Chapter 258

After a thorough check-up, the doctor confirmed that William Thompson was starting to respond to external stimuli, but hadn’t fully regained consciousness yet. So when Oliver Thompson, Jack Brooks, and Ivy Penn rushed in with hopeful faces, their excitement quickly gave way to disappointment. Serena Dawson's face turned pale as she listened to the update. Coupled with that earlier conversation with Matthew Quinn, it just pushed her mood off a cliff. “But no need to stress too much,” the doctor added, glancing at their gloomy faces, trying to be reassuring. “If you can talk to him every day, it might help. He can hear you—keeping him in good spirits might speed things up.” … Vivian Moore hurriedly called Bianca Quinn and Austin Quinn back to the dining room, clearly on edge. Her nerves were written all over her face. Bianca didn’t seem too bothered. With Susan Greene’s help, she washed her hands, took her seat, and unfolded her napkin. “Didn’t eat much at lunch,” she grumbled cheerfully