“Are you all right?” The beautiful face of a woman came into view, and perhaps due to her profession as a doctor, her voice sounded gentle.

“I’m fine, thank you,” Evelyn replied, quickly concealing the glimmer of hope in her eyes and straightening herself up.

Mabel saw the momentary disappointment in Evelyn’s eyes and understood what she was hoping for. Women are all the same. Despite saying they want to escape and stay away from someone, they still think of that person the first moment when something happens.

“You don’t look well. Have you been too tired from taking care

of your father recently?”

Evelyn shook her head. “I’m fine.”

Her heart was dead. How could she feel tired? The more tired

she was, the better. That way, she couldn’t think about those messy things.

The outbreak of Ben’s illness had become a thorn in her side.

ignored in the past surfaced, making her understand that as long as Mia was by

not have any

was even more terrifying was that Huston chose to

believe Mia.

of this, Evelyn

of Huston’s romantic confession not long ago. She didn’t expect things to turn out like this after some time. She didn’t have the authority to intervene as an outsider, but she expressed her concern, “Let me administer some

yourself. I can hold on.” Evelyn smiled at her, but it was a weak smile. “I’m

After exchanging a few more words, she let Evelyn return to the

ward.

the heavy figure of Evelyn fading away, it

burden on

to see her like

wondered what Huston was thinking.

deeply, yet they always

agonizing for Mabel to witness it all unfold

around and was about to leave, she almost bumped into a “white

wall.”

ward door behind her. The man held her in his arms and said in a low and gentle voice, “Be careful.”

This voice…

face, she was slightly stunned. Why was he

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