Kai stood rooted to the spot long after the doors had slammed shut. The echo of Abigail’s voice was still ringing in his ears.
Don’t. I don’t want to see you right now.
It wasn’t just a simply pushing him away. It was clearly a rejection.
The bustle of the hospital swallowed him. The quick footsteps of nurses, the faint beeping of monitors, the metallic clatter of a gurney wheel snagging on the floor. But none of it mattered. All he could hear was the sound of her crying, passing through that door.
He took a few steps forward before a nurse blocked his way.
“Sir, you can’t go in right now. They need space to work.”
“I just—” His voice caught. He cleared it quickly, forcing the words out. “I just need to be there—”
Her tone stayed professional, steady, but firm. “We’ll update you as
