Chapter 491
Chapter 491
After they left the ICU, Chris glanced at Winter’s hand hanging at her side.
His fingers moved slightly. Then he reached out and took her hand.
The moment Winter shifted, he said, “For the first three days, Richie will be going through chemo. He’ll be very weak, so we can only wait outside. We won’t be able to see him again until those three days are over p>
Winter’s eyes were red, and she was clearly trying hard not to cry.
Chris exhaled, stepped forward, and pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly.
“You don’t have to hold it in p>
A muffled, painful sob came from his arms.
Gradually, her crying grew louder.
Something in Chris’s chest tightened like a string pulled too taut, trembling under the strain. He lifted his
r head, and lowered his face against the side of hers. hand, pressed his palm to the back
For one brief moment, he had th
three days were over.
But he didn’t want Wintert
No matter what happe
They should face
“We’ll stay ou you. Promi
“It isn
Dout taking her to the island and bringing her back after those
regrets.
ee of them were a family.
He’ll know we’re there. In three days, the first person he’ll want to see will be with me, okay?
htly in his arms.
wed brows, tears spilled out again.
rembling. He didn’t say anything more. He only held her tighter, as if he were afraid that if
his arms, she would disappear.
asleep last night, he had quietly
ation she took before bed
fresh bandag
‘t know he had been there.
The ointment had only been applied the evening before yesterday Based on the sing the dresung shouldn’t have needed changing until this evening at the earliest
But the knot in the bandage was messy
It didn’t look like something a nurse had tied.
It had probably been done by someone close to her, either William or Wendy
If her dressing had been changed early, and by someone close to her, there was a good chance she had hurt herself again. William and Wendy must have avoided calling the nurses because they didn’t want to upset her further
Chris knew what it meant when someone with depression started hurting themselves.
ic pulled up to Zac’s villa and parked in the driveway.
the door, and walked straight into the living room. Zac was already there, sitting on the ass of water in his hand
ways taken care of himself. He h ys of proper rest, he was already
s treatment is about to start.
doing fine. I just feel bad for t
the thought of such a young
had gone into the isola
hie was much sm dy was so weak,
chie’s a fight bugh this p>
ing
ked unwell before because he was worn out. After
ch better.
on your end p>
suffer so much, Zac felt heavy inside.
Richie before.
ren his age. He was already over a year old, but because his He didn’t even have the strength to stand on his own.
es, his mom and dad are both at the hospital with him. He’ll get
noticed Dominic’s eyes were a little red. A faint smile touched his
soft side after all p>
ough one p>
up together and were as close as brothers.
ris better than Dominic
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