Chapter 104

A MONTH LATER

Melanie’s eyes flutter open, slowly adjusting to the bright light of the hospital room. Her sights are groggy and disoriented, trying to make sense of where she is and what had happened.

Her body feels heavy and weak, her limbs moving slowly and with difficulty. As her senses return, she becomes aware of the beeping machines around her, the scent of antiseptic in the air, and the bustling activity of the medical machines around her.

She turns her head sideways to see Alfred, sitting on a chair beside her bed with his back to the wall. He seemed to be asleep.

Melanie smiles, seeing how cute he looks even when he's asleep.

“Alfred?” she calls out to him, her voice so low that she could not hear her own voice.

Since she finds it hard to talk, she presses a button beside her bed which makes a loud noise.

Alfred jerks up and rushed up to her, he seems shocked to see her staring at him with a smile on her face.

“Melanie? You're awake?” Alfred gasps, he goes on his knees and w