The person whose heels were clacking against the floor was Dorothy.

When she'd decided to stay by Juelz's side, she hadn't expected the operation to go on from ten thirty in the morning to six in the evening. It was more than seven hours.

During that period, Belle had even fallen asleep in her arms after having her lunch.

Juelz was unconscious after his operation, and he'd been wrapped up like a cocoon again. The medical personnel carefully transferred him from the stretcher to the bed.

The effects of the anesthetic only wore off an hour later. Juelz slowly opened his eyes, and when he saw Dorothy by his bedside,...