Seeing that Peter was about to criticize her, Gale quickly changed the subject. "What a coincidence. I came to see Mom today, and I didn't expect you to bring Joshua along. Dad, I just mentioned to Mom that in a couple of days, I'll bring Nicole and Joshua to visit her, to liven up this hospital room."

"Yeah, it's indeed quite a coincidence." he agreed.

Joshua crossed his arms casually. "I wish you had brought Nicole along too. Unfortunately, she sleeps like a pig in the afternoon."

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