NovelEnglishChapter 153 The night deepened around the hospital.
With the holiday break coming to an end in just a couple of days, Miranda had a stack of cases awaiting her attention and couldn't linger around indefinitely. She had already headed back to prepare for work.
Eugene had just stepped out after receiving a call from his mentor, leaving Mila alone in the room with the child. She was playing a board gwith Julian.
Having spent several days with the boy, Mila noticed something unsettling about him. He was too quiet, almost unnaturally so, and rarely smiled.
The only times she had seen any strong emotions from him were when he ran to her for help while being pursued by kidnappers, when he saw his uncle, and when his uncle tried to take him away from her. Otherwise, he was overly compliant, sticking close to her, doing whatever he was told-like a well-behaved puppet.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe seemed a bit withdrawn, the complete opposite of Adrian's vibrant and willful personality.
Despite his young age, Mila felt that Julian might really benefit from sprofessional psychological support, but that was a decision for the Pembroke Family to make, not her concern.
The two were in the middle of a gof Parcheesi, a set Miranda had bought.
It was Julian's turn to roll the dice. He gently shook them in his small hands and tossed them onto the table propped up over the hospital bed.
A six.
Mila clapped her hands, "Wow, Julian, that's amazing—a six! You get to roll again. You're getting closer to the finish line!" His eyes sparkled as he glanced at Mila. Encouraged by her enthusiasm, he picked up the dice and rolled again.
This tit was a three.
Mila was excited, "Wow, a three! Jump over these spaces and you can fly your piece across!" Just as Julian was about to move his piece according to Mila's guidance, the door to the room opened suddenly, causing a slight tremor in his hand.
Leonard walked in.
Seeing him, Mila instinctively frowned. What was he doing here? The presence of a stranger made Julian a bit nervous; his hand holding the gpiece trembled slightly. Noticing his unease, Mila ignored the newcomer, gently held Julian's hand, guiding him to leap his piece to the next spot, and kissed his cheek. "Julian, you're amazing." His eyes brightened even more, his earlier tension easing away.
Mila stayed with him until they finished the game. Julian reached the finish line first and won, earning himself three candies as a reward.
Julian took the candies, skillfully picked out two, and handed them to her. "For Mommy." He always did this-winning the game, keeping just one candy, and giving the rest to her.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMila's eyes crinkled with a smile as she happily accepted the candies, hugging him and kissing his cheek. "Thank you, Julian." Even though he didn't smile, she could sense his happiness.
After settling Julian with sLego on the bed beside them, Mila turned to face Leonard, who had made himself comfortable on the chair by her bed. Her earlier warmth vanished, replaced by a cold demeanor. "What do you want?"
Leonard glanced at the child quietly playing with his Lego and handedh over a plate of freshly sliced apples. "Madam, Mr. Pembroke askedto check on you." Mila didn't take the plate, looking puzzled. "What's his issue now?"
Leonard paused, withdrawing the plate with an impassive expression. "Mr. Pembroke is unwell these days, En.
which is why he sent me." Lysander, with his almost indestructible health, sick? So, if he weren't sick, he would have chimself? She might as well thank the gods of illness.
Mila smiled wryly, "What terminal illness?" If circumstances allowed, and without any cost, she wouldn't mind being a widow. She'd still be good to her in- laws.
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