Late at night, some were sleeping soundly, while others were wide awake.

Kent was one of those sleepless people.

He was at the seaside hotel, planning to take his parents back to the city at dawn and go straight to the hospital for a check-up.

His parents and Mary were probably already asleep.

He and Mary had each booked single rooms, while his parents stayed in a double room on a different floor.

Mary happened to be staying in the room next to his.

Two hours earlier, she had brought back