An hour later, I left and visited Ivanna. When I arrived, I saw the composed Jared standing at her bedside. He usually looked like that, but I saw his slight panic that night.

The two seemed to be enjoying each other’s company at that moment. When I entered, Jared rose and told Ivanna, “You two chat. I’ll be back in a bit.”

Then, he nodded at me and left the ward.

I gazed at Ivanna and noticed she looked much better. She asked, “Where’s Lauren?”

“Well, Oliver’s wife isn’t doing well, so she