Daniela initially thought it was her imagination, but when she looked at Renata, she found Renata's gaze fixed on her.

She widened her eyes and rushed to Renata's bedside the next second: "Mom, are you awake? You're awake!"

Her voice choked with sobs.

But soon, Renata's pupils dilated again and slowly closed.

"Mom?"

Daniela was a little disbelieving and called out a few more times, but found that Renata no longer responded. She couldn't help but turn to Lucas: "Lucas?"

Lucas frowned and comforted her: "Don't worry, I'll get the doctor to come over and take a look."

He pressed the bell to call a nurse and instructed the nurse to call Renata's attending physician.

He then took a stethoscope and began checking Renata's vital signs.

Renata's current condition was not much different from before.

She fell into a long sleep again, as if the "Daniela" just now was just an illusion for both of them.

The attending physician's conclusion was no different from Lucas's.

Daniela held Renata's hand tightly. She couldn't believe that Renata didn't wake up.

The huge disappointment after the surprise enveloped her.

After finishing the conversation with the attending physician, Lucas came to Daniela's side and patted her on the shoulder: "This is actually not a bad thing. Your mother being able to wake up means her brain activity is recovering. This is a good start, much better than what we initially expected."

"But why did she fall asleep again?" Daniela's voice was full of confusion, and she looked helpless and pitiful.

Lucas couldn't help but lower his voice: "She has been asleep for many years, and it takes a long time for her brain to recover its activity. You can think of it as brain rehabilitation. It's much more difficult than physical rehabilitation. You have to give her time and give her confidence."

Daniela thought of the pain Sebastian endured during his rehabilitation, her heart trembled, and she couldn't help but grab Lucas's wrist: "Rehabilitation is so painful, will it hurt a lot?"

Lucas chuckled: "Brain rehabilitation and physical rehabilitation are still different. Brain rehabilitation is more precise and slower, gradual. Logically speaking, it shouldn't experience the pain of physical rehabilitation."

Daniela's heart settled a little: "When will she wake up then?"

Lucas fell silent.

It was a pleasant surprise that Renata had such an awakening.

But when would she wake up? Could she wake up? He couldn't give a definite answer.

"I'll send the case to my mentor and have them re-evaluate the situation."

"Oh."

Daniela couldn't help but feel disappointed, but she quickly recovered: "Lucas, you're right, it's good news. I should be happy."

She was always so optimistic.

The first time he saw Daniela in college, he was attracted not to her beauty, but to the resilience in her.

Lucas's fingertips twitched.

He wanted to, he wanted to touch her soft hair, even more so, he wanted to hug her.

His fingertips kept rubbing, but reason prevailed.

He just smiled, watching her smile.

Daniela's mood gradually brightened.

She stuffed the painting back into Lucas's arms: "Lucas, please accept this painting."

Lucas ignored the faint bitterness in his heart and smiled slightly: "So now it's my turn to say thank you? Such a big favor, how about I treat you to dinner?"

Thinking back to what they had said before, that saying thank you meant treating someone to dinner, Daniela also laughed.

The nursemaid beside them changed her expression, picked up her phone and hurried out.