“Are you awake?” Jilly asked as she saw him move from her sightline. She was focused looking ahead while sitting at the edge of the bed.
He groaned and covered his eyes because of the sudden brightness. He felt sore around his neck but carefully stretched it afraid of bruising it even more. He felt like a fool and people said it right to his face. He was supposed to take care of his family and not the other way around.
“Yes.” He slowly sat up and sat next to her. “Are you okay? Is everything okay?” He asked as he placed his hand on top of her thigh.
“I have the chip with me, we’ll wait for a while to get ready. You … need to stay in until then,” she said, still with a flat voice. She had a lot in her mind and to feel the right emotion was out of her league for now.
He let out a painful
