Today, lody Sumrs and Sophie Thorne went to the hospital together to visit Brianna White. After a period of psychological therapy, Brianna’s emotional state had stabilized considerably.
When the two of them walked into Brianna’s room, she was chatting with her caregiver.
The caregiver with Brianna was a warm-hearted, chatty woman in her forties.
She was feeding Brianna a small cake from the hospital cafeteria while chiding her gently, "Why are you watching your sugar? If you want to eat it, just eat it. When you’re full and happy, you have the energy to get through anything!"
Brianna chewed on the cake and replied, "I actually used to love sweets, but I’d break out after eating them, so I stopped."
As a strear, she had to wear makeup regularly. If her skin condition worsened, her makeup wouldn’t apply smoothly.
When her skin wasn’t doing well, people in her stream’s chat would mock her. But if she turned on a beauty filter, they would fla her for setting it too high.
Over ti, she gradually beca afraid to eat sweets.
The caregiver comforted Brianna, saying, "Don’t you mind what those people say. Your skin is just an organ. As long as it’s functioning properly, that’s all that matters. Looks are secondary."
Just then, the caregiver saw Sophie Thorne and lody Sumrs walk in and quickly stood up to offer them seats.
Brianna looked at Sophie and lody, her eyes filled with gratitude. She said earnestly, "Thank you so much for saving . If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be sitting here. I’ll never forget this for the rest of my life."
lody quickly reassured her, "We’re neighbors. It was the least we could do. How have you been feeling these past couple of days?"
Brianna nodded and replied, "I feel much better. The wounds on my body have all scabbed over. The doctors say my tabolism is fast, so I’m healing quicker than most people. Also, the headaches and the tightness in my chest are gone now, and my insomnia has improved a lot."
After speaking, Brianna looked at them with a cautious, hopeful expression and asked, "Um, can I be discharged today?"
Brianna knew how expensive private hospitals were; it wasn’t sothing an ordinary person like her could afford.
Yesterday, while walking around the hospital with the caregiver, she had overheard a patient’s family mber kneeling on the ground, crying hysterically, begging the hospital for a few more days and not to discharge them. They kept sobbing that they would have the money soon.
It had been heart-wrenching for Brianna to hear.
Although the doctors had told her that soone was covering all her dical expenses, she didn’t want to take such huge advantage of another person’s kindness.
Sophie Thorne understood her concerns and replied with a smile, "Don’t worry about it. Just focus on resting for now. You fell from such a great height; the doctors also recomnd you stay for a couple more days of observation."
Sophie then added gently, "Don’t do anything foolish again. Your life is so precious. Don’t let that trash affect you."
Brianna lowered her gaze and nodded. "I know. Having died once, I’ve figured it all out. Those people were never worth it. If there’s a next ti, I’ll just push them all off instead. But I’m going to live my own life well."
Perhaps it was the therapy she’d received over the past few days, or maybe it was simply being well-fed and physically better, which in turn improved her mood. Brianna no longer had any desire to die. She even looked back and couldn’t understand why she had lost all hope and jumped.
She was even planning to travel the country after the natural disaster ended, sharing the scenery from her journey and experiencing the local cultures.
’This world is so wonderful. Why should I throw my life away because of a swarm of flies I’ve never even t?’
The three of them chatted for a while longer. lody then rembered she had left so daily necessities she’d brought for Brianna in the car, so she got up to retrieve them.
Unexpectedly, on her way back to the room, she ran right into Yuri Walsh, who was doing his rounds.
Yuri Walsh smiled when he saw lody Sumrs and greeted her. "Here to visit the girl who fell?"
lody nodded but didn’t reply.
Ever since she and Yuri had exchanged a few words outside her door, only to be inexplicably mocked by Zara Walsh, lody had little desire to interact with the siblings.
lody didn’t consider herself a good-tempered person. Yuri’s sister had sneered at her several tis, and while lody had let it slide for Yuri’s sake, she didn’t want to have anything more to do with the two of them.
Yuri noticed lody’s distant and indifferent expression and was taken aback for a mont. Then he added, "We’ll keep her under observation for another two days. If there are no issues, she can be discharged."
lody nodded and replied, "I see. Thank you, Dr. Walsh."
lody was about to turn and leave, but Yuri unexpectedly stopped her.
As lody watched him with a puzzled look, Yuri sighed. He looked at her seriously and said in a sincere tone, "Miss Sumrs, I’d like to apologize for my sister’s previous behavior. She’s been in a bad mood lately, so her words and actions have been offensive toward you. I hope you can forgive her and not stoop to her level."
lody hadn’t expected Yuri to say this. She felt an apology was unnecessary. Zara Walsh didn’t like her, and she didn’t like Zara. They were just neighbors who didn’t interact, so it didn’t matter. They could just avoid each other in the future.
But seeing Yuri’s sincere attitude, lody could only say, "You’re being too kind, Dr. Walsh. We’re all neighbors. There’s nothing to forgive. It wasn’t a big deal anyway."
Yuri felt a flicker of resentnt toward Zara. ’If she hadn’t run her mouth,’ he thought, ’lody wouldn’t be taking her anger out on now.’
He sighed inwardly in resignation but kept a smile on his face. He said to lody, "In that case, could you please not be so distant with , Miss Sumrs? I genuinely want to be friends with you. You can just call by my na, Yuri, and I’ll call you by your na. Is that okay?"
lody was taken aback and instinctively wanted to refuse.
But Yuri’s earnest expression made it difficult for her to voice the refusal on the tip of her tongue, and she just felt awkward.
Just then, a man in a sharp suit ca running over.
He pushed right past lody and stood before Yuri, panting. Bowing obsequiously, he said, "Dr. Walsh, I finally found you! About that special dicine for the volcanic ash—can you let us be the distributor? The price is negotiable!"
lody froze. ’A special dicine for volcanic ash? Could it be...’
She imdiately took out her phone, discreetly opened The Arcadia Store, and sure enough, saw a ssage from Paige Walsh’s research institute.
The ssage had been sent two days ago. lody had been busy and hadn’t checked her ssages, so she hadn’t noticed it.
It said that the drug had been successfully developed and would be distributed to various supply points and hospitals. They expressed their deep gratitude for lody Sumrs’s contribution.
The ssage also stated that lody deserved significant credit for the drug’s successful developnt. The institute had decided to report this to the organization and apply for a historic honor to be granted in her na. They hoped she would leave her contact information.
lody didn’t reply. She didn’t want to expose her personal information. Besides, she felt it was all thanks to the magic of her space; she couldn’t take all the credit herself.
anwhile, facing the suited man’s eagerness, Yuri said coolly, "Sorry, I’ve told you before. This batch of dicine is state-controlled. It can only be obtained with an ID and a prescription. Comrcial transactions are forbidden."
The man in the suit was about to say more but was dragged away by security guards who had rushed over.
Yuri pinched the bridge of his nose. ’These security guards need to be replaced,’ he thought. ’How did they let these people in again?’
lody thought for a mont before asking, "That special dicine for the volcanic ash you were just talking about... how effective is it?"
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