| looked incomprehensibly into Theo's eyes. | was filled with doubt but without a hint of anger. | could not get
angry at him at all.
| felt aggrieved, though. What was there to hide from me? This involved Munchkin too.
| did not notice guilt in Theo's eyes. In just a few minutes, Theo and | had turned into complete strangers. | could
no longer see what was in his eyes.
Chief Royce escortedback to my ward and exhortedto stay in the hospital for now and not go anywhere.
The situation was still unclear at the moment. He feared that someone would attacklater, so he reminded
| was not afraid about this at all and actually hoped that the person would takealong. At least | would be able
to see Munchkin that way.
| sat by the window. The moon was very round tonight, but neither Munchkin nor Theo was with me.
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In the early hours of the morning, the door knob of the ward gently turned. Knowing that someone was creeping
in, | felt no hint of nervousness or fear.
| sat by the window, blinking slowly. | continued looking out at the moon outside the window. The only thought in
my mind was that that person would takewith them. That way, Munchkin would appear in front of my eyes
when | opened them again.
Suddenly, everything brightened before my
eyes. The lights in the ward were switched on.
"Why aren't you resting, Wanda?"
It was Theo's voice. My expectations earlier had fallen through.
| made no reply and closed my eyes in exhaustion.
Theo walked up to drape a coat around me. "You need more rest right now."
| sneered with my eyes closed, not wanting to see him. "Really? Am | the one who needs more rest now or is it
your child?"
"What are you talking about?" His voice was deep and low. It was clear that he was upset.
"Where did you take Munchkin?" | fought back my tears, but my breaking voice betrayed me.
"Do you really think | kidnapped Munchkin, Wanda?"
I made no reply. | could not say yes, but | tacitly assented to it.
"Evidence is required for the police to handle a case. Have you already givena verdict based on the few
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The ward fell into silence.
"I don't wish to think like that either, but my mind's a mess. If it was you, then | believe you won't hurt Munchkin.
But can you please bring him back because I'd like to see him?"
Even with my eyes closed, my tears still poured out when | mentioned Munchkin's name. "He's still so young.
Don't you think you're too heartless to be doing this to a child?" "I know you're worried about Munchkin, but have
you ever thought about my feelings? We finally have a baby, yet you casually decided to give up on them. Have
you ever thought about me? | never wanted to give up on treating Munchkin but you? You gave up on our baby
directly! If we want to compare who's more heartless, don't you think you're far more heartless than me?"
| slightly sneered. "You can't hold it in, after all."
| slowly turned around and looked into his eyes. "You're mad just because | said | was going to give up on this
baby. You were worried that your baby wouldn't be born, so you took Munchkin away and even secretly found ads by
him a bone marrow match. You already did so many things, so why didn't you endure it for a little bit longer?" Pubfuture