After quelling the fire, Ariana finally comprehended the close call they had just dodged. Her strength waned, causing the fire extinguisher to slip from her grasp, and she collapsed to the floor, shaking uncontrollably.

“Mommy..." Melon's voice quivered as he called out, tears in his eyes.

Ariana raised her gaze, tears unwillingly streaming down her face, and she drew Melon close, chastising him amidst her weeping.

Melon fought back his tears, grasping the gravity of his error, his eyes turning reddened. He hugged Ariana, admitting, "Mommy, I'm so sorry."

Ariana perceived the resemblance in his eyes to Theodore's, and despite her anger, she couldn't muster the heart to prolong his punishment. She held him tightly, sobbing, “Do you realize how scared you made Mommy?"

Holding Melon near, Ariana grappled with an influx of emotions surging through her heart.

She couldn't imagine going through the anguish of losing her child again, as the hospital blaze had snatched away her other child half a decade ago.

When Ariana was pregnant, she carried twins - a boy and a girl.

Regrettably, the girl's heartbeat was feeble, prompting immediate placement in an incubator post-birth.

During that time, Ariana was frail, unable to visit her daughter frequently, but she was fraught with worry for her.

Tragically, a fire erupted within the hospital. After securing Melon's safety, Ariana dashed back to rescue her incubated daughter.

But facing the raging fire, her attempts to save her daughter, just ten days old, were futile.

Helplessly, she witnessed the flames engulf the room of incubators, sealing her baby girl's fate.

These successive devastations nearly shattered Ariana, pushing her mental state to the precipice.

Only with the unwavering love for Melon and the support and encouragement of Sonia and Mitchel did she find the strength to endure.

Without their presence, Ariana could have succumbed Long ago.

Amid these painful recollections, Ariana tenderly caressed Melon's head, tears coursing down her cheeks without restraint.

Melon, seeing Ariana's tears, used his small hands to wipe them away.

Unable to hold his tears, he sobbed and uttered, "Mommy, please don't cry. I didn't mean to. I know today is also my sister's birthday, even though she's not here. An elderly patient in the neighboring hospital bed mentioned that burning things could reach those beyond. So, I wanted to burn a cake for my sister on our birthday."

From his earliest days, Melon understood he had a twin sister who departed shortly after birth