Chapter 296

Emmeline gave him a tired look, yet there was a flicker of warmth in her eyes. She felt oddly reassured by his constant presence despite the anxiety.

Minnie, however, wasn’t done teasing. “You do realize you’re the last two people he’ll want to see when he wakes up, right? He’s going to lose his mind.”

Zavian smirked. “Good. Maybe it’ll knock some sense into him.”

Taehyung snorted. “I can’t believe you’re dragging me into this. You know I’m terrible at comforting people, especially someone like Richard.”

“You’re doing fine so far,” Zavian replied smoothly.

He rested a hand on Emmeline’s back, his eyes meeting hers. “Ready?”

Emmeline took a deep breath to steady herself. “Yeah. Let’s do this.”

With that, Zavian led the way to Richard’s ward with Emmeline following behind.

He opened the door and ushered her inside then followed behind.

Emmeline’s heart pounded in her chest, but she kept her head high.

Richard was lying on the