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 the wrong

a cold sweat upon realizing she

mistake, the young nurse sighed with relief

chosen this profession, you must have respect for the job

and quickly left

“Mr. Morant, how did you

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

when treating Bo’s wound earlier,” Shea

must have been an

trembled slightly, and

press further. She unfolded the recliner, intending

when Paul said,

immediately perked up.

took a pen and paper from the table, slowly wrote down an address, and handed it te Shea. “Go

then removed an old-fashioned watch from

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