"Grandpa, when will Mom come back?" Beryl asked while she miserably sobbed.
Hunk pressed his lips tightly together while he thought of his daughter. He frowned at the fact that even though he wanted to comfort the two children, he couldn't do anything for them.
The pitiful look on both the children's faces caused Louis' heart to melt. He sighed heavily and said, "Don't worry, your mom and dad will be back soon. Let's go out tomorrow for some fresh air, okay?"
Both of the children's sorrow quickly went away when they heard what Louis said.
Beryl raised her head and wiped away the tears on her face. She eagerly looked at him and asked, "Where are we going to fly kites?"
Beryl had completely misunderstood Louis' words and thought that going out for some fresh air meant going out to fly kites.
Bowen, who was quietly lying in Hunk's arms, suddenly popped his head out once he heard Beryl's words. His big round eyes stared intently at Louis, anxiously waiting for his answer.
Louis laughed and smiled at the children. He then said, "I'll take you wherever you want to go."
While he spoke, the image of the children's amusement park nearby popped into his head.
There were still several business deals that needed to be discussed, so he could only postpone the discussions for a few days. All of them had stayed inside the manor for so long that it was inevitable for them to feel bored.
"I want to go to the amusement park," Beryl mumbled with a disgruntled look on her face.
She was old enough to not be so easily distracted. The longing to be together with her mother was still there in her heart, but her uncle was obviously trying to make her forget that, so she refrained from asking any more in fear of being rejected.
On the other hand, Bowen didn't think too much about it. He simply nodded in agreement and exclaimed, "I also want to go to the amusement park!"
Upon seeing both of them completely resolved about the destination tomorrow, Louis agreed without hesitation. "That sounds good. Uncle will take you there tomorrow." But the thought that Beryl might want to go somewhere else after the park didn't come to Louis' mind.
Meanwhile, Hunk felt somewhat unhappy whenever he saw the children.
To these two, their parents were everything for them. No matter how happy they were at home, they still wanted to be near the two closest people in their hearts.
"But..."
Hunk mumbled but quickly stopped himself. He just sighed helplessly while shaking his head.
At the same time, Estelle was in deep distress.
She had gone to the hospital as usual. The nurse in her father's ward had already become familiar with her. Whenever she saw Estelle enter her father's room, she would simply nod as a greeting and quietly leave the room.
Estelle looked at the person on the bed with a blank stare.
His age was clearly apparent on his face. Even though it was covered by the ventilator, it wasn't difficult to see that his face had become a monument of the years that he had lived.
The wrinkles that had piled up on his face seemed like the outlines of mountains.
Estelle was still hesitant, but she slowly reached out her hand and gently touched the old man's face.
Each line on her father's face told a story of the hardships in life that he had had to go through. Estelle could no longer contain her emotions and burst into tears.
The tears that slowly dripped down her cheeks landed on the bed.
Suddenly, her father's fingertips slightly trembled.
Estelle's eyes widened in surprise and the unhappy thoughts she had had quickly went away. She rushed to hold her father's hand and asked, "Dad, are you awake?"
She clasped his hand tightly, even unconsciously applying pressure to his hand in an attempt to wake him up.
But all she got in return was silence. It seemed that her father's movement was only an illusion.
Estelle still held on to some hope. She stared intently at his left hand, still trying to believe that it wasn't just her mind playing tricks on her. She believed that her father had really heard her talking and that there was still some consciousness inside him.
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