Nix stared at him and buried his face in his palms.
"I am sorry! I am really sorry, Valerio." He apologized and lifted his head to look at Valerio.
"I really thought that you were cured then and... I was relieved, but I realized that was not the case today. Just like yours, Mrs. Irene's illness must have been suppressed as well, which is why she lived this long before it awakened again."
"I don't know if the same miracle will happen for you, but I pray it does. However, please start taking those pills again! You really need them. I really wish that I had figured this out sooner so that I could have given you yet another treatment, but…" A long, deep breath fled his nose, and he sighed deeply, unable to complete his sentence.
"It's…fine." Valerio sighed deeply and walked over to sit down on the couch.
He fixed his gaze on the ceiling, realizing so many things.
