Chapter 1504

Just as Phoebe was lost in her thoughts, Tyler asked, "Did he wake up earlier?" That one sentence from him disrupted her wandering thoughts, like a breeze stirring a still pond. When she heard him, she immediately replied, "He woke up once in the middle, and cried for a while. I read him a storybook to calm him down, and then he fell asleep again." Tyler, upon hearing her answer, followed with another question, "What about dinner? Did he eat much?" Phoebe quickly responded, "Not much. He still seems to be in pain, so his appetite isn't great." Hearing that, Tyler's face darkened slightly. The room then fell into a heavy silence. His gaze remained fixed on the boy, while Phoebe's eyes stayed glued to Tyler. It was a strange moment. One looked at the other, while the other looked away. Finally, as if breaking through an invisible barrier, Phoebe reached out and wrapped her arms tightly around Tyler. Feeling himself being embraced, he turned his eyes toward her. Phoebe's face w