"Ain’t that right, Sis?" He still called her Sis like before. The slightly raised tone at the end hinted at a kind of attachment.

But she felt as if there was a heavy mountain pressing down on her chest, weighing her down so much that she could hardly breathe.

Serenity returned to the ward with Jackson. Right after they entered the ward, Jackson asked the nurse to leave.

The two of them were thus left alone in the ward.

Serenity sat stiffly in the chair with her head hanging low. She had no