After a while, Seth left with Sophia.
They arrived at Josephine's ward, and Seth hesitated at the door.
Moments later, he pushed open the door and entered the room. "You can leave first."
Sophia looked at his back with a hint of confusion in her eyes. Once the door closed, she decided to leave the hospital.
Inside the room, Mrs. Larson was busy tending to Josephine's wounds.
Hearing the footsteps approaching, she mistook Seth for Lewis and greeted him before realizing it was Seth. Then, she continued with her work.
Wearing a respiratory mask, Josephine had shorter hair now. She had a few burns on her face, but they were not as severe as Sierra's.
"Has she regained consciousness?" Seth asked.
Mrs. Larson shook her head. "I just arrived not long ago. I'm not sure."
Seth took a seat nearby. He was lost in thought as he observed Josephine's delicate figure for a while.
He wondered what Lewis was thinking now and what he would do next. After all, he now owed Sierra a life.
Just the thought of it felt intriguing.
After Mrs. Larson wiped Josephine's arm and tucked her in with a blanket, she turned to Seth and said, "Mr. Fairchild, if you have something to attend to, you can go ahead. I can manage here alone." Assuming that Lewis had sent him here, Mrs. Larson made the suggestion.
Seth smiled and replied, "I'm quite free today, so I'll stay for a bit."
"Alright then." Mrs. Larson nodded awkwardly. With nothing else to do, she sat with Seth.
They sat there for five hours, but Josephine showed no signs of waking up. Meanwhile, the lights in the operating room were turned off.
Sierra was wheeled out.
The doctors informed Lewis, "She's temporarily out of danger, but it might take a while for her to regain consciousness. As for her burns, she'll likely need cosmetic surgery later to recover. The fracture in her right leg will require at least a year in a wheelchair to fully heal."
Lewis nodded slightly and thanked them for their hard work.
The doctors did not move Sierra to a regular ward. Instead, they sent her to the ICU until she was completely out of danger.
The next day, Sierra's parents arrived.
To everyone's surprise, her parents were not young. White-haired, they appeared to be at least seventy years old. Even their steps were unsteady.
When the elderly couple approached the ward and saw Lewis, the old lady nervously asked, "Are you Sierra's boyfriend?"
Lewis didn't answer their question directly. Instead, he asked, "Are you Sierra's parents?"
"Yes, yes. I'm Sierra's mother. How is she now?" the old lady asked anxiously.
"She's temporarily out of danger, but we need to observe her condition further," Lewis responded.
The elderly couple tried to enter the room, but Lewis stopped them. "This is the intensive care unit. You can't go in. Let me arrange a place for you to stay, and I'll inform you when her situation stabilizes."
The couple hesitated for a moment. Then, they stood on tiptoes, straightened their hunched backs, and tried to get a glimpse inside.
However, Sierra was wrapped up like a dumpling, and they couldn't see anything. With tears in their eyes, they reluctantly gave up.
Lewis then called Sophia over to arrange accommodations for them.
Not long after, Conrad returned with the DNA test results for Sierra and Sophia.
Lewis opened the file, took out the report, and flipped to the last page.
They were 30% genetically similar to each other.
Conrad glanced at Sierra in the ICU and couldn't help but exclaim, "Are they really sisters?"
"Their parents are here."
Conrad immediately understood what Lewis meant and said, "I'll take care of it right away."
If Sierra and her parents were confirmed to be unrelated, it would mean that Sierra and Sophia were indeed sisters. Then, there was a high possibility that Sophia's parents were Sierra's parents.
Yet what did it have to do with Lewis?
Conrad asked hesitantly, "Chairman Alvarez, are you trying to help Miss Woods find her biological parents?"
Lewis glanced at Conrad, making him tremble.
Lewis said, "Have you read Sophia's documents?"
"Yes, I did, but there was nothing particularly noteworthy."
"Did you investigate it?"
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