James stirred awake even with Esther's gentle touch.

"You're awake," James said, but his expression didn't match the expected excitement.

Esther asked with a little disappointment, "Why don't you look happy to see me awake?"

"No, not at all. You're overthinking." James forced a smile and stroked her hair.

"Did something happen?"

James hesitated, then decided not to burden her with worries while she was still groggy. "Nothing at all."

always trusted him, so she sighed in relief and just chalked it up to him being tired after not getting enough rest. "By the way, am I going to recover after this surgery?" James poured a

was so excited she almost

eat on time, don't stress, and don't move around too

much rest as I need." She added, "It's quite a coincidence that we found a bone marrow match. Who was it? I'd like to thank them." Noticing the change in James's

reward enough." James chose to withhold the truth to spare her grief over Mobius's sacrifice. "Oh." Esther scratched her head. "But I still feel I should thank them." It was a bone marrow transplant,

they could live comfortably

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