"Oh, I see."
Cyril turned his face away again, not even glancing at them anymore. Seeing Cyril awake, Sylvia prepared to leave.
Seeing Sylvia about to leave, Paris panicked. Although Cyril was awake now, everyone could tell something was seriously wrong with him. If Sylvia left now and something happened to Cyril again, what would they do? Paris didn't think they'd have another chance to ask Sylvia to come, and Cyril's condition was really worrying.
"Miss Sylvia, could you stay here with my boss for a while? I need to go get his medication. If anything happens during this time, no one else will be able to handle it. Please, can you stay a bit longer?"
Paris pleaded, and Sylvia couldn't bring herself to refuse. She nodded and went in. Paris breathed a sigh of relief and quickly left, instructing others not to enter the room.
"Are you sick?" Cyril finally turned his head to Sylvia's presence, trying to appear normal, but after days of working without rest and irregular meals, he looked terrible—weak and sickly.
Sylvia shook her head. "I'm just here to accompany my brother."
"Oh, it's nothing much, really. They're just overly worried I might do something stupid. There's nothing serious. You don't need to worry too much. If you have things to do, go ahead. I can handle this."
"Your health is in bad shape. I heard you ended up in the hospital because you hadn't been eating properly. Is everything okay at home?"
"Yeah, there's a small issue, but I can handle it. It's just that work has been busy lately, so I couldn't eat properly. Thanks for coming today."
"It's not much trouble, really. I just felt bad for Paris. I didn't want to bother him too much. I'll just sit for a while until he gets back with the medicine, and then I'll leave. I might not even wait for him. I have a lot of work to handle."
Sylvia didn't want to continue talking about Cyril's problems. She made up an excuse and changed the subject. Cyril didn't press further, and they both fell silent again.
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