Chapter 645

Jane turned her head to see Melanie already awake, her eyes swollen to mere slits from facial injuries, but undeniably conscious. With a delighted squeal, Jane scampered over on tiny bare feet, her excitement palpable. "Sister Melanie, you're awake! Don't move yet let me check you first." Eden immediately abandoned his confrontation with Frederick, rushing to his sister's bedside with glistening eyes. "Melanie... you're awake..." "Brother," Melanie whispered weakly, her voice barely audible. She might have tried to smile, but the slightest twitch of her lips sent searing pain through her battered face. Half of it was swollen from explosion burns, bandages covering the worst wounds, leaving her muscles too stiff to even attempt an expression. "Don't move," Eden said hastily, his voice thick with emotion. "Let me moisten your lips first." Taking a cup of water from a nearby nurse, he dipped a cotton swab and carefully dabbed at her parched lips. Only after ensuring she was sufficiently h