"Shouldn't he have sent the medicine here now? Why is he with you now?"

There was silence on the other end for a while, and soon someone else answered the call. It was Joseph.

He sounded calm, with a hint of impatience.

"Why are you yelling at Norah? I can't deliver it today because I have something else to do. They won't die without the medicine for a day. I'll deliver it tomorrow."

"Do you think they won't die?"

I burst into tears and almost begged him.

"Joseph, the doctor said my parents are dying and they need this special medicine immediately. You don't have to deliver it yourself, you can ask your assistant..."

Before I could finish my words, Joseph interrupted me impatiently.

"My assistant is busy, so he can't send it."

But I called his assistant ten minutes ago, and his assistant told me he was in Yoveet.

But I didn't have time to question Joseph, so I gave in again.

"Then tell me where the medicine is and I'll get it myself. Please, they're dying soon."

But Joseph doubted me.

"Mia, are you trying to trick me again? Now you even use your parents' illness to try to figure out my whereabouts. You're crazy."

I was stunned for a long while, unable to believe it.

It turned out that I was so vicious in Joseph's eyes.

"Joseph, why is the baby not moving? Is he going to die?"

Norah's voice sounded sad. Joseph ignored me and quickly held Norah in his arms and comforted her.

"It's okay, I'll take you to the hospital right away."

I never heard him speak so gently.

But I quickly destroyed this warm atmosphere.

"Joseph, I'm pregnant. If you don't give me the medicine, I will die with the child."

The child was the only thing I had that could restrain Joseph.

There was silence for ten seconds, but it felt like a century had passed to me.

Finally, Joseph said angrily, "You'd better not lie to me."

Then, I received a message.

There was an address.

The doctor said the patient could die at any time.

I didn't have time to care about anything else but went to the address.

I knew this place very well because it was Joseph's residence. Every time I asked the assistant about Joseph's whereabouts, I always heard this address.

But this was my first time to be there.

Because this place was for Norah to live in, I was not qualified to be there.

The house was bright and spacious. Photos of Norah were hung in the hall, with a photo of the two of them in the center.