Shea cradled Bo and dozed off in the recliner. When Paul turned over, the movement startled Shea awake. She whispered, “Mr. Morant, what’s wrong? Do you need some water?”

Paul shook his head and said, “You should go home.”

Shea replied, “Let’s wait until morning. Someone needs to monitor the IV overnight; otherwise, we won’t know when it’s finished.”

Paul glanced at the child in her arms and, after a moment of silence, said,” Then put the child on my bed. If you can’t rest, at least he should.”

Paul’s room was a single, and the bed, at 1.2 meters wide, was big enough for both a grown-up and a child.

Shea didn’t hesitate much before placing the child on the bed. She then got up to pour Paul a glass of water.

A nurse came in to deliver her medication and reminded her to take it.

Suddenly, Paul said, “That’s wrong.”

The nurse was startled. “What?”

“You have

and looked down, breaking out in a cold sweat upon realizing she had mixed

nurse sighed with

have respect for the

and quickly left after leaving

asked curiously, “Mr. Morant, how did you know the medication

speaking. Just when Shea thought he wouldn’t respond, she heard him say softly, “I

you were so skilled when treating Bo’s wound

been an

and his lips moved

didn’t press further. She unfolded the recliner, intending to take a short

said,

immediately perked up.

wrote down an address, and handed it te

old-fashioned watch from his wrist and handed it to

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