Chapter 12 Leilani's POV The morning after Sarah and Raffy visited felt like a fragile bubble. My mother was sleeping peacefully, her color finally returning, and Timothy was... he was just there. No laptop, no frantic phone calls to the office. Just a man sitting in a cramped hospital room, peeling an orange for me because he noticed I hadn't eaten. I watched his hands—the steady, capable hands of a CEO—carefully removing the pith. It felt surreal. "You're staring again," he murmured, a playful glint in his eyes as he handed me a slice. "I'm just waiting for the catch," I admitted, taking the fruit. "Everything is so... quiet. I'm not used to quiet, Timothy. My life is usually a series of loud disasters." Timothy leaned back, his eyes softening. "There is no catch, Leilani. For once, the disaster is over. Can't you just accept that you're allowed to be happy?" I wanted to. I really did. But before I could answer, the door pushed open and a nurse stepped in, looki
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