Crystal Foster had regained consciousness early on. Although she hadn't opened her eyes, she heard every word Martin Riley had said.
Especially during the quiet nights, when everyone had left, Martin's tears would fall one by one onto her hand, and each drop seemed to seep into her heart. She didn't want to see Martin like this. She wanted to wake up, but her eyelids felt so heavy, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't open them.
"Mommy..." Otto had promised Alex Elliott he wouldn't cry, but seeing Crystal lying on the hospital bed, tears streamed down his face. He didn't dare to cry out loud, so he just held her other hand, calling her with a sob in his voice.
Martin glanced at Otto, and Alex explained, "A lot of people saw the accident, it's already on the news. Otto saw it at home and begged me to bring him here. I couldn't refuse."
