How many times had he seen Jenna now? And he hadn't even gotten her a treat!

"Hold on a sec."

Gilbert, holding Jenna with one arm, reached for his phone with the other and dialed a number. "It's me, yeah, grab some strawberry milk, right..." After hanging up, he flashed Jenna a smile.

"Just wait a bit, Jenna. Your favorite strawberry milk is on its way."

"Mmm..."

Tears welled up in Jenna's eyes as she buried herself into Gilbert's embrace, holding him tight. "Sir, you're the best! I love you, sir!"

He chuckled softly, "And I love you too, Jenna. Very, very much."

At the doorway of the hospital room.

Sherilyn stood there, quietly observing the scene.

She had only stepped away for a moment, and Gilbert had shown up? Should she mention the uncanny bond this father and daughter shared?

Blinking back her tears, Sherilyn quickly stepped aside...

Soon, Charles arrived with the strawberry milk Jenna had been craving.

"Mr. Gilbert..."

Charles, holding the bag, was still trying to grasp the situation. Mr. Gilbert with a little girl? And what a beautiful little girl she was! She was the most gorgeous child he had ever laid eyes on. "Yeah." Gilbert nodded. "Open one for her."

"Sure thing."

bag, opened it, and handed it

Jenna. Your favorite strawberry

snuggling, didn't even reach out; she just opened her mouth and

drank, her cheeks puffed out rhythmically, showing she

softened, "Jenna's got quite

there, thinking to himself how everything a child does seems praise-worthy, even just

Sophia. "If Jenna feels unwell, or, you know, misses

a pause, he added,

took the number, biting

gentleman didn't seem like a

Not likely a scammer, especially

clung to Gilbert's finger. "You're

cling, quickly said, "Jenna,

"Jenna, you

things to take

of."

pouted,

felt a pang of heartache, "Don't be sad, Jenna. I will come to visit you

Jenna's face lit

her little finger, she

aback, laughed and hooked his finger around her chubby one. "I don't lie." "Bye,

"Bye, Jenna."

parting was

as Gilbert and Charles had left, Sherilyn made her

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