Indeed, Amanda was hospitalized.

The court had ordered the transfer of the suspect back to the detention center, and just one day after Amanda's return, her condition worsened.

Everett had been at the hospital for two days.

He hadn't told Dorothy because he was still undecided.

It was such a difficult decision to make...

The hospital felt especially cold in the dead of night.

Everett sat on a bench, his lips pressed tightly together, silent.

Suddenly, footsteps echoed from the other end of the hospital corridor.

He looked up to see Jonathan, who was supposed to have gone to rest, returning.

"Dad, I'll stay here tonight. You go get some sleep."

Jonathan's face was pale, as if he had been scared by something, and he shook his head, "No, I'll just sit here."

"What's wrong?" Everett offered his father a hand.

dreamed that your mother was gone! It scared me awake, and I dared not sleep again. I

his eyelashes, listening to his father

always had to attend social gatherings with drinking, and your mom would do everything to stop me, worried it would harm

II

a lot! All that fame and fortune I chased my whole life, playing games in the business world, the socializing and drinking, in the end, those things...they don't amount to anything! Like now, if I could spend a fortune

But it wasn't possible.

doctors had

up back in

forgive your mom! She certainly doesn't deserve Dorothy's forgiveness, but she hasn't

carried a

replaced with a

responded, his father's words

Indeed.

too would give up all his savings for

how could he not understand his

grown up, with your own thoughts! As parents, we really shouldn't impose our plans on

the emergency

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