“Don’t worry, Mommy,” Hesperus said. “The nurse will take good care of me. I’ll be okay.”

“Mm. You should rest soon, so your body will recover quickly.”

“Mm.” Hesperus nodded. “You should rest too, so you have the energy to take care of us.”

“I’ll be going home then. Goodbye and good night, darling.”

“Bye, Mommy. Good night, Mommy.” Hesperus waved at Emmeline and delivered her a flying kiss.

Emmeline did not want to leave her son alone in the hospital, but if she did not leave, tears would start to fall.

Emmeline sniffled and left the room.

Earlier in the morning, Emmeline had taken her electric bicycle to the hospital.

She went to look for her electric bicycle in the bicycle parking lot.

It was already very late, and the night wind was chilly.

falling when she wore her

was because of the wind, or it

the hospital and traveled along the

would be a half-hour ride back to the

bicycle would zip around the rush hour traffic. However, it was much lonelier

She was just about to make a turn when a minivan went into the bicycle lane and blocked

was about to turn the bicycle when the door

was

visor of her helmet and said coldly, “I don’t carry cash with me in this day and age, and it’ll be easy to track you down if I wire the money to you. I

leader of the thugs said, “We’re not interested in your money, but we want

to ask for.” Emmeline removed her helmet and rested it on her bicycle. She

want to?”

suddenly turned around and delivered a spinning

The two men nearest to her got kicked in the face. They screamed in pain and fell to

chick!” the

it!” Emmeline struck a pose and beckoned

could attack, a black cloth sack covered her head

back of her knees,

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