The Rebel’s Quack Doctor 29

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With nothing better to do by Jin’s side, I eventually reached for my knitting needles too.

I had plenty of time on my hands, so I thought I might knit him a scarf. One in the deep, rich blue of his eyes.

I packed large needles and blue yarn into my medical bag and headed toward the greenhouse when Louis’s urgent voice called out to me.

“Doctor! Doctor Astrid!”

Fearing something might have happened to Rick, I hurried over to Louis.

“What’s wrong, Louis? Is something the matter?”

“Could we talk for a minute?”

Louis’s expression was unusually serious. I wasn’t in a rush, so I followed him into the lab.

“Why do you look so grim, Louis? What’s going on?”

It wasn’t just Louis wearing a deathly expression—Rick came over and sat beside us with the same darkened face.

“Doctor…… You said you couldn’t tell us, but we’re…