Kneeling for a Second Chance Novel

---- Chapter 130 Shane's mother and daughter were both in the hospital. Something this serious had happened, yet Valeria was the only one running around, handling everything on her own. He had seen how badly she had cried last night. Valeria looked at him calmly, his expression the total opposite of hers. Sebastian was still gripping her wrist. Medical staff and patients passed by in the hallway, all throwing curious, nosy glances at the two of them, especially the nurses. Sebastian shifted slightly , blocking Valeria from their view. His voice came out low, deep from his throat.

"What's Shane's number? If you won't call him, Twill." His own daughter and mother were both hospitalized, and Shane hadn't even shown up. What kind of man would leave his wife to shoulder everything alone just because they were ina long-distance marriage? Valeria also noticed the strange looks around them. "Let me go first," she said, keeping her tone even. Looking at him, she finally relented. "I'll go check on the surgical ward first. Then, I'll call Shane." The moment she said she'd call Shane, Sebastian frowned.

---- He didn't know what was wrong with him, but hearing her actually say she'd call her husband only made him feel worse. "Let go of me." Valeria glanced at the nurse passing by, who widened her eyes with blatant curiosity , staring at Sebastian still gripping her wrist. Sebastian's face was well-known around the hospital. Seeing his expression so tightly drawn, Valeria couldn't help letting out a small sigh. She reached up, and with her fingertips, gently pressed the space between his brows. "Don't frown." Her fingers were cool and soft, like they'd been dusted with snow.

The moment they touched his skin, they melted. Sebastian froze. His expression shifted slightly, almost unnatural. For a moment, it was like his whole body had gone still. After a few seconds, he raised his hand and brushed hers away. Without a word, he turned and walked back into the hospital room. "Mr. Grant, where's Mommy?" Selena sat on the bed, watching Sebastian walk in alone. Sebastian adjusted the incline of her hospital bed, then sat down on the chair beside it. "She went to check on your grandma." "Oh." The little girl nodded. ---- The hospital TV played cartoons.

She watched quietly. The other beds in the room were all occupied by children injured in the Salmade Elementary accident yesterday. Most of them were in worse condition than Selena. It was a four-bed room, and Selena's bed was farthest inside. Right now, the room was crowded. The other three beds were surrounded by relatives moms, dads, grandparents , aunts, uncles, They all gathered around each bed. Only Selena's side was quiet. Sebastian looked at her. She sat quietly, watching TV, her dark eyes bright and clear. Her chin was sharp, her face pale and thin.

When the cartoon ended, a commercial came on. Selena leaned back against the pillows and glanced at the other beds, where everyone was chatting and bustling. The look of loneliness on her face didn't escape Sebastian. From the bed beside hers, another mother, whose daughter was in Selena's class, offered her a box of strawberry milk. "Thank you, miss," Selena said politely. "Theard Selena only needs to stay for another three days for observation before she can go home. That's great. Unlike my Melanie... her injuries are worse. "But thank goodness it wasn't fatal.

I can't even bear to watch ---- the videos from last night..." The woman's eyes turned red as she wiped them. Then, she looked at Sebastian. "Selena's dad, are you a doctor here? I heard the nurses outside calling you Dr. Grant..." She had mistaken Sebastian for Selena's father. He didn't correct her immediately. His lips pressed into a thin line. Selena glanced at him quietly, then looked at the woman and blinked. "Miss, this is my Mommy's friend." "Oh! I'm sorry. I thought he was your dad." By the time Valeria returned, Sebastian was still sitting in the room.