The data from the nearby monitoring instruments began to normalize line by line. Silas Vane, his eyes glued to the electrocardiogram monitor, suddenly felt his heart leap.
He reached out and grabbed Michael's wrist in a tight, breathless grip. Michael frowned, starting to pull his hand away with a cold glare, ready to snap at Silas, when Silas stammered out, "Michael, keep talking to her. Don't stop!"
Michael's breath hitched. Following Silas's burning gaze to the ECG screen, the sudden realization struck him hard.
He yanked his hand back and leaned down right beside Evelyn, wrapping both hands gently around her cold fingers. "Evie... Evelyn, if you don't wake up right now, I swear I'm taking our children out to find a stepmother for them. I'm going to make our babies call another woman Mama..."
