Chapter 62

Over here, Gladys held the ice cream Brian had bought for her, eagerly arriving at the original spot in the hospital, only to find Alston and Cecilia missing. "Where did Mommy and Daddy go?" Her delicate brows furrowed, a clear sign of her unhappiness. Thinking that Cecilia and Alston had something to discuss, Brian took Gladys's hand and headed towards the stairwell. Passing through the greenery that obscured pedestrians' view, half of Gladys's ice cream slipped from her hand to the ground. Brian hesitated for a moment, but before he could look down, Gladys had already wriggled free from his grasp. She rushed towards Cecilia and Alston, tears streaming down her big watery eyes. With all her might, she tugged at Alston's arm, "Daddy, Daddy! Don't!" Gladys's cry snapped Alston back to his senses. The crimson hue in his eyes faded as he saw Cecilia, barely holding onto life after his grip. Suddenly releasing the pressure from his clenched hand, Cecilia, caught off guard and still feeling