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."

discussing Carrie's

was stuck in his wheelchair but desperately wished he

Why did you come here so late at night?" Gregory looked at his son's pallid face and felt

came to check on her. I happened to

eyebrows.

with tension, as Justin gripped her

was already depressed. After receiving such a big shock, I'm afraid she might end up having a mental

shared his father's distress. After careful consideration, he suggested. "In the worst-case scenario, we'll have to resort

and Paul looked at each other in confusion. "Electroshock

currents to the patient. When I served in the peacekeeping forces, many soldiers suffered severe

heart clenched at the thought as she watched Justin's

there be any lingering

some triggering

Grant countered, frowning and shaking his head. "Is erasing memories the only way to treat her?

never expected this

locked eyes, as

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