Bryan waited for another three hours before Bernadette woke up. She was still frail and pale and she was extremely tired.
Bryan gave her a glass of warm milk and she drank in one gulp. He persuaded her to eat something and she didn't have a choice. She ate so little but Bryan was satisfied.
"This is just a setback. If you really want to find out how and why these things happened then we have to capture barrister Chen." He said.
Bernadette stayed in his embrace for a long time. It was getting closer to the evening and she took her leave. She didn't want to stay over.
Bryan was worried about her but in the end he let her go alone.
Bernadette took a cab and headed home. Normally she would've walked the distance but not today. She felt so weak that she wasn't sure if she could walk for 10 metres without falling or wobbling.
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