CHAPTER 164

Once Declan departed, the ward reverted to its previous silence.

Serena had become accustomed to this solitude, as she had often been alone with Oliver in the ward.

Although she had initially felt uneasy with Declan's insistence on staying, all she wanted now was for him to leave so she could be alone again.

Yet, now that he had actually gone, she found the silence even more unsettling.

The emptin