Chris did not know if he should apprehend the person walking briskly away from what looked to him to be Nancy's ward or to rush into the place to confirm.

He couldn't possibly accuse someone just because they were walking briskly away from somewhere. So he dragged his children hurriedly into Nancy's ward.

She looked so white with the machines all round her. The atmosphere and appearance of everything was eerie.

With thumping heat and trembling hands, he drew close to Nancy to feel her heartbeat.

In his haste, he did not notice a moment in the room. The person who had got to the room a few seconds before...