"You're awake. How do you feel? Are you in any pain?"

Selina cried, embracing her, tears streaming.

Gail's expression was a mixture of emotions as she comforted Selina, allowing her to vent her feelings.

"Selina, be honest with me, are you truly unaware of Rosa's true identity?"

Selina halted her tears, her gaze dropping as she pondered her answer.

Moments later, she looked up, eyes brimming with tears, and confessed, "I really didn't know. I just spoke of Rosalynn to my father on some casual talks. He must have noticed the resemblance in the photo and grown suspicious. He told me nothing. I just got to know that he had discreetly sent Rosalynn away."

Gazing at her woeful face, Gail recalled their shared past and chose not to delve deeper.

With a sigh, she smoothed back Selina's hair.

"Selina, you were like a daughter to me, yet your father's actions are inexcusable. Rest now. You'll leave this house once you've recovered."

Hearing Gail's words, despair once more settled in Selina's heart.

Gail had been the one she was closest to.

She had hoped that by showing vulnerability, Gail would soften and keep her.

Yet, ultimately, she was still to be driven away!

Tears clouded Selina's eyes as she clasped Gail's hand.

"Do you truly wish to part with me? Despite my father's misdeeds, I am blameless. My mother passed early, and all these years, I've seen you as my mother. Parting with you is unbearable."

Listening to her quivering voice, Gail felt a sting of pain.

"I do understand, and you've always been like a daughter to me, but your father... He and I are not the same."

Selina's sniffles grew as her hold on Gail's hand tightened, her appearance the very picture of vulnerability.

“Leaving here, I have no one. The thought of leaving you guys is insufferable. Can't you reconsider sending me away?"

Gail's heart ached at the sight of her ashen face.