After Nina sighed in her heart, she opened the bedroom door and walked out.

She checked in on the children one by one. They were all fast asleep, not awakened by their moving about.

Nina confirmed that they had not rolled out of bed, then closed the door and shook her head.

'How could Luca have woken the children up when she was so careful all throughout?'

She returned to Luca's bedroom, closed the door, and said, "Don't worry, Lanie and the others are sound asleep. They didn't roll off the bed."

Luca opened her eyes and looked at Nina. A slight smile appeared on her face. She knew that Nina was going to stay here tonight and did not want to turn her kind gesture down. She said, "I have a new blanket in my closet. If you want to sleep here, you can share the bed with me as long as you're okay with the smell of blood on me."

"I don't mind it, but I'm not going to sleep here tonight. I'm afraid that I'll accidentally hurt you when I'm asleep. I'll sleep on the sofa. The sofa in your bedroom is the right size," Nina said. She opened Luca's closet and took out the blanket.

Luca did not say anything. She knew that Nina wanted to stay only because she was worried about her.

"Thank you, Nina," she said.

"At times like these, you don't have to be polite with me. Rest early. You look very weak. You've lost so much blood. I'm sure you're not feeling the best," Nina stepped forward and touched Luca's forehead. She was relieved to find that Luca did not have a fever.

"Mm, good night." Luca closed her eyes again. Nina was right. She had lost too much blood and was not doing well.

Nina watched her close her eyes and left a small night light on so that she could check in on her in the middle of the night.

The next day.

Luca opened her eyes, the

later in winter. She glanced out the window and knew that she had woken

and accidentally tugged on the wound. She could not help but frown. She was only thinking about preparing

at the bedroom. Nina

her nightdress in front of the full-length mirror. Looking at the

the drawer, took

wound. It was covered with scabs and looked like a

hot water. She wrung it dry and wiped off the blood around the wound before

these injuries from her days on the Island of

her body was fainter. She then sprinkled medicinal powder

office, so she deliberately wrapped an extra layer of

cleaned up

was going upstairs with her breakfast. She bumped into Luca in the middle of the stairs and exclaimed, "Why did

had been busy since early in the morning when she saw the

bed in case..." She looked back and made sure

"I took a look at

Luca's face and lips were pale, but other than that, she looked like a normal person

I need to attend to. I have no choice..." Luca said helplessly.

she was sick, she was unwilling to do that for

said, "Wait a

and walked up the stairs

pursed her lips and smiled but still put

any anesthesia, Luca sutured her wound herself to stop the bleeding. Nina was very frightened. She did not get a good sleep last night and woke up several times to check on Luca. She was afraid that

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