Anthony looked at his daughter: "Thank you for everything."

She smiled at him and left the room.

Apparently, perhaps, Anthony had a brief moment of clarity at this moment.

In the bedroom, Anthony was reading a book. He looked at his watch and saw that it was dinner time. He closed the book and stood up. Anthony walked out of the bedroom and walked through the corridor toward the dining room. Anne and Paul were talking, and Anthony stopped.

Listen carefully to the footsteps, and the conversation will become clearer.

Paul had had enough. He wanted Anne to send Anthony to a nursing home, but Anne didn't want to. She tried to convince Paul that she had hired a caregiver.

Anthony appeared at the door, and Anne and Paul did not notice him.

Paul: "Yeah, you're right. Let's see, maybe this girl can do it. You seem to think she's good, but, trust me, the doctor is right, that day will come, no matter how great she is,

He's sick, Anne, he's sick."

Anne and Paul saw Anthony in the room at the same time. They were startled and extremely embarrassed.

Annie was a little nervous: "Dad, what are you doing standing there? Come and sit down, come here."

He didn't respond. What was she talking about? About him?

After a while, Anthony sat down. The awkward feeling still lingered. No one knew what to say. He heard their conversation? Paul tried to reopen the topic.

But when it came to the working hours of the nursing staff, which only lasted after six o'clock in the evening, Paul became angry again.

Paul said to Anthony accusingly—

"Are you satisfied?"

Anthony didn't know what he meant: "Satisfied with what?"

Paul said: "You have a daughter who takes good care of you, don't you? You are lucky."

Anthony looked at him: "You are lucky too."

Paul said somewhat sinisterly: "You think so?"

Anne was annoyed by Paul's mocking tone. She stood up and took the chicken to the kitchen.

Anthony didn't know what was going on, or why Anne was angry: "What's wrong with her?"

Paul was startled for a moment: "Annie? She is tired and needs some sunshine."

Anthony said, "You've got to take care of him, man. Why don't you go somewhere to relax?"

Paul was a little annoyed: "Why? You want me to tell you why?"

After a brief silence, Paul couldn't help but said: "Sometimes I wonder if you did it on purpose."

Anthony didn't know why: "What's the purpose?"

"nothing!"

He poured himself another glass of wine, "We planned to go to Italy ten days ago."

Paul: "Yes, but we had to cancel at the last minute. Do you know why?"

Anthony shook his head and said he didn't know.

"It's because you and Angela had a fight."

Anthony didn't seem to understand what he was talking about.

"Have you forgotten the woman who took care of you before Laura?"

Paul was getting more and more annoyed: "We couldn't leave you alone. We had to cancel our vacation and bring you here, and now you seem to have to stay here, forever, if I understand correctly...

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Annie came back and he turned to look at her.

"How wonderful that he forgot!"

But Anne was really angry. She thought Paul was a little mean, but Paul shook his head and said, "Not at all, Anne. I think I am very patient, very patient, believe me."

But Paul also felt that Anne was forced to do so much, and he felt that Anne should not do this for her father Anthony.

However, at this time Anthony once again interrupted the conversation between the two.

He said he still wanted to eat chicken and went to the kitchen to get it.

But when he got to the kitchen, he couldn't remember why he was there. He stood there, frowning, putting the plate down so he could concentrate more on his memories.

In the restaurant, the conversation between Paul and Anne continued.

"I understand how you feel, what I don't understand is, I mean, you've done so much for him. I respect you on that, you decided to bring him here, why not? But,

What should I say? I really think you should think of another solution, he's completely confused, Anne."

Anne didn't like what Paul said, but Paul still insisted on giving Anne advice to send Anthony to a nursing home, but Anne insisted that the new caregiver could take good care of Anthony.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! While the two were arguing, Anthony appeared at the door with chicken. He listened to the conversation, but neither of them noticed him.

Paul: "But, believe me, the doctor was right, the day will come, no matter how wonderful she is, he's sick, Annie. He's sick."

Anne and Paul discovered Anthony in the room at the same time. They were startled and extremely embarrassed. This is a reenactment of the scene.

But the difference was that this time he didn't listen to Anne and sit down. Instead, he was confused and frightened by what he had just heard. Who was sick? Anne stood up, but this time, Anthony did not let himself be led

When he arrived at the dining table, he left the dining room without saying anything and walked toward his bedroom.

Anne sat at the table, lost in thought. She held the doctor's business card in her hand and thought seriously.

She hesitated for a long time, turned over the business card, and sat sadly.

Finally, she made up her mind and dialed a number.

From the other end of the phone, the background music in the waiting room could be heard, and she took the receiver away from her ear.

She stared straight ahead, and then noticed the light projected on the wall. There was a crystal pyramid on her table, and the light passed through it, casting a spot of light on the opposite wall. She held the pyramid in her hand and adjusted the projected light.

direction, the light reflected on her melancholy and thoughtful face.

The shot changes to an establishing shot of the same space but without some furniture. The dawn light comes in and Lucy's painting is no longer hanging on the wall.

Those packed boxes indicate that the apartment is currently unoccupied.

The background music from the previous scene continues throughout these shots.

The music suddenly stopped, and the doctor's voice came from the other end of the phone: "This is Dr. Odgers..."

When no one responded, he continued: "Hello? Hello?"

In the bedroom, Anthony opened the bedroom curtains, it was morning now.

He looked at the street outside. It was the same quiet London street he had seen before. Seeing this, he seemed to be relieved.
Chapter completed!