Chapter 18

Michael told Amelia to stay before he approached Bernard. "Grandpa?" Bernard was pressed against the viewing glass of the hospital nursery as he looked this way and that. The nurses were cradling the babies in their arms as they cleaned them. Their little arms, legs, and heads were especially adorable. The more Bernard looked at the babies, the wider his smile grew. He turned around when he heard someone calling him. His smile instantly disappeared when his eyes landed on Michael's handsome face. "Why are you being so loud? You're going to scare the babies," Bernard berated coldly. Michael couldn't help but feel troubled at suddenly being scolded. He had seen an old man, whose silhouette was similar to Bernard's, pressed against the window of the nursery from a long distance away. At first, he had assumed that his eyes were playing tricks on him. He didn't expect the old man to actually be Bernard. What was he looking at? And what was he doing here in the first place? "What