Chapter 5 Slow Approach

• "Mom, have you heard Annie mention someone recently?"
• Annie and Isolde exchanged dreamy and unclear glances, and Denis hesitated while trying to explain. Lately, whenever he visited his mother and took walks with Annie, she frequently mentioned the patient's son, who shared the room with her mother.
• Joyce seemed so pleased and fond of this girl, constantly praising her for being obedient, adorable, and well-behaved. Denis had heard so much about her that he became curious about this girl, not knowing that it was Annie all along.