Chapter 118

Leonard paused his grip on the steering wheel and nodded in agreement.

"Sis, I've come to see you. Where's my brother?" Eugene said as he bustled into the hospital room, arms laden with an assortment of snacks and essentials.

When Eugene heard Mila was in the hospital, he didn't waste a moment, gathering supplies and heading straight there. However, upon entering, he found her alone in the room, tucked into the sterile white sheets of the hospital bed.

Mila managed a smile and shifted the conversation, "You didn't have to bring all this."

"I'm staying here with you," Eugene replied matter-of-factly.

Mila was taken aback. A warm sensation swept over her heart, reminding her of Eugene's recent declarations about wanting to be her "little brother, her son."

So, it wasn't just a joke?

Little brother... She instinctively pulled her hand under the covers.

Eugene came over, unloading the snacks while grumbling, "I should have stayed

a bit longer when I was hospitalized. Then we could have been roommates, keeping each other company."

laugh, "Is that supposed to be

"Heh, just kidding."

open a packet of mixed nuts and handed it to Mila. "Good

it with

only got a head injury, not a broken limb. I can manage, and if need be, I'll hire a

be as thorough as me," Eugene said with determination. "Besides, head injuries are delicate. You need to be extra

bandage wrapped around her head, his concern evident. "You shouldn't have gone when my brother called that night. Let

on the nuts and responded with a quiet

insulated food container

"What's this?"

nourishing soup," Mila

asked, peering inside. The container was still

Mila wanted nothing to do with the Montgomery

had made his stance clear

have the nearby

her head, amused,

asked Eugene to check

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