Robin’s worries grew when he heard Catrin mention the most inauspicious thing at such a moment.
Idris had just woken up inside and was waiting to meet Arwen. Yet outside, Catrin was bringing back the same thing that had torn everything apart.
How had she yet not realized the things?
He shook his head before quickly stepping forward to intervene. "Madam," she began slowly, "Sir has been waiting to meet young miss for a long time. Please allow her inside. Don’t make him wait more in his current condition."
Catrin heard him, but she didn’t move. Her gaze remained fixed on Arwen as she mocked, "He had been desperate to meet her because he still considered himself her father. But she ... she had long stopped considering us as parents. She even signed the papers officially to seal her decision. There is no need for her to go inside and meet him now. This is what she deserves."
"But Madam, —" Robin frowned; however, just before he could speak, Catrin held her hand up at him, stopping him from speaking any further.
Then, looking at Arwen, she said with finality. "You held no right to stay here, yet you stayed and looked over my husband for the entire night. I won’t keep that against you. But you can leave now."
For the whole time, Arwen didn’t speak a word. She just stood there and listened to all that she had to say.
Even when Catrin asked her to leave, she didn’t. She just stood there, watching as Catrin turned to step inside the room instead.
But just when her hand would have reached to push the door of the ICU open, the nurse quickly stepped in between, stopping her.
Catrin frowned. She glared at the nurse and asked with warning laced in her tone, "What are you doing?"
The nurse hesitated but then informed politely. "Sorry, Mrs. Quinn, but you can’t enter the room."
"What do you mean?" Catrin’s frown deepened. "Do you know who I am? I am his wife. How could you stop me from meeting my own husband?"
The nurse looked apologetic, but she said firmly, "I know, but here your position doesn’t matter. The patient’s request is what matters. And he said he just wants to meet his daughter." She flicked her eyes to Arwen, adding, "and right now he had asked me to just send Ms. Quinn inside."
Catrin turned and glared at Arwen.
Arwen didn’t flinch under her gaze; instead, she looked back at her evenly.
"Ms. Quinn," the nurse spoke again, making Arwen turn to her. "Mr. Quinn is waiting for you. You can go in first."
Arwen nodded to her and then, without giving another glance to Catrin, she simply stepped forward. The nurse opened the door for her and closed it after Arwen stepped inside.
Catrin’s fingers clenched. The nurse turned to look back at her to give a small nod before she left as well.
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