Chapter 2091 Meeting The Parents
- Brycen straightened, vitality radiating from him. “Your mother and I feel better by the hour. After we go home for the holidays, I doubt we'll need to set foot in this ward again.”
- Denise watched the way Brycen and Calliope tried to smile, their skin stretched thin and colorless beneath the fluorescent glow. She could see through the brave fronts, knew every upbeat word was a lie they told for her sake.
- Even so, in this fragile pocket of warmth, she refused to call them out. Some illusions, she decided, were worth protecting.