Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 285 Soaking in the Hot Springs

Hearing footsteps outside, Lacey jumped up from the couch and glanced at the door.

Jason appeared, led by the assistant, carrying a medical kit.

He was rocking a fitted white shirt and a light gray knit vest. His sleeves were half- rolled up, showing a bit of his arm. His hair was neatly parted, still damp.

A year had passed, but he looked the same, as fresh as a spring morning.

"Jason!" Richard got up from his chair too.

Saving a life was the priority. Jason gave them a quick nod and headed straight to the bed to check on Sophie.

Richard and Lacey stood quietly on the side.

"Mr. Windsor," the female assistant called softly from the doorway, like she didn't want to disturb anyone.

Richard walked over to her.

"Mr. Windsor, the little girl woke up. I tried to get her back to sleep, but she wouldn't have it. She's been crying, and I don't know what to do," the assistant said, looking apologetic.

Richard frowned and quickly left the room, walking through a fancy hallway to another room nearby.

He could hear the child crying from outside the door.

As he opened it, the crying got louder.

The child looked up tearfully. Seeing Richard, she jumped out of bed, ran barefoot to him, and hugged his leg. "Daddy, I'm scared."

Richard used to hate crying, especially from women; it just annoyed him for some

reason.

But Abby's crying didn't annoy him; it broke his heart.

This must be the father-daughter bond!

Richard bent down, picked her up, and carried her back to bed, trying to soothe her. "Be good, Abby. It's really late; you need to sleep."

But Abby wouldn't sleep, her eyes wide open as tears rolled down her cheeks. "Daddy, I'm scared. Will you stay with me?"

Who could say no to that?

So Richard kicked off his shoes, got into bed, and gently held her. "I'm here with you. Go to sleep."

It was the first time they'd slept so close, and Richard felt something strange, like a warm current flowing through his chest.

But Abby kept her eyes open, unable to sleep.

After a while, she asked, "Daddy, I miss Mommy. Where is she?"

"Be good. When you wake up, you'll see Mommy." Jason finished checking on Sophie and got her meds ready.

When the needle went in, Sophie frowned a bit but stayed asleep.

Jason noticed the scars on her hand and applied some ointment. "She probably caught

fever and drowsiness. It

applied the ointment. "Sorry to bother you in the middle

in the kit, stood up,

a bit distant and

room got quiet, and things felt a

turning to leave, trying to hide her feelings behind

balcony faced Cloud Lake, a perfect spot for

After the heavy rain, the air was

now, the colorful lights around Cloud Lake were all lit up, making the

with the coffee, she didn't see anyone in the room. After

dry, and its water is super pure, full of minerals. Here, give it a

up the coffee cup. Lacey

down, lightly licking his

said, "It does taste good! But honestly, when I drink coffee now, it's more about the vibe.

year. The more they talked, the more relaxed they got, and the

watch and

IV bag was almost

took another measurement;

left some oral meds and explained to Lacey how to

an early class the next morning and needed

saw him out, watching as

moved on after a year abroad, but seeing

but she stubbornly kept her eyes

but to dress her and take her to the room

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Jason left?" he

and left some meds. Once she wakes up, we can give them to

rest, assuring her he'd handle

the weak Sophie, and asked sadly, "Daddy, what's

head. "Mommy is sick,

Her first reaction was pain; her whole body

first person she saw

her eyes

Was she dreaming?

why are you here?" She cupped Abby's chubby little face, the warmth of her cheeks telling her this wasn't

Daddy said you were sick,"

unfamiliar surroundings, not

sitting on a nearby sofa, got up and walked

Abby here?" Sophie asked

picked her up from school and brought

inexplicably moved.

fond of such sentimentality, awkwardly said, "Why are

let's give Mommy

tugged on his sleeve to change the subject, fearing

her to take medicine, gently

insisting on sleeping with Sophie, so Sophie pulled her

insisted that Richard sleep with them too, so Richard had to

she couldn't sleep because she was worried about Sophie, but now,

wide awake, aware of Richard's close

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quiet, so quiet she could even hear