Shelton seemed to be surprised at my decisiveness.

He looked at me and was stunned for a moment. Finally, he smiled gently and said, "Go ahead, I know that I can't keep you."

I slightly bowed and said, "Thank you."

Then, I turned around and left.

I did not look at Shelton again.

Although I didn't hate him, I couldn't forgive him for what he did.

I walked to the door of the emergency room and found the lights inside were still on.

I sat there, recalling what had just happened. Then I felt a little scared. If Patrick were going to die...

In that case, it would be very...