Bella froze. She slowly turned and met the man's dark eyes as her heart thudded heavily inside her chest.

Justin clenched his fists beside him, and Bella could feel the tension radiating off him.

"Oh... Justin."

Grant cleared his throat to explain himself, as if they were guilty of hiding something from him. "Don't overthink this. I just came across Ms. Thompson at the hospital entrance. I wasn't feeling well, and I asked her to help me upstairs."

"Dear brother, pray tell, what could I be overthinking?"

Justin's lips curled in an attempt to smile. However, it came across as a grimace. "You're my big brother, and Bella is your sister-in-law. We're family. She was only doing her sisterly duty."

As he said this, he strode over to Bella and gently took over the wheelchair handles. "Let me take care of this."

"Thank you, Justin," Grant said with a tight smile.

Justin bent down and whispered into his ear, "You're my big brother. It's the least I can do."

Gregory was anxiously discussing Carrie's condition with the

but desperately wished he could get up and walk over to his

so late at night?" Gregory looked at his

happened to run into Justin and Ms. Thompson

furrowed his eyebrows. "Dad, how

with tension, as

already inside with your sister. But we can't carry on like this. Carrie was already depressed. After receiving such a big shock, I'm afraid

he suggested. "In the worst-case scenario, we'll

and Paul looked at each other in

a treatment used to treat some mental illnesses by administering safe doses of electric currents to the patient. When I served in the peacekeeping

thought as she watched Justin's

any lingering side effects?" Gregory

and nausea will be expected, but as time passes, she will lose some triggering memories. It may also lead to some memory retention

frowning and shaking his head. "Is erasing memories the only

stared at him in shock. She never

The two brothers locked eyes, as if

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