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?”

said calmly, “You have the wrong

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

young nurse sighed with relief and

profession, you must have respect for the job and

blushed and quickly left after leaving the

how did you

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

you were so skilled when treating Bo’s wound

been an

fingers trembled slightly, and his lips moved

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

lain down when Paul said, “Shea, could you

perked up. “Sure, where

and paper from the table, slowly wrote down an address, and handed it te Shea. “Go to this place and find

watch from his wrist and handed

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