However, to her disappointment, the nurse at the information desk informed her that she couldn’t divulge any information.
Just as Mabel Quinn was about to leave, a voice suddenly sounded behind her.
"Are you Mabel Quinn?"
Mabel Quinn turned around, only to see a stranger in a white doctor’s coat, "I am Mabel Quinn, do you know me?"
The other man smiled, "I’m Owen Finley, Daniel’s attending doctor. Um, I guess I’ve seen you over there with Daniel." To be precise, he had seen Mabel’s employment file. Back then, Daniel was intensely studying Mabel’s file, so Owen had inadvertently glanced at it, remembering Mabel’s appearance and name.
After all, he had known Daniel for many years, and it was the first time he’d seen him focused on an employee’s file like that. It seemed that the person in the file was special to him. But when he asked Daniel why he was so focused on the file, Daniel only said something peculiar, "If a person gives you an inexplicable sense of familiarity, what does that mean?"
"Maybe it means you’re interested in them, have a desire to know and get closer to them." He had thought for a moment and replied.
Daniel merely closed his eyes gently, placing his left hand over them, "Indeed... interested, perhaps."
This statement had surprised him for a long time. Over the years, the only woman who could get close to Daniel was Grace Yowell, but Daniel’s attitude towards Grace seemed more like gratitude than anything else, according to Owen.
And now, this woman named Mabel Quinn had piqued Daniel’s interest.
Therefore, Owen had a lasting impression of Mabel Quinn.
"If you want to see Daniel, I can take you to him," Owen offered.
Mabel was delighted, "Really?"
"Daniel’s condition isn’t so severe that he can’t have visitors, and if he knows you’re here to see him, it might even lift his spirits a bit," Owen said, leading Mabel towards the elevator.
On the way, Mabel couldn’t help but ask, "What illness is Mr. Harris hospitalized for this time? Ah... of course, if it’s inconvenient to say, that’s fine."
"It’s nothing inconvenient to say. You’ll find out anyway. It’s a recurrence of his eye condition, an old ailment. His eyes, which were so hard to restore to sight back then, are more fragile than ordinary eyes," Owen explained.
Mabel suddenly halted, Owen’s casual remark crashing in her ears like waves, "Restored? His eyes... were once blind?"
Owen suddenly realized he had perhaps said too much, so he responded, "If you really want to know, wouldn’t it be better to ask Daniel directly in a bit? If he’s willing to tell you, he’ll naturally share everything."
Mabel pursed her lips, saying nothing more, simply followed Owen into the elevator. Although she had speculated that Daniel Harris might be the little boy from the past, even though Grace had repeatedly denied it, she couldn’t help but speculate. Today, she came to the hospital precisely to ask Daniel Harris in person.
Yet now, Owen’s words unsettled her even more. Could Daniel Harris truly be the little boy from that time? Did Grace Yowell know the truth? If she did, why would she lie to her?