Chapter 1804
“Marlinie, rest assured. Even if the Howard family were to discover your presence here, I won’t let them in.” Bertha kept reassuring Marlinie.
Marlinie gripped Bertha’s hand tightly. “Then help me get discharged, please…”
“Marlinie, because of your condition, you can’t be discharged, and it’s too late today either way. Wait for tomorrow. I’ll have Thaddeus arrange your transfer to another hospital, okay?”
Tears welled up in Marlinie’s eyes as she nodded. “Yeah, I hate to impose on your family, especially Thaddeus.”
Bertha breathed a sigh of relief as she saw Marlinie finally calm down. “It’s no imposition at all, Marlinie. Just remember to keep calm. It’s the fastest way for your wounds to heal.”
Marlinie lay down weakly on her hospital bed. She began staring at the ceiling without uttering another word.
Ida returned to the VIP ward upstairs but did not enter. Instead, she sat on the bench outside the room, lost in thought.
Seeing that Ida had not returned from the restroom, Byran came out to find her. He spotted Ida sitting outside the room and approached her. “Ida, why are you sitting here? Why don’t you go inside?”
Ida looked up at him, snapping herself back to reality. “Your father needs to rest. I don’t want to disturb him.”
Byran struggled to suppress his happy grin. “Heh, Ida, you’re always so thoughtful. You seem to care a lot about your future father-in-law.”
Ida rolled her eyes at him and stood up. “I need to leave.”
Byran grabbed her wrist. “Wait, let me walk you out.”
“You should stay here with your father. I can drive myself home.”
Reluctantly, Byran let go. “Before you leave, come with me.”
Before Ida could even respond, Byran was dragging her into the stairwell.
As soon as they entered the stairwell, he pressed her against the wall and kissed her passionately.
Sometimes, Ida thought Byran seemed like a wolf, ready to devour her at any moment.
After an intense kiss, Ida straightened her glasses, which had been knocked askew. “Enough?”
Byran looked at her with wolfish eyes as he panted slightly. “Not enough! But I won’t bother you today. Drive carefully, Ida. Let me know when you get home.”
Ida turned her face away, unwilling to meet his lingering gaze. “Yeah.”
After breaking away from him, she walked briskly out of the stairwell.
Byran touched his slightly damp lips as his eyes sparkled with tender affection before following her out and returning to his father’s ward.
Sophia had already booked three plane tickets for the day after tomorrow. She was planning to go back to M State with Marcus and their child. However, an unexpected travel ban meant she was unable to leave.
Marcus decided to take their child back to M State first and wait for her. After some consideration, Sophia agreed. She canceled her ticket but kept the ones for Marcus and their
child.
She had already started packing their luggage in advance for the flight.
Marcus was in a good mood that day. He had two helpings of dinner before teaching Tristan how to play chess.
After packing the luggage, Sophia found Marcus and Tristan engrossed in a game of chess in the living room.
