"WE NEED YOU here, Meredith," Ellwood told me.

"Yeah, I know that," I replied in a hoarse voice.

"Hey, are you alright? You're not taking care of yourself, are you?"

I shook my head at the tone of his voice. His voice lowered one decibel due to the sudden fluctuation of his emotion.

"I'm fine, Ellie." I said in a whisper-like voice, stopping myself from coughing. I felt really heavy these past few days, I'm just pushing myself to still gi to work despite having a fever.

I leaned against the sofa when I heard him heave a deep breath.

"You're lying," he stated.

"I'm fine, I swear..." I lied...