Once more, Adele lowered her head. After a protracted pause, she whispered the word “Aria.”

In that instant, Holden’s heart swelled with warmth. He had observed the depth of Adele’s reliance on and affection for Ariana, particularly in light of the progress Adele had made in speech, a testament to Ariana’s devoted efforts.

He settled Adele onto the sofa, his words a gentle murmur.

“But it’s rather late now, and Aria may already be asleep.”

He had departed during Ariana’s peaceful repose, fully aware of her need for rest due to her injury.

Holden couldn’t help but recall Ariana’s appearance at the hospital, evoking a tangle of emotions.

cast her gaze downward, toying with her own fingers. After a while, she raised her hopeful eyes to Holden, a soft utterance escaping her

“Aria, miss.”

earnest plea, Holden found it impossible to resist her request. Denial was out of the question. He sought to console her, saying,

slight nod, her eyes sparkling with

to employ a secondary work phone to reach out to Ariana. He presumed she would

his astonishment, after a couple of rings, Ariana picked up

the other

found the call perplexing, her gaze fixed on

brow signified a lack of recognition, and the call did not possess the characteristics of

is this? If you remain silent, I’ll end

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