Luke intervened with hisposed demeanor and soothing voice that resonated throughout the room. "Alright, everyone, we’re all concerned for Hera’s well-being, but crowding her like this could make her ufortable." His gaze then shifted to Rafael, Dave, and Xavier, who appeared particrly eager to approach Hera, especially Rafael, who seemed poised to interrogate her in hopes of uncovering what had happened.


    "It’s good that you all understand restraint, but you’re making the patient ufortable," Zhane interjected sternly. His expression suggested he was tempted to eject everyone from the room, not only because it was overcrowded and affecting the air quality, but also because it could overwhelm Hera. Whether this was a genuine concern or a pretext to use his privilege as a doctor to stay by Hera’s side while kicking everyone else remained unclear. If others knew his true intentions, they might challenge him on it.


    "We were just fine earlier until you guys barged in and ruined the atmosphere," Dave said, pouting slightly as he contemted how to politely remove everyone from the room. Then, he added, "Actually, my mistake. We weren’t fine earlier. There was a grumpy old man and a brute who were also ruining the atmosphere." Dave shrugged, openly disying his frustration at having to share his time with Hera.


    "Who are you calling a grumpy old man?" Zhane shot Dave a sharp, stern gaze. Dave immediately averted his eyes and started whistling a tune nervously.


    "Who are you calling a brute?" Leo questioned Dave in a calm tone, as he carefully ted the apple he had peeled and shaped into an animal, cing it on Hera’sp with a toothpick. It was only then that the three neers noticed Leo’s presence, their collective frowns indicating their confusion over why Leo was even there.


    <i>’Why is he even calling Leo a brute? He’s such a gentleman,’</i> Hera thought, keeping her expression neutral.


    "You took advantage of Hera and stole a kiss from her! If that’s not brutish behavior, then what is?!" Dave blurted out angrily, feeling jealousy gnawing at his chest at the thought of Hera kissing someone else. He had been in Hera’s bedst night but never got the chance to kiss her, yet Leo had managed it. Dave suspected it might have been more than just a kiss, and Hera was keeping it a secret from them. The bitterness and resentment swirled within him.


    Hera suddenly felt a lump in her throat, resisting the urge to scold Dave for blurting out sensitive information that could have been better handled privately, knowing it might provoke different reactions from the others.


    "What?!"


    "What?!"


    "What?!"


    Three exmations reverberated through the room, and before the noise had even died down, Rafael was already advancing towards Leo. Seeing this, Hera’s heart leaped with nervousness. Leo was still hooked up to an IV drip, and she knew he was still weak. She hadn’t even inquired about his examination results or his health status yet.


    "Stop!!!" Hera shouted, her cheeks puffed up in anger like a furious chipmunk.