"Serenity…" Lucas murmured, "If I could, I want more than your thanks…"

Lucas had always subconsciously kept a distance from others. Even friends like Caleb would say he was too cold and aloof. It was as if nobody could enter his heart.

Lucas seemed to have understood what it was like, unable to enter someone's heart. He was desperately trying to get closer to Serenity, wanting to be part of her world, but she always kept a distance from him.

Although Serenity was smiling, her smile was just a silent rejection of him. What should he do to really have a place in her heart?!

***

Serenity hurried to the pediatric section. She gave Yanny's name to the nurse at the reception desk and finally found the ward.

Yanny had fallen asleep in his ward. The little boy lying on the hospital bed seemed to have gone through a terrible fight. His legs were wrapped in bandages, and his face was swollen and bruised. His eyes, although closed, were obviously swollen as well.

Mrs. Wells sat by Yanny's