Nathan's usually stern face drained of color in an instant.
It felt like someone had rammed a knife straight through his chest, leaving it raw and bleeding, the agony so sharp he could barely breathe.
Luckily, two updates came from the hospital right as he was spiraling.
The good news? Jillian had pulled through the critical period.
The bad news? If she didn't wake up soon, she would very likely end up in a permanent vegetative state.
Inside the hospital's intensive care unit, Nathan dabbed at Jillian's arm with a cloth, his movements so gentle he might as well have been handling fragile glass. "Come on, don't sleep anymore. If you keep this up, you'll have slept your entire life's quota of sleep away."
Jillian lay motionless on the hospital bed, her eyes tightly shut.
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