Lulu closed her eyes in exhaustion, and Irene tucked her in. "Rest well."
However, Irene refused to abandon Lulu here and would make Lulu better no matter how hard it was.
She stayed for a long while in Lulu's ward, many thoughts crossing her mind.
Lulu would never get over Martin if she stayed here, and she might be able to leave her dark past if she started over in a new place and started anew.
She spoke to the officers, who agreed to her request considering Lulu's condition—the only condition was to get Lulu's consent.
Irene insisted that she would, and one of them said, "If you can convince Lulu to accept treatment and live well, you can ask us for anything you need."
In fact, they would have done everything they could for Lulu given what happened to her.
Irene did not need anything, however. "Just arrange for a vehicle for when I take her away."
"Leave that to us. Don't worry."
Since the officers were not arguing, Irene just had to work Lulu patiently.
She knew that words were meaningless, and Lulu needed time.
She just had to stay at Lulu's side and wait until Lulu understood.
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However, Lulu did not speak much over the next few days even though Irene had another bed brought into the ward and basically lived with her.
Irene was worried about Lulu and that she would do something drastic, and staying with her all the time might offer comfort.
Seeing that Irene had not been sleeping well because of that, Eagle asked, "Ma'am, why don't you go home and rest while I stay here?"
Irene shook her head—she would only be at ease if it was her watching Lulu.
She also called Isaac, who understood her and assured her that he would take care of the family, and she did not have to worry.
Without any concerns over there, Irene would be at ease staying here.
Eagle lowered his eyes nonetheless. "You have dark circles under your eyes, ma'am."
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