"Mm-hmm."

Craig nodded, his eyes softening noticeably when he mentioned Aurora.

"We're so broke, and Aurora hasn't looked down on us. You've got to treat her right."

"I know."

"Mom... there's something I want to discuss with you." Amelie hesitated for a moment, not waiting for him to respond before she continued, "I don't want to be resuscitated anymore! Craig, if there's a next time... just let me go." Her illness was a burden to her son.

She couldn't help with anything else and didn't want to drag him down anymore!

"No way." Craig frowned, "There's no discussing this."

"I know you're a dutiful son, but these repeated trips to the emergency room, mom's really tired of it."

For a patient with a severe condition, sometimes dying sooner might actually be a mercy!

Craig didn't respond, but their conversation woke Aurora.

She blinked her eyes open, her beautiful eyes still slightly unfocused from sleep.

was awake, Aurora felt a bit embarrassed and quickly sat up straight, "...I'm

about. I should be thanking you for making the effort to come

and then spoke softly, "Amelie, I've

it, it's okay," Amelie

had just been acting all brave, but now her expression turned a

want to marry Craig, and I hope

both Amelie and

"You what...?"

don't want to marry me?" Aurora's

arm around her shoulder, "No, it's not that. I just think... this kind of thing, it's traditionally up to the

meet Aurora's

expected her to

same who says it,

smiled and

best, and she was well aware of how important

well, even talking about marriage, naturally made her

Craig nodded, "Mm-hmm."

I do leave one day, I

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