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

“Aria, miss.”

resist her request. Denial was out of the question. He sought to console her, saying, “Very well, we shall call Aria. If she doesn’t answer, then we’ll both

her eyes sparkling with

Holden decided to employ a secondary work phone to reach out to Ariana. He presumed she would be at the

couple of rings, Ariana picked

from the other end. Holden momentarily faltered, enveloped in

her gaze fixed on the

signified a lack of recognition, and the call did

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

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