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."

was anxiously discussing Carrie's condition

in his wheelchair but desperately wished he could get up and

at night?" Gregory looked at his son's pallid face and felt moved by his

was worried about Carrie, so I came to check on her. I happened to run into Justin and Ms. Thompson downstairs, so

furrowed his eyebrows.

wrought with

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

suggested. "In the worst-case scenario, we'll have to resort to

and Paul looked at each other in

served in the peacekeeping forces, many soldiers suffered severe mental trauma. They developed PTSD and

at the thought

lingering side

as time passes, she will lose some triggering memories. It may also lead to some memory

shaking his head. "Is erasing memories the only way to treat her? Is killing one's past self

stared at him in shock. She never expected

suddenly grew tense. The two brothers locked eyes, as if two

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