Upon reaching the ICU entrance, Teresa’s figure materialized.


    “Teresa, please rest. I’ll attend to my grandmother tonight.”


    Teresa, upon sighting Millie, faltered momentarily.


    “Millie, there’s no need for you to be here. I’m staying for the night. I’ll keep you updated if anything


    transpires. Return home; you look unwell. Rest is imperative.”


    Her home in the countryside remained her sole refuge.


    “I find sce in staying here. Teresa, you’ve tirelessly cared for my grandmothertely. Please take a


    rest.”


    Recognizing Millie’s steadfast determination, Teresa refrained from pressing the matter further.


    Within the corridor’s emptiness, Millie imed a frigid seat. A fervent desire arose within her for her


    grandmother to awaken, proiming an urge to depart for their home. Together, they would leave this


    ce behind.


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    Within the confines of Leon’s vehicle, Lois unfurled her palm, only to discover it dappled with a


    gossamer sheen of perspiration. Mere moments ago, when their paths converged with Millie’s, a


    semnce ofposure adorned her countenance, yet within the sanctuary of her chest, an


    undercurrent of disquietude rippled.


    Leon’s gaze lingered upon Millie, his eyes bereft of affection, bearing instead an enigmatic visage that


    sowed seeds of unease within her.


    Millie, resplendent and beguiling, stood in stark contrast to her own demeanor.


    Adtions cascaded upon her, extolling her virtues of gentleness and magnanimity, while she


    remained ensnared in the tapestry of her own monotony.


    “Word has it that Millie beseeched you for intervention on behalf of her ailing grandmother. Is that


    true?” Lois began, her fingers absently tracing the tendrils near her ear as she ventured cautiously.


    Leon’s gaze remained fixed on the road ahead.


    “Indeed, she did.”


    “Why not wield your surgical prowess for her grandmother’s salvation? Your aptitude in the medical


    realm is unparalleled. Sess would assuredly crown your endeavor.”


    “I no longer bear the mantle of a physician. The province of surgery belongs to those who still dwell


    within that realm.”


    The frigidity of Leon’s rejoinder provided assurance for Lois. After all, the distance between Millie and


    Leon needed to widen for her own tranquility.


    At the hospital’s entrance, two figures, trailing Lois surreptitiously, materialized from the shadows of a


    colossal pir, each one expelling a disdainful spittle onto the ground beneath.


    “st it all! She remains tethered to Leon’s side. Our prospects today are naught.”


    “Fret not, for in theing days, an opportunity shall surface, and we shall abduct her without dy.”


    In the depths of night, outside the ICU’s precincts, a physician engaged Millie in conversation.