Josephine tensed and didn't know how to answer the doctor's sudden question.Avery, who stood aside, spoke up. "Is the checkup finished? Can we leave now?"The doctor didn't probe anymore since the two refused to discuss it. He put the reports back in place and handed them to Josephine. "There are n
Seth picked Josephine off the bed and headed outside.Only then did Avery snap to her senses and shove Yannis, hinting him to go after them.The group drove to the hospital before the ambulance could arrive. Avery tailed Seth's car but was shocked to see him go faster than a race car driver."Is thi
Josephine awoke in the afternoon of the following day.Now that the painkillers had worn off, the pain woke her. As Josephine opened her eyes, her vision was blurry. Her memory was still stuck on her near-death birthing experience. So, she froze on the bed and dared not move."You're finally awake,
Seth didn't stay for long. He left after standing there for a little while more. Even so, Avery dared not let her guard down. She feared he would come back later. Surprisingly, he didn't show up again in the three days that followed. He didn't even go to Josephine's ward.Josephine mostly recovere
Josephine shook her head at once, trying to shrug off that thought. "That's impossible."Avery gave a reassuring pat on the former's shoulder. "Alright, don't get stressed out. I was only asking a random question."Josephine recalled the past and said, "I think Serena was also this ugly when I first
Serena still said, "Bother."Josephine looked at the two children. Although a merry atmosphere filled her home, she felt something was missing. The missing piece was an invisible sense of loneliness that lingered around her. Goober had joined Josephine's household. Because of that, Conrad considera
The weather gradually became cold, and the leaves outside turned yellow.Josephine sat before the window while gazing at the falling leaves. She had finished carving the wooden figure in her hands. With a blank look, she grazed her fingers against the figure's surface. Goober tried to stand in his
That was enough to calm Josephine, who had been traumatized by her experiences in Golden Francisco. She felt like sudden shootings could happen at any time there. So, one needed good luck to survive there.After some thought, Josephine agreed to Conrad's suggestion of a physical meeting in Havaria.