froze, her

remember wrongly?" She blinked,

her

to mix things

lifted her gaze, her eyes

she saw his injured

okay, that's all

It must have been

protection."

as she said that, her

you... He will

Who had said that?

frowned again. "Where's our daughter? How is

was silent for

offering her a

The

on her. Once they

bring

glanced at Amelia. "She's a friend's daughter. She

her stay with you for a bit. I'll go check on our

closed it again. She wanted to

end, she

I'm his

us

head, which is

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