It was as though the time has stopped when Adam’s dilated eyes stared at the monitor without his attention focusing on it anymore. Rather, he was frozen at the familiar soft voice that called for him—the voice that he has longed to hear again. In his attempt to collect himself altogether, Adam turned his back at the monitor to see the owner of that shivering angelic voice. Struggling to get up, Laura tried to lift her body, but she ended up falling back to the bed when her body jolted in pain. Seeing her struggling, Adam was prompted to jump toward her direction without hesitation. “Where does it hurt?” as Laura winced in pain that stabbed her waist, Adam asked in a soft manner, emerging as a foreign voice in Laura’s ears. Adam leaned closer and held on her shoulder and on her waist as f

