After settling the payment, they returned to the front of the ICU.

Cole slowly stood up from the bench and said to Craig, "Take care of Cami. I'm heading home for a bit."

Craig nodded in agreement.

The hospital was eerily quiet in the dead of night, broken only occasionally by the hum of machines and the hurried footsteps of nurses.

Camila and Craig sat outside the ICU on a bench. Their figures were lonely under the dim lighting.

Dawn broke. Cole appeared at the end of the corridor, hurrying towards them. He thrust a bank card into Camila's hand,

"Cami, here's $200,000. You can cover your mom's expenses with it."

Camila stared at him. "Cole..."

wondered where his father had gotten

wanted to buy my grocery store.

deeply moved. The grocery store had been his labor of love for many years and his only source of income. Now, to pay for her

worry about the money. You've met my mom's goddaughter, Erica. She's

advance on my salary. Please get the

shook his

me. I can find other work if the grocery store is gone. Or, once your mom

her diner. There'll always be food on the table," he

mouth to respond but Cole waved her off. "Enough now. Go and pay for

futile, so she reluctantly

the bills, Camila returned to the

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