Chapter 60.1

Enjoy the journey

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Steve sat motionless outside her ICU bed. He hadn't moved an inch since he arrived, not even to grab a bite to eat. His stomach growled with hunger, but he ignored it. All his attention was fixed on the door of her room.

She was still in the ICU, fighting for her life. Every beep from the monitors sent a shiver down Steve's spine. His heart ached with worry, his mind consumed by thoughts of her fragile state.

Steve couldn't shake the words of the doctor from his mind. "She is on the verge of depression..." The phrase echoed in his ears, haunting him like a broken record.

Steve sat by Emily's bedside, his mind drifted back to moments from their past. He recalled the times when he had noticed Emily losing focus or struggling to remember things, but he had brushed them aside.

How many times had he seen the signs of her distress, only to turn a blind eye?

Steve's thoughts drifted back to that moment when Emily had started sobbing uncontrollably, s