By afternoon, the rain did not seem that it would stop any time soon. The gray clouds had hidden the sun. It was only 2 pm, but it was so dark that one would think that it was nighttime right now.Larissa woke up from her nap and felt around for the remote control Mrs. Griffin left for her near the edge of the bed, turning on the television with it. The TV screen flashed once before turning dark once more. Almost at the same time, the room lights went out as well.Mrs. Griffin was so shocked that she leaped up from the bedside chair. "The TV can't have been struck by lightning, right?" She was so startled that her eyes widened a great deal.Larissa was calmer than she was. "It must just be a regular power outage." Even though the timing was too coincidental.The room was completely dark. Mrs. Griffin felt for her own slippers before she got out of the chair."I'll ask a nurse."A few minutes later, she came back and said, "The nurse said that the lightning struck the electrical p

Thunder boomed loudly, precisely overlapping the sounds of Larissa's pounding heartbeat in her ears. Collecting herself, she looked at the puddle gathering around Kevan's feet and frowned subconsciously."It's raining so heavily out there …" The rest of her complaint died in her throat when Kevan suddenly interrupted her with a loud sneeze.Kevan awkwardly covered his nose. His gaze darted to and fro, likely out of embarrassment as he refused to lock eyes with Larissa. There was even a faint flush on his pale face.Pretending not to see his discomfort, Larissa got Mrs. Griffin to get him some tissues. Kevan swiftly turned around and wiped away any snot that had sprayed out accidentally."My apologies." His face was still red, but he was much more collected than before. Larissa did not find his prior actions to be rude though—on the contrary, the way he looked so disheveled now made him seem a little bit more human, which … well … was kind of cute."Hurry up and go shower!" Mrs. Gr

The hospital gowns were all the same. Just based on him and her alone, the feeling one could get from the way they wore these gowns was immensely different. With her, it was just a regular hospital gown; with him, it was like a new line of haute couture that came from a high-end luxury brand's latest season. Even the cheap fabric somehow became classier.Mrs. Griffin was stunned for two seconds before she grinned, a hand over her mouth. "What a handsome young man!" She did not forget to tease Larissa too. "You're in luck, Lari, dear!""We're not in that kind of relationship …" Larissa quickly denied it while looking at Kevan at the same time. He was smiling at her, his expression calm, but his eyes seemed to show a hint of … disappointment?"Yeah, yeah, I know!" Mrs. Griffin gave her an "I get it" look while also "considerately" leaving the room to let them have the space. "Have a nice time chatting! I'll be going out for a stroll."…When Larissa and Kevan were alone, the atmosph

Kevan was momentarily dazed. Even if he had thought of staying behind, he did not expect Larissa to agree to this notion so easily. After recollecting himself, he did his best to fight against the smile forming on his face before surveying the ward briefly, musing in an awkwardly low voice, "There's only one bedside chair. Mrs. Griffin …""Just get the nurses to add another," Larissa said as she reached out for the call button at the head of the bed."Adding another chair" was not the result that Kevan wanted. If there was someone around—even if they were only staying in the same room, he could not sleep. But at least he could accompany her.It was easy for another chair to be added to the ward, especially VIP wards. The nurse brought in another chair along with a couple of other nurses, and Mrs. Griffin saw them blocking the door when she came back from her stroll.Hurrying over, Mrs. Griffin asked at a one and a half feet distance from them, "What are you doing?"A nurse glanced

The sudden pounding of her heart caused Larissa to look away. She forced herself to focus on the series on television.…The email Kevan tapped into was the proposal for the movie "Traveling Through Time" from the film production department. "Traveling Through Time" was the newest novel published by Pluto last year, breaking the sales record for his previous work, "Wormhole." The various film adaptation rights had helped generate a lot of revenue for Microworks.Unlike "Wormhole," Microworks directly got Pluto himself to be the screenwriter for "Traveling Through Time." The movie's script was already completed, and they were going to start casting for the film.Due to the explosive success of "Wormhole," Microworks treated "Traveling Through Time" very seriously to the point that whenever the proposal for the movie was edited, they had to submit it to Kevan for him to review it in person so as to achieve the results closest to perfection.Distracted by Larissa, Kevan went through

Lewis' request was easy for Kevan. "I need you to put it out there that Microworks will be working together with Fantasy Utopia for 'Traveling Through Time,' the movie that you're shooting this year."The momentum of Microworks buying the rights to "Traveling Through Time" was pretty big. Even people who did not bother paying attention to it would have heard of it. But Lewis knowing about it had exceeded Kevan's expectations. Even more so was the fact that Lewis mentioned Fantasy Utopia.Kevan was familiar with the company, Fantasy Utopia. When they were shooting "Wormhole," he had once struggled to decide between Fantasy Utopia and Crescent Legend for their post-production team. Later, a movie that Crescent Legend had done the special effects for was screened, gaining pretty good box office sales, and their reputation began to surge too.In order to ride out on this bit of success, the company brass decided on Crescent Legend as a bid for a favorable outcome.Both companies worked

Larissa was angrier than ever, spitting a few times as she exclaimed, "What the hell are you saying?"Kevan's smile grew bigger, so much so that it reached his eyes. She still cared about him. How wonderful.Because Kevan was standing there by the door—regardless of how well-behaved he was, Larissa still felt very ill at ease, getting Mrs. Griffin to hurry up with the wipe-down.The thundering outside finally stopped, and the rain began to thin slowly. But the power had not been restored yet. Other than the hospital, there was no light in the nearby skyscrapers.Kevan checked the balcony and the bathroom window, only returning to the room once he was certain that everything was closed properly.Larissa was still watching television—she could not do anything else other than that anyway. "Are you going to sleep soon?" she asked Kevan, who did not answer her question. He asked her instead, "What about you?""I'm going to sleep." Larissa yawned and turned off the television.Kevan i

Larissa did not remember how long it had been since she last heard Aster's voice. She kept thinking about it, to the point that she was close to hallucinating. She could frequently hear Aster calling her "Mommy," repeatedly in happiness, joy, depression, sadness …But she knew all too well that those were merely hallucinations.However, it was different this time."Are you working?" Aster's voice held some confusion and tentativeness in it.Larissa stared at Kevan's phone so hard that her vision actually blurred out, though she did not know if the staring was what caused it to happen."Yeah." Kevan peeked at Larissa out of the corner of his eye, his tone gentle as it always was whenever he was chatting with Aster."Aw …" Aster drew out the word with disappointment. "I … I'll call later then~"He video-called Kevan at this time almost every day, so naturally, he thought that Kevan was free right now."No need." Kevan stopped him and took the initiative in the conversation. "Did

He used a tissue to carefully wipe her tears away, letting out a very soft sigh. "If you miss him so much, why don't you tell him the truth?" Then she would not need to act shifty or anything like that and video call him as she was."No." Larissa's refusal was very decisive.Aster was precocious compared to other kids his age, and he was much more mature than them too. A regular kid might not understand what a car crash or broken legs meant, but Aster did."I don't want him to worry about me."They were an ocean apart. She could never make Wendy bring him back again. Therefore, he could only panic over there, or worry needlessly over her every day. She did not wish for that to happen. Her only wish was for Aster to live happily every single day.Kevan clearly saw the forlornness in her eyes. His heart softening, he nearly suggested helping her transfer over to Aldovia. He had his own private plane, so transferring an immobile patient on a bed was not a problem.But …He knew tha

As Bartham was the leading city out of all the major cities, all transport lines and power were swiftly restored after the storm. It was only around 8 am when Gary rushed over to the hospital with Lewis in tow, yanking Kevan—who was still asleep in the chair—up and chasing him out. "Mr. Rogers, you can go now."Kevan had slept for less than two hours, and he could barely keep his eyes open. But his back straightened up out of habit as he sat back dazedly in the chair, which made him look kind of cute.Larissa could not bear it, and told Gary, "Let him sleep for a little while longer."Her plea only caused the jealousy in Gary's heart to burn hotter. But he could not say any words of denial to her, so he could only compromise. "Isn't the ward next door empty? Let the nurse know that he will be going over there to sleep." To show his "consideration," Gary added, "So that we won't disturb him here."His suggestion was fairly reliable to Larissa. The wards on their floor were all VIP w