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 attending

his wheelchair but desperately wished he could get up and

well. Why did you come here so late at night?" Gregory

I happened to run into Justin and Ms. Thompson

eyebrows.

face wrought with tension,

on like this. Carrie was already depressed. After

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

at each other in confusion.

administering safe doses of electric currents to the patient. When I served in the peacekeeping forces, many soldiers suffered severe mental trauma. They developed PTSD and couldn't live normally after

the thought as

there be any lingering side

will lose some triggering memories.

countered, frowning and shaking his head. "Is erasing memories the

never expected this man to

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

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