Meanwhile, in a VIP room at Manhattan Children's Hospital, Leon sat beside Lily's bed peeling an apple. A sudden pain stabbed through his heart.
His hand jerked. The sharp fruit knife sliced his thumb, and blood welled from the cut.
Selena immediately set down her coffee, grabbed a tissue, and pressed it onto the wound. "Leon, what's wrong? Why are you so pale? Are you feeling sick?"
Leon pressed a hand to his chest, irritated by the unexplained palpitations.
He pushed Selena's hand away and shook his head. "I'm fine. Staying up all night probably gave me an irregular heartbeat. Has Lily's fever broken?"
Selena nodded and gazed at him imploringly, resting both hands on the back of his with complete ease. "Yes, it has. Leon, I truly could not have managed last night without you. If yo
