Harold and Jake had been waiting at the airport since they got the news.
When they saw Joshua deplane safely, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
Normally, they weren't worried about where Joshua went. But the situation was different now. He was in the middle of treatment and could lose control at any moment.
The two walked up to Joshua. "Mr. Gardner, Dr. Chase is already waiting. Shall we head to your treatment now?"
Joshua's face was pale, and his brow was furrowed with exhaustion.
From the moment he learned of Stella's illness, he had immediately left for Solmaris. He had skipped his treatment and hadn't gotten any proper rest. Now, he was rubbing his temples, clearly not in a good state.
Harold and Jake exchanged a look, both seeing the same serious and grim concern in each other's eyes. Aside from the time he was hypnotized, they had never seen Joshua in such a condition.
Joshua raised a hand, as if about to say something.
The next second, he collapsed.
Jake and Harold were horrified. "Mr. Gardner!"
***
The door to the room opened, and Dr. Chase walked out, looking exhausted.
Harold and Jake rushed forward. "Dr. Chase, how is Mr. Gardner?"
Dr. Chase wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded with some relief.
"He's stable for now, which is good. However…"
Seeing the unusual expression on Dr. Chase's face, both Harold and Jake felt their hearts clench.
Joshua goes to Solmaris and comes back eager to cooperate with treatment, even wanting to cut the time down to six months…
Even if they'd been slow to catch on, they understood now.
Though they didn't know what had happened, it was clear Joshua wanted to go back to Stella. He didn't want to give up.
A rare smile appeared on Jake's face.
"In any case, the fact that Mr. Gardner is willing to accept treatment is a good thing. As for the timeline… his condition should be the priority. Let's just start the treatment for now. If it proves effective, we might be able to speed things up a bit."
Dr. Chase sighed. "For now, that's all we can do."
After Dr. Chase left, Jake and Harold started talking.
"Do you think something happened to Mr. Gardner in Solmaris to provoke him?" Jake asked. "Why else would he suddenly change his mind?"

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The same rotation blaming Stella trying to get her destroyed. Isn't the writer tired of writing the same foolishness overand over again? This is exhausting....
Can’t wait to see what joshua will do...
Why would the author of this book do that to Stella? Such cruelty!...
So many chapters are incomplete. Missing pages. Hard to get continuity...
Please move on from Stella's troubles, we need more exiting news. Like Joshua discovering that Stella is the one he has been looking for,the owner of the earring....
Seriously, how long will this get stretched ?? Looks like the whole world is set to trouble Stella... It's not moving anywhere.....
Hey...please update regularly...
Is Jasper gay? He certainly behaves that way....