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Hilda arrived at the hospital right after she finished working. She asked Paulina if Ace could stay there for awhile and Paulina, being the kind and loving woman that she was, agreed. It was already seven thirty at night when she arrived. She quickly made a pit stop at a Chinese restaurant near the hospital that sells the best wonton soup, Kyle's favourite.

She stopped by and said her greetings to the nurses in the reception before heading to Kyle's room. The door was left slightly ajar and Hilda heard series of laughter from the inside. She took a peek inside and saw that Kyle wasn't alone. Lucas was there again, playing a board game with him. But this time, it wasn't only the two of them. Hilda saw a little girl, probably the same age as Ace, sitting beside her son on the bed. She was excitedly pointing at the board game and both her and Kyle laughed as Lucas groaned in defeat.

"We won again!" Kyle exclaimed as he high-five the little girl.

"I'm hungry, Daddy." The little girl co