After Jonathan left, Clarisse finally felt some peace. She sat down on a chair beside Josie's hospital bed and started looking at picture books with her. She tried to get Josie to read along with her, but no matter how much she encouraged, Josie refused to speak. Clarisse had secretly observed Josie when she was alone and noticed that she liked to hum tunes, using music to express her thoughts.
With a sigh, she thought, "Oh well, it's fine. Josie can speak, she just doesn't want to."
In the evening, Samantha came by and brought Agente with her. After being apart for a day, Agente missed her a lot and eagerly threw himself into her arms, talking non-stop about what had happened at school. Not long after, Jonathan also arrived. Seeing Samantha, he respectfully and cautiously greeted her, "Mom—"
Samantha turned her head away and ignored him, leaving Jonathan awkwardly standing there. Was his mother planning to give him the cold shoulder indefinitely?
