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Chapter 595

Author: Sisi Yea
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-11 19:00:00
Evangeline's eyes were red-rimmed as she shook her head fiercely, refusing to accept it. "Grandpa is going to pull through. Dr. George said we have to believe," she pleaded, her voice breaking.

She was holding onto Yale's hand as if her grip alone could keep her grandfather alive.

She knew how serious it was, that he might not make it through the night. However, she could not bear the thought of her uncles returning, as if their arrival would seal her grandfather's fate. Yale understood her all too well, his own heart aching with the same fear.

His hand gently touched her forehead, stroking it softly. "What's on your mind? Your grandpa is really sick, and your uncle Holden and I are swamped. We thought it'd be best to call your other uncles to pitch in."

Evangeline knew it was a kind lie, but she could not bring herself to call it out.

The day the Foster brothers all came together was the same day Cole got moved out of the ICU to a regular room.

Evangeline was so happy that she c
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