In the hospital room, Jimmy lay quietly on the bed, his pale face almost blending in with the sheets.
When Martha pushed open the door and saw him, her heart ached. She stumbled over to sit by his bedside and gazed straight at him.
Thank goodness Jimmy was okay.
Melissa and Eden stood at the doorway, watching Stefan's and Martha's concerned eyes fall upon their son. Their eyes grew moist as they exchanged a glance before silently leaving the room.
Outside in the hallway, Melissa let out a soft sigh. "Thank goodness Jimmy is okay. Otherwise Martha would blame herself very much."
As Martha's best friend, she knew how much her son meant to her. He had always been her spiritual pillar since they ever lived abroad.
That was why Melissa knew that if anything ever happened to Jimmy, Martha would feel like losing part of herself.
Eden reached out to pat Melissa's shoulder gently. "It'll all be alright soon enough," he said reassuringly.
"Hmm," Melissa murmured softly but inside she still felt shaken up from everything that had happened so far today.
Just then an image flashed through her mind, causing her brows to furrow slightly, but it disappeared too quickly for her to make sense of what she'd seen...
In Jimmy's hospital room, Martha had calmed down somewhat. Stefan turned around and headed towards the door, intending to call for some disinfectant tools from one of nurses outside when he saw Melissa standing there holding a medical tray looking dazedly at him.
Their eyes met briefly before she handed over what he needed, saying, "Here you go. Everything you need is here."
Melissa had noticed earlier how badly bruised up Martha's palm was from saving Jimmy, but hadn't been able do anything about it earlier. Now she managed to get hold of these disinfectant tools which included bandages too.
But then something caught Melissa's eye: Stefan's hand looked just as bad!
"Never mind," said Melissa, withdrawing both hands holding the medical tray, "I'll take care of this myself."
With that said, she walked into Jimmy's room, leaving Stefan standing there...
She placed the medical tray in her hand on the bedside table and sat next to Martha, looking at the woman beside her with concern.
"Martha."
"What's wrong?"
Martha turned her head absentmindedly and glanced at her friend before looking back at Jimmy lying on the bed.
Melissa sighed silently, reached out and gently grabbed Martha's wrist. "Your hand is injured. Let me take care of it for you."
Martha suddenly felt a sharp pain in her palm when she heard this.
She thought of Stefan and turned towards him who was standing not far away.
Stefan met her anxious gaze, gave her a reassuring look, and said softly, "I'm fine. Get your wounds dressed first. I can handle mine later."
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