Chapter 788

"Nyla, I really didn't mean to keep this from you. I just hadn't figured out how to tell you... Your father is in really bad shape. The doctor said he might not have much time left..." Damon explained.

Nyla's hands tightened slowly.

After a long pause, she replied, "I'm feeling really overwhelmed right now. I need a moment to calm down."

Seeing her pale face, Damon felt a twinge of concern. "Okay, I'll stay with you."

"No need," Nyla said, rejecting his offer.

As soon as she spoke, the elevator arrived. She stepped inside, and Damon tried to follow, but a look from her stopped him in his tracks.

Nyla didn't walk far, though. After exiting the elevator, she sat on a bench in a pavilion at the inpatient building, lost in thought.

Over the past few years, she hadn't thought much about Harrison and hadn't kept up with how he was doing. After all, they had ended things on such bad terms that she had lost all hope for him.

During their last meeting five years ago, although Harrison h