The Old Doctor's jaw was clearly in danger of dropping off. "H-how... how did this happen?"
Yor looked a little embarrassed, and guilty too. "Um... um... I... I accidentally hugged Richie... and then..."
The Old Doctor was even more shocked. He backed away from Yor faster than he ever had in his life.
Yor looked so gentle and sweet. Who would have thought she could do so much damage!
The Old Doctor was beginning to lose his grasp on how the world worked. "You actually squeezed hard enough to break a child's ribs..."
The Old Doctor's native language was speechlessness. He had no idea what to say.
Up on the rooftop, Twilight was equally stunned when he heard that.
A gust of wind blew past, nearly sweeping the paper-thin Twilight off the rooftop.
Twilight was bewildered and shocked. Miss Yor had actually broken Richie's ribs with her hug just now.
It seemed what had happened earlier had really affected Miss Yor! She had been so nervous that she had hugged Richie hard enough to break his ribs.
An unfamiliar feeling flickered through Twilight's heart, and he immediately reassured himself. No, I absolutely don't feel guilty toward Miss Yor.
Everything he had done to Miss Yor had merely been to prove her innocence. Richie was the one he was worried about, and Richie was the one he felt guilty toward.
Twilight crouched alone on the rooftop, feeling rather frazzled.
An anxious woman's voice came through the listening device again. "Doctor, please save Richie."
Yor muttered to herself, "I broke Richie's ribs by hugging him. Mr. Loid will definitely blame me for not taking good care of his child. Our marriage wasn't very harmonious to begin with, and now it's bound to get even worse."
The Old Doctor looked utterly calm. "A