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Just as the two were about to leave the garden, Vincent couldn\u2019t hold back any longer. He stood up and quickly caught up to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cViolet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing her name, Violet turned, slightly startled. Recognizing Vincent, she relaxed a bit and asked, \u201cIs everything alright?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent didn\u2019t beat around the bush. \u201cHave you seen Scarlett?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instead of answering, Violet asked, \u201cWhy do you ask?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cVanessa spiked a high fever and lost consciousness. She\u2019s in the ICU. I\u2019ve called Scarlett over and over, but she won\u2019t pick up. She\u2019s usually reachable\u2013I\u2019m worried something might be wrong.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Violet didn\u2019t tell him Scarlett was in the same hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She simply said, \u201cI\u2019m just her sister\u2013in\u2013law, Vincent. I\u2019m not really in a position to know her whereabouts. I\u2019m sorry\u2013I can\u2019t help you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent didn\u2019t press her. He just replied wearily, \u201cI see. Thanks anyway.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Violet looked at him for another moment, then took Clara\u2019s hand and continued toward the\u00a0<\/p>\n
entrance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Vincent suddenly called after her again. \u201cViolet, the flu\u2019s going around with the season change. You probably shouldn\u2019t bring Clara to the hospital.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Violet had actually forgotten about that. She offered a small, polite smile. \u201cYou\u2019re right. Thanks.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then she led Clara away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Violet returned alone later, Vincent was no longer in the garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She carried a bag of fruit to the inpatient wing and entered Scarlett\u2019s room, where Damian was helping her with dinner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Violet glanced at the containers\u2013the meal looked nourishing and thoughtfully prepared, gentle enough for someone recovering.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow considerate, Mr. Langley,\u201d she remarked. \u201cThis doesn\u2019t look like hospital food.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damian looked up and smiled. \u201cGood eye. My mother made it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Violet\u2019s eyes widened slightly. \u201cDoes your mother know about Scarlett?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
While carefully feeding Scarlett another bite, Damian said, \u201cYes, I told her a while ago.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd about Scarlett being married\u2026 and having a child?\u201d Violet ventured.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing Scarlett was nearly finished, Damian gently wiped her mouth, then stood to face Violet more fully. \u201cViolet, everyone in my life knows there\u2019s a woman I care about. They also know I won\u2019t marry anyone else.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Violet studied his expression. He seemed completely sincere.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a pause, she said with a soft smile, \u201cIt sounds like you\u2019re the kind of man worth trusting with a future.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She deliberately glanced toward Scarlett as she said it\u2013clearly meaning for her to hear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett did hear, but she pretended not to, quietly sipping the last of her soup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damian looked at her too. He knew she\u2019d heard and was choosing not to react.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t push. He just returned Violet\u2019s smile and said, \u201cThank you. But whether I\u2019m worthy or not depends on what Scarlett thinks. If she says I am, then I am.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Violet nodded gently. \u201cI believe effort is rewarded, sooner or later.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope so,\u201d Damian replied, his tone touched with quiet resolve.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In his pursuit of Scarlett, his confidence wavered sometimes. Moments like this\u2013when Violet was subtly encouraging things\u2013Scarlett\u2019s lack of response made the road ahead feel long.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But maybe it was just because she wasn\u2019t divorced yet. Maybe once she was free, and if he kept showing up for her, day after day, she might finally let him in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Scarlett finished, Damian took the bowl and began tidying the containers from the bedside table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Watching his attentive, thorough care, Violet couldn\u2019t help smiling warmly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She sat beside the bed, took Scarlett\u2019s hand, and glanced toward Damian before lowering her voice. \u201cI ran into Vincent on my way in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett\u2019s expression tightened. \u201cDid he give you a hard time?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Violet gave her hand a reassuring pat. \u201cNo, he didn\u2019t. But he said he couldn\u2019t reach you. And it sounds like Vanessa\u2019s in the ICU.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Hearing that, Scarlett straightened up. \u201cI should go check on her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As a doctor, she knew being moved to the ICU even with the flu was serious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No matter what, Vanessa was still her daughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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