Mathieu had finally been discharged from the hospital, though the doctors insisted he still needed to remain under careful observation. Damien refused to take even the slightest risk when it came to the boy's health, so he arranged for a nurse to stay with Mathieu around the clock. The child was brought back to the apartment, where he would continue recovering.
Her friends had stopped by earlier that day. They spent some time with Mathieu, joking with him, distracting him, and lifting his spirits before eventually leaving. Jacqueline felt deeply grateful for their presence. Their support meant more to her than they probably realized.
Now she stood in the kitchen, quietly stirring a pot of porridge for her brother.
Her thoughts, however, were far from calm.
She couldn't stop replaying the doctor's words in her mind words spoken just before Mathieu had been discharged.
