Cynthia Dion: 

I didn't want to disrupt their private conversation and also their peace, so I exited the house and lingered in the garden, but soon his mother forcibly pulled me out.

I knew she had initiated the treatment and even summoned some aides to assess Atticus's condition. I was anxious about him, but all I could do was wait outside in the chill.

After a few minutes of my departure, I spotted Enzo emerging from the house with his hands tucked into his shorts ...