Chapter 110: Pain Part 2

He wished he had the answers she sought, wished he could offer her some semblance of comfort in the face of such overwhelming loss. "I don't know, Juliet," Mark admitted, his voice thick with emotion. "I wish I did. But we'll get through this together, I promise. We'll be there for your mom, just like we were for James." Juliet nodded silently, her tears continuing to fall as she clung to Mark's presence like a lifeline in the midst of the storm. As they sat together in the hospital waiting room, enveloped in the suffocating embrace of grief, they drew strength from each other's presence, knowing that as long as they had each other, they could weather any storm that came their way. Juliet's tears continued to flow unchecked, her grief pouring out in waves as she clung to Mark with desperate intensity. Each sob racked her body, echoing through the sterile corridors of the hospital like a haunting lament. "Why... why did this have to happen?" Juliet's voice was choked with anguish, h