Chapter 3 Heartache

Hector had barely finished his sentence when the patient monitor began to beep.

Matthew replied, “I heard you, Grandpa. I’ll marry the eldest daughter of the Wade family.”

He wanted to reassure his grandfather.

Nicolas and some hospital staff had arrived then and began giving him emergency treatment. They eventually wheeled Hector to the ICU.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth frantically peppered the ICU staff with questions.

“When can my daughter leave the ICU? Can I go in to accompany her?”

Her anxiety was palpable, and her eyes reddened, threatened by a fresh wave of tears.

The nurse answered, “She needs to stay in the hospital overnight for observation. You can come back in twenty-four hours. We’ll take good care of her.”

hospital without her daughter, though she

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my

in a critical condition, Mr. Hilton. We need to observe him for twenty-four hours. The director has prepared a

he

the nurse’s explanation with a nod.

the corner of the room. She hugged herself, with her toes curled and

it over the woman before

on his broad back. She called out, “Thank you!

the doors closed, he said, “Keep it. I don’t know who’s ill, but you should keep yourself healthy while taking care of

character for Matthew. He was surprised by his own actions

doors closed, Matthew smirked and shook

pulled his coat tighter around herself, reveling in the residual

sniffed and breathed in the faint,

and out walked two young boys. The boy walking

and white-striped baseball uniform and cap trailed

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