No one wanted to unsettle Alexis.

By dusk, with Daniel bouncing back, Waylen and Rena breathed easier.

They urged Alexis to head home and get some rest.

Putting on her coat, Alexis prepared to bid Daniel farewell...

Just then, Waylen got a call from Juliette, who urgently requested his return home as Korbyn wasn't feeling well.

Juliette's panicked voice carried through, audible to Alexis.

Taking off her coat, Alexis suggested, "You two head back for Grandpa. I'll stay and watch over Daniel."

Waylen hesitated at first.

Understanding his concern, Alexis reassured, "I've sorted things out with him. Don't fret."

Concerned for his father, Waylen nodded eventually, leaving with Rena.

Alone with Daniel in the ward, Alexis tended to him.

As dinner approached, Daniel piped up that he was craving dumplings.

“Mom, can we have dumplings with chopped leek filling?" he asked.

Seeing him in pain all day, Alexis wanted to cheer him up. She called the butler, requesting handmade leek dumplings for delivery to the hospital.

The butler agreed readily.

But after hanging up, he faced a dilemma. The staff were off for the holiday and he himself didn't cook. How would he find someone to make those dumplings?!

The butler took a drag on his cigarette, pondering his next move.

Cradling Ollie, Evelyn gazed up at him. "Dad makes the best leek dumplings," she murmured.

The butler's wheels started turning at her words.

Daniel was Leonel's kid and part of the Fowler family's care.