Sophie Foster's condition fluctuated; sometimes she would lean against the hospital bed all day, staring out the window without uttering a word.
Other times, she'd cling to Nicholas Croft's embrace throughout the day, softly calling him "Daddy" and playfully asking him to lift her high...
Of course, there were also times of madness; whenever she became frenzied, she would hit and curse Nicholas Croft. The doctors suggested administering tranquilizers, but Nicholas Croft always refused, feeling it was his burden to bear.
The New Year arrived in the blink of an eye. While abroad and spending most of the time in the hospital, holidays had long been neglected. If not for Nathan Moore's phone call at noon, Nicholas Croft would have forgotten it was New Year's Eve.
Nicholas Croft wasn't involved in Nathan Moore's plan to crash the wedding, but he heard about the ordeal and knew his good friend had narrowly escaped death's door, yet he couldn't go back to visit.
