Chapter 99

• Cynthia sat quietly in the hospital room next to her younger sister, Lilian. The area was filled with the gentle sound of machines and the soft footsteps of nurses walking by in the corridor. Lilian sat up in bed, slowly eating warm porridge. Her face looked brighter than it had in the past few weeks; the color was returning to her cheeks, and the tiredness in her eyes seemed to have faded.
• Doctor John, wearing a blue suit with a white coat and a stethoscope around his neck, stood by the bedside. He spoke gently as he placed the stethoscope against Lilian's chest.
• "Your heartbeat is normal," he said with a faint smile. "And your lungs are clear. Let me check your eyes."