Vera Wave stood on the steps, her hands, hanging at her sides, slowly clenching.
Forcibly suppressing the desire to rush into his arms and break into a fit of tears, she laboriously lifted her heavy right foot, gritted her teeth, clenched her fists, and walked onward without looking back.
She walked briskly, fearing she couldn't resist the urge to stay, to take one last glance at him, to turn around and throw herself into his embrace...
"Miss Wave?!"
Tommy Taylor hurried over. Upon seeing her, his face lit up with delight as he rushed to greet her.
"Let her go!" Kris Cooper roared from the steps.
Tommy Taylor glanced at Kris Cooper in confusion, then turned back to Vera Wave. Seeing her give a slight, reluctant nod, he watched as she quickened her pace, walked past him, and swiftly exited the hospital gates.
"Sir?" Tommy Taylor cautiously approached Kris Cooper. "Should... should we send someone to follow her?"
