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."

ward, Gregory was anxiously discussing Carrie's condition with

stuck in his wheelchair but desperately

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

I happened to run into Justin and Ms. Thompson downstairs, so we

eyebrows. "Dad, how

her face wrought with tension, as Justin gripped her

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 she might end up

suggested. "In the

Paul looked at each other in confusion.

patient. When I served in the peacekeeping forces, many soldiers suffered severe mental trauma. They developed PTSD and couldn't live normally after

heart clenched at the thought

lingering side

time passes, she will lose some triggering memories.

recommend this method," Grant countered, frowning and shaking his head. "Is erasing memories the only way to

never expected

grew tense. The two brothers locked eyes, as

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