Vivienne frowned, a gut feeling telling her that something serious must have happened for Flynn to speak up like this.

"Why do you want me to leave?" she countered.

"Flynn, can you tell me what's bothering you?"

When Flynn remained silent, Vivienne stepped forward to check his wrist.

As expected, Flynn dodged in a panic, his voice trembling almost to tears, "You can't touch me, you'll get sick like I did."

Vivienne's eyes narrowed, following up on his words, "What kind of sickness?"

"Is someone bullying you, or did they put something on you?"

"Tell me, so I can help you."

But he was just a kid and couldn't hold back any longer, bursting into tears, his little hands pointing all over his body, "Here, here, it's all dirty and it hurts."

Dirty?

Vivienne tried to make out any clues from Flynn's face, but the room was too dim to see anything clearly.

Before her fingers even reached the light switch, the crying from the corner abruptly stopped.

He must have passed out from being overly emotional.

Pulling back the curtains, Vivienne quickly checked Flynn's condition, making sure he was just unconscious before calling Thomas.

Whatever was troubling Flynn, she was still unsure.

for a

call. He barged in, only to stop short at the sight of Leopold lounging in the living room, munching on pizza. Caught off guard by Thomas's sudden entrance, Leopold, pizza slice

said "good luck" to Leopold, Thomas

door open, he announced,

we need to take Flynn to the

down, Vivienne stopped him, "Wait, wrap him in a

took off his own coat, wrapped the child in

sight, immediately stepping in front, "Where

at her calmly, "Flynn's in

the mention of the hospital, Delilah's

eyes chilled

prioritize their

He hates hospitals, being in a strange place would only worsen his state." "He'll

him without my consent? I said no, and that's final!" "And what if I insist?"

are?" "Claiming to be a healer, but at the first sign of trouble, you're rushing Flynn to the hospital. How do I know you're not the reason he's unconscious? I demand an explanation." Vivienne met her gaze, her eyes even colder,

was taken aback,

expression was stern, "You're his mother. Tell me, what's making him loathe his own body to the extent that he can't stand being touched?" Delilah avoided Vivienne's piercing

would I know

signaled Thomas with

Thomas lifted the child and headed out, Delilah panicking but not

block the door, "I'm warning you, put my child down, or I'm calling the

was frosty, her fingers ready to act, when Cordelia's voice came from

what's going on

this stress, and they're insisting on taking him to the hospital. They're putting his life at risk!" Cordelia, taken aback to see Vivienne about to leave,

obliged to explain to Cordelia, "Cordelia, Flynn's condition is critical. If we don't get him to the hospital, his life is

a

turning to Cordelia with tears, "Sis, I'm your sister. Do

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