Chapter 126

She grabbed at Conrad’s hand with as much strength as she could muster, but to Conrad, it was merely like a cat lightly pawing at him. Conrad instinctively held her bony hand and said, “I’ll take you back to Fia and my home, alright?” Echo nodded slowly as if every action and every word had a chance of taking her life. In order to buy her some more time, Conrad asked for the ventilator to be brought with them. On their way home, Echo was so tired that she fell asleep again. Fia stared at her chest with her eyes wide. Only when she saw that her chest was rising and falling did she feel sure that she was alive. Once home, Fia remained by her mother’s side, guarding her. She refused to go anywhere and refused to eat or drink. At night, she would sleep close to her mother. She didn’t dare to close her eyes as she listened to her mother’s light breathing. The next morning, Conrad opened the door to the guestroom. “Go eat some breakfast. I’ll take care of Mom.” Fia shook her head.