Chapter 131

Valeria made her way past the clusters of relatives and walked to the side of her daughter's bed. Turning to Sebastian, she said, "Thank you for helping. Sorry for interrupting your work." Sebastian sat in the visitor's chair, his entire posture distant and cold. Valeria sat down at the bedside. Their eyes met. Sebastian asked, "When is Shane coming?" Valeria replied, "He just joined a new research group… It's at least a 40-hour round trip to fly here from Amaran. And with the holiday break less than a month away, it's not a good time for him to leave…" "So, what you're saying is that he's not coming back?" Sebastian cut her off, his tone suddenly turning icy. She nodded. She had called Shane from Lucy's room. After being hit during the accident, Lucy had developed temporary vision loss and a fractured tailbone. The doctor had scheduled an eye surgery for the following day. Her tailbone injury didn't require surgery, and she just needed to rest. Thankfully, the injuries were