Chapter 23 I Just Want Her to Be Happy

Liora's POV When I returned to the hallway outside the emergency room, Dad had already been wheeled out. He was unconscious, lying on the white hospital bed with his eyes shut tight and his face drained of all color. If not for the faint rise and fall of his chest, I might have thought he was already… Just one look was all it took for tears to well up uncontrollably and stream down my face. Ever since the incident at his clinic, he had lost so much weight. Now, he looked so fragile, nothing like the strong father from my memories, the one who always protected me and gave me a happy childhood. Yet in that moment, I realized for the very first time that Dad needed me now. I could no longer let him suffer any more harm. Ethan reached out and tried to pull me into his arms. "Lio, don't worry. Jake will definitely pull through." I wasn't in the mood to listen to whatever Ethan was saying. My eyes stayed fixed on Dad as I fought back sobs. I wiped the tears from the corners of my eye