“About two or three hours?” Adam frowned for some reason upon hearing this.
The nurse naturally didn’t understand why Adam frowned. She subconsciously thought that Adam was dissatisfied with the time the patient woke up.
She quickly spoke up and explained, “This time was… told me by the attending doctor. I
don’t know the specific time.
If you’re not satisfied, you can go to the attending doctor and ask for specific
information.”
“If you want this lady to wake up faster, I can’t help it, but the attending doctor should be
able to.”
“Do you need me to call the attending doctor now?”
Since the nurse knew their identities, she didn’t dare to neglect them at all, afraid of
explaining too late.
“No need,” said Adam, waving his hand.
“Show me the vital sign data sheet.
The nurse quickly found the data sheet from the small cart and respectfully handed the
board over to Adam, without daring to delay for a moment.
Tory looked glum beside.
Why was it that when Adam asked for it, the nurse gave it to him. He had just asked for it
for a while and didn’t even see the data sheet……
Was it because he didn’t look dominating?
Or was he not attractive enough?
But no matter how unattractive he was… he should be better than an elderly, right?
If he was not as charming as a young man, then he naturally admitted it. But the current
situation was quite outrageous……
Tory kept pondering and wondering what was going on.
On the other side, Adam took the data sheet and roughly glanced at it.
He found that Natalie’s vital signs had returned to normal, and it was indeed no major
problem.
It seemed that his son didn’t lie.
Adam was finally relieved.
Just in time, a bodyguard beside him handed over a glass of water, and Adam took it
and sat on the soft couch on one side.
He casually placed the report on the table and asked, “Where did you
Tory blinked
“Well…”
“I didn’t find Nana,” he answered subconsciously.
find Nana?”
Adam’s face was filled with confusion, “Didn’t you find her? Who found her?”
“That person can be considered a lifesaving benefactor to Nana, right? We should thank
that person well no matter what.
Upon hearing this, Tory rubbed his hand nervously, thinking to himself.
Perhaps Adam won’t be able to express his gratitude when he heard that Julian had
saved his precious granddaughter.
“Why don’t you speak?” Adam lowered his head and sipped his tea, without looking up.
“That person saved my precious granddaughter’s life, and I must express gratitude.
“Let me think about what the Spears family have to express gratitude…
As soon as he said that, Adam narrowed his eyes and thought seriously, as if he truly felt grateful for that person.
Seeing how Adam behaved, Tory felt regret and shook his head.
How could it happen to be Julian that saved Nana?
He held it for a long time, and finally hesitated to speak when Adam’s patience was
about to run out.
“It was Julian that found Nana. ”
Adam was taken aback, his smile frozen on his face, and the tea in his mouth chocked in
his throat.
“Cough…”
Adam lowered his head to cough, and his face turned a little red.
Tory was startled and quickly bent down to pat his back to help smooth his breath.
“Slow down, how can you still choke at such an old age.
Adam finally coughed several times, cleared his throat, and finally managed to regain
some of his original voice.
“What did you say… who? Who found Nana?”
Tory straightened up and replied expressionlessly, “Julian. ”
However, although he remained calm on his face, his heart was still beating fast.
“Is the Julian I know?!”
Adam suddenly heard the name, and he had not yet recovered.
Tory nodded and said, “Yes.”
The man’s face almost turned bad immediately. He stopped drinking tea, and he stopped
sitting on the sofa.
He immediately stood up from the sofa.
Tory was scared and said, “Dad, what’s wrong with you?”
Adam ignored his son’s words, with his hands behind his back, pacing around the ward, unsure of what he was thinking.
After pacing for about half a minute, Adam’s finally stopped.
He turned his head and said, “How has the relationship between Nana and Julian been
these years?”
Tory pondered, “Relationship…….”
Shouldn’t it be pretty good?
Just as he was about to answer, Tory suddenly realized that there was something
wrong.
When he went to find Nana… she clearly lived in Greenlife Villa alone and didn’t live with.
Julian.
Were the two living apart?
Did that mean that their relationship has broken down?
No, no, no… This idea had not yet formed, so Tory directly denied his speculation.
When he was matching Nana and Ryan at the dinner before, although Nana didn’t
explicitly say it, he could still see that she was actually resisting.
He had also scolded Julian in front of her before, although she didn’t say anything…..
But Tory always felt strange.
Today, when Julian held Nana in his arms, it seemed that he was holding a priceless
treasure that no one else can touch.
He showed indescribable indulgence and affection.
His concern for Nana was genuine at first glance.
When they were just in the ward, Julian kept emphasizing to him that he was Nana’s husband… as if afraid that Nana might be taken away.
Combining these signs, even if their relationship was bad, how bad can it be?
Tory sighed directly.
“Why are you sighing instead of speaking?” Said Adam, anxiously beside him.
“Is the relationship between the two good or bad?”
Tory knew what Adam wanted to hear, but in fact, their relationship was indeed good,
and he couldn’t just lie…….
So he can only try to tell the truth, “It should be quite good?”
Sure enough, Adam’s face turned even darker.
He swung his sleeve and said, “Good?”
“How good could it be?”
“How can she live a good life with a poor man?”
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“The Graham family is just a mess. The so-called Graham Group is not very good
either……
“I really don’t know what’s good about the Graham family?! How can it deserve Nana?!’
The more Adam spoke, the more excited he became. His neck was thick and red, and at first glance, he was furious.
Tory sighed again in his heart.
Dad knew that Nana and Julian had a great relationship, but he didn’t give up and asked again……
Why bother?
It’s just making himself feel even more uncomfortable…….
I really can’t do anything about him.
“Keep your voice down. Nana hasn’t woken up yet!” Tory poured another glass of water for Adam and gestured for him to sit down.
Adam’s stubborn temper naturally made him unwilling to sit down.
Tory thought quickly, and he tried to speak up.
“Dad, do you want to take Nana back to the Spears family to take care of her after she wakes up?
Get Bogus
“Firstly, we can take care of Nana, secondly… we can also advise Nana to divorcé
Julian?”
“What do you think?”
After he said that, Adam, who was constantly pacing, suddenly stopped.
The air also became quiet.
The atmosphere was so intense that Tory couldn’t help but hold his breath and wait for Adam’s answer.
“What did you just say?” Adam slowly turned his body, as if he hadn’t realized what Tory
had just said.
Tory was nervous.
He knew that the proposal he had just made was indeed a bit out of place.
After all, the relationship between Adam and Nana showed no signs of easing.
Such a hasty proposal to bring Nana back to the Spears family was likely to have a
counterproductive effect.
Tory’s heart was pounding wildly, and he could only grit his head and repeat what he had
just said.
“I said… why don’t we take Nana back to Spears family? After all, the level of hospitals in
small places is not as good as New York.
“You see, this medicine was just brought by my subordinates from the car. The medicine
here is really a bit bad, and it’s not good for Nana. ”
Adam’s gaze shifted to the medicine in the small cart.
The man noticed his gaze and quickly bent down to get the medicine. He spread out
several boxes of medicine in his palm and said,
“Look, there is still a big difference between this medicine and the medicine we make
ourselves.”
The packaging of the medicine was exquisite and formal, with all the ingredients clearly
written on it.
But these raw materials were very common medicinal herbs on the market, and they
were indeed incomparable to the carefully developed by the Spears family.
“Nana is also quite delicate, and she can’t use this medicine…….
Adam shook his sleeve and snorted coldly, “She can’t use it?!
“When she insisted on marrying the Graham family, why didn’t she think about it?
Get Bojtot
“Since she has made the choice to marry into the Graham family, she should be prepared
to endure hardships.
As for what medication to use, whether its efficacy is good, and whether her body can
afford it, it is all her responsibility!”
“Now she can’t use it.’
The more Adam spoke, the angrier he became, and immediately his eyes widened, as if
he was about to lose his temper.
“Nana never said that… “Tory retorted.
Judging from Adam’s reaction, he can only choose to be emotional.
“Don’t you still know the character of Nana?”
“Nana is usually very tough and doesn’t want to tell us anything painful. Who knows how
much she has suffered outside….
“If
you don’t care about Nana, I still care about her!”
“Even if you don’t agree today, I will still take Nana to New York!
Tory also spoke harshly, with a resolute expression on his face.
He showed a posture of fighting the Adam to the end for Natalie.
“You, you, you……
Adam took several steps back and was so angry by the man’s words that he couldn’t
speak for a long time.
But Natalie was actually his granddaughter.
Although he appeared to be tough, the moment he saw the girl lying on the hospital bed,
Adam’s heart had already softened a bit.
So the man finally managed to endure it. He paced back and forth anxiously for a few steps, and then sat down in anger, remained silent.
After a while, he finally spoke.
“Let someone arrange a yard for Nana in advance. ”
As soon as Tory heard this, he knew that things were going to happen!
It seemed that the Adam still had a soft heart and cared for his granddaughter.
He happily agreed, “Okay, I’ll tell the servant to tidy up the yard in advance.”
As he was speaking, the Adam suddenly turned around and glanced at his son.
Tory thought the Adam was regretting again, so he quickly suppressed the smile on his face and lowered his voice suddenly.
Unexpectedly, Adam kept a straight face and said in a low face.
“I want the best room for our Nana!” There was a somewhat malicious feeling.
Tory blinked his eyes, a bit stunned, and it took him a while to react.
He couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
The Adam really used the toughest expression and spoke the softest words.
“Okay! Arrange the best for Nana! “He smiled.
Julian quickly arrived at the exchange meeting from the hospital.
But obviously, he arrived at the wrong time.
At this moment, it was the time for the exchange meeting to end, and every entrance and
exit was crowded with bustling guests.
The front door of the hall was also filled with various luxury cars, and almost every car
was surrounded by respectful bodyguards.
Upon seeing this scene, Julian instinctively furrowed his brow.
He didn’t expect the exchange meeting to end so quickly……
His original plan was to find the doctor of Spears family at the exchange meeting and
strive for opportunity for his grandfather.
But now… Julian lifted his eyes and looked at the crowd in front of him, feeling a sense
of defeat in the midst of prosperity.
The end of the exchange meeting meant that the doctor of Spears family had also left,
and all the planned lectures had come to an end.
He clearly missed the opportunity to see the doctor of Spears family.
He also missed the opportunity to save his grandfather.
Julian’s face was complex, and the dim yellow light hit the man’s side face, giving him a
vague and unclear feeling.
He only realized now… that at the moment he chose to pick up Natalie, he had already missed the doctor of Spears family.
Julian’s fingers curled up and couldn’t help but tightly grip the steering wheel.
The steering wheel wrapped in soft leather showed varying degrees of wrinkles due to
the man’s grip, which cannot rebound for a long time.
Because Natalie missed this opportunity……?
Somehow the man’s mood inexplicably began to get restless.
Niki’s phone call came again.
Julian regained his composure and answered the call, and the woman’s voice filled the
entire car.
“Julian… where have you been?”
“Are you here now……?”
Niki’s voice was weak and non-aggressive.
“I’m here, where are you? I’ll pick you up.”
I’m in…” Niki looked back and said,” I’m in a place with a big fountain.
“Julian, please take care……
“Okay. “The man didn’t say more, just answered in a short word, and then hung up the phone.
A busy tone came from the phone.
“Take care…” The call was mercilessly hung up before she could finish speaking.
At this moment, the wind blew in, bringing a gust of cold wind, cool and refreshing.
Just like how the man make her feel.
Niki stood in the same spot, but her face didn’t show much emotion, as if she had
become accustomed to his behavior, just looking at the phone in thought.
Julian’s car was obviously unable to drive past, so he had to get off and walk.
He parked the car with one hand on the roadside, then walked through the bustling
crowd.
Fortunately, he was very tall and even if he was in the crowd, his view was not blocked.
He saw the fountain at a glance.
Not far away was a milky white Romanesque fountain, with a crystal-clear lamp at the
top.
The water column was staggered in height, and the beautiful flowers bloomed under the
light.
Niki was wearing a long skirt and standing in front of the fountain, blending with the elegant milky white background.
Somehow, Niki, who was originally nothing to do with simplicity and elegance, had a slightly more clean and dignified temperament under the milky white background.
It’s very beautiful.
But with a sense of detachment.
This elegant and dignified temperament was clearly not suitable for Niki, but instead
reminded Julian of the former Natalie.
This temperament was suitable for Natalie.
The man’s mind suddenly came up with absurd ideas. In the VIP ward where Natalie was
lying……
Get Bogus
Placing some white hibiscus and gardenia flowers by the window will definitely make a
woman look like a painting, full of brilliance, right?
“Julian… I’m here!”
Niki also saw Julian and waved to the man.
The crisp female voice interrupted the man’s thoughts.
Julian seemed to have been caught doing something bad, and a hint of embarrassment
flashed in his eyes.
How could I think of Natalie at the moment I saw Niki?
Natalie is clearly the substitute, isn’t she?
Julian felt that his idea was absurd, but he couldn’t control himself.
Because he just really had the urge to buy flowers.
The impulse to buy flowers still lingered in his mind and could not be dissipated for a
long time.
Although Julian wanted to deny the existence of this idea, he still couldn’t deal with it.
He felt that he must be crazy.
Even if he wanted to buy flowers, it was for Niki. How could he have such an absurd
idea?
Did he…
Had he already fell in love with Natalie??
Julian’s eyes deepened and his fingers hanging outside his suit tightened together while.
he was unable to calm down for a long time.
Just like his chaotic thoughts at the moment.
“Julian… I’m here!”
Niki and Julian were separated by an entire aisle, and she tried to wave her hand at him
in an attempt to attract his attention.
However, it was obvious that Julian did not know what he was thinking at the moment,
he seemed to have been isolated from the outside world.
Even if she shouted as loudly as she could and waved her hand vigorously, Julian.
couldn’t see it.
Niki lowered her constantly waving hand little by little… The flickering joy in her eyes
also dissipated.
Even she was the most enthusiastic person, she couldn’t move a man who showed an
indifferent attitude towards her.
The expression on Niki’s tiny face gradually became cold, and she no longer spoke, but narrowed her eyes and stared at him.
The intuition as a woman told her that… Julian must be thinking of other woman at this
moment.
And the identity of that woman, she knew it without even thinking.
It must be Natalie.
She really didn’t know what her attraction was to Julian, how could she make Julian so
restless.
Niki tightened her teeth little by little.
On the other side of the aisle, Julian frowned tightly due to his chaotic thoughts.
And on this side, Niki also frowned tightly and there were even wrinkles between her
eyebrows.
Perhaps it was the jealousy and hatred in her heart were too strong, Niki’s teeth even pressed tightly against the front, and she accidentally bit her lip with a heavy force.
The strong bloody smell filled Niki’s mouth in a flash, and a huge pain came from her
mouth, leaving her mind blank at once.
After the pain had been completely dissipated, she regained her composure little by little.
It really hurt… Niki said to herself.
But she knew that if she didn’t drive Natalie away from Julian as soon as possible.
She must have been in a million times more pain than now.
She didn’t know what else she was going to go through. Maybe she would have to break
another leg for this.
As Niki was thinking, she couldn’t stand still any longer. Then she lowered her head and opened her bag, searching inside for tissues and mirrors.
After taking out the tissue from inside, she wanted to wipe off the blood beads that had
seeped from her lips in a hurry.
She wanted to maintain a perfect image.
The tissue in her hand had just reached her lips, but Niki stopped all of a sudden. She
changed her mind.
It was not bad to just leave the blood bead on her lips…Right?
Looking in the mirror, the girl’s starry eyes seemed to be moist paired with the crimson
cherry-like lips.
There was a little red blood bead attached to her lips, which made her look so pathetic.
Niki even felt extremely distressed as she looked at herself.
No more wiping! Niki decisively put the tissue and mirror back into her bag, and then. lowered her head to tidy up her appearance.
Then she walked towards Julian.
Because she knew she couldn’t just stay there and wait for failure. Since Julian was unwilling to take the initiative to cross this aisle, then she would do it!!
There was always someone who needed to take the first step. As she had already felt
that Julian fell in love with Natalie…
Then she would take him back!
“Julian… Are you too tired on your way here just now? Why are you standing here and
not moving? You can’t even hear me calling you.”
After came to Julian’s side, Niki’s hand naturally rested on Julian’s arm, while her tone.
was quite coquettish.
Julian suddenly jumped out of the chaotic emotions when he was touched
unexpectedly,
He was a bit flustered and blurted out, “I’m sorry… Niki…”
Seeing Niki’s face that full of concern, he said this without realizing it.
“Sorry?” Niki blinked, “Julian… why do you say sorry?”
The girl looked puzzled, as if she was very innocent.
Upon hearing Niki’s question, Julian took back what he wanted to say and didn’t know
Get Bo
what to say all of a sudden.
“…”
He felt sorry for Niki after all…
Because he had a different kind of feeling for Natalie.
Or to put it another way, he was moved by a substitute.
Although Julian didn’t know if that really represented love, what he clearly knew was that he was really a bit out of line since he embraced Natalie in his arms today without
consent.
This was unfair to Niki.
“Sorry…” The man muttered to himself.
It seemed that he was speaking to Niki, and also to himself.
Watching the serious expression on the man’s face, which was more serious and
earnest than ever before.
She was horrified.
No matter what happened before, Julian never said a single word of “sorry” to her.
He was a proud man, and even more so, he was a high-ranking and contemptuous. business upstart who had a status above everyone since childhood.
With such identity and personality, Niki originally thought it was impossible to hear the apology word of “sorry” from Julian.
After all, apology had never existed in the life of such a proud man.
Even during her passionate love affair with Julian, he never apologized.
But she actually heard it today.
Because of that bitch Natalie, she not only heard it, but also heard it twice?!
Niki was shocked and even falt a hint of carcasm in her baad
It turned out that he would apologize to someone….
He just wouldn’t say it to her.
She was really pathetic…
Niki felt a burst of sarcasm in her heart, but she still maintained an innocent appearance
on her face.
She took a deep breath to calm down.
Later, she interrupted him in a soft and concern tone, “Julian, don’t say sorry to me…”
“It should be me to say sorry to you, Julian, I’m sorry.”
“Is it far from here? You must have been tired all the way here… It’s really hard for you. I wouldn’t call you to come if I knew it.”
“It’s all
my fault.”
Niki lowered her head while fidgeting with her fingers, looking remorseful.
Seeing Niki like this, Julian felt even more guilty in his heart. He felt a bit stuck in his
throat.
He forgot Niki at the communication meeting for Natalie’s sake and left her alone in this unfamiliar place…
Niki was not angry at all, and even felt that she was sorry for him.
The apology Julian had just uttered could not be uttered now.
He shook his head and abruptly changed the topic, “It’s not tiring.”
“Hurry up, get in the car. Let’s go home.”
Niki still seemed uneasy while her almond-like eyes filled with worry. “Julian, are you very tired? Or we are not leaving Chicago today and go back to Los Angeles tomorrow.”
She gave the impression of caring for Julian’s health.
Just as Julian was about to reject, Niki continued.
Get Boght-
“It’s not safe to drive at night… In case something happens…”
Seeing Niki like this, Julian nodded to agree after thinking for a while. After all, Niki was
worrying about him.
“Fine.”
The man took the lead and opened the copilot door for Niki.
As Niki got in, the car quickly started.
About twenty minutes after driving out, they remained silent in the car and no one spoke.
Niki secretly glanced at the man.
Julian’s hand was resting on the steering wheel, while his gaze fixed straight ahead and
he had frowned from beginning to end.
Obviously, there was something on his mind.
He thought about Natalie all the time, right? Niki sneered.
Even the sentence “I’m sorry” just now was a bit absent-minded.
To what extent was his mind absent? Unexpectedly, he didn’t even see the “carefully
designed” blood droplets on her lips!
This was enough to show how perfunctory his apology was and how absent he was.
Sitting in the copilot seat, Niki maintained a decent posture outward as if nothing had
happened.
But in fact, her heart was now as rough as a stormy sea. Gusts of strong winds broke
the tranquility, and she was also in a state of imminent loss of control.
Niki kept peeping at Julian on and on, while her head turned more and more frequently.
But Julian was completely immersed in his chaotic mind, and everything around him had
been abandoned, including the unrequited love in his heart.
Another five or six minutes had passed.
Niki couldn’t hold on anymore.
She took a deep breath and took out the small mirror she had just stuffed back from her
bag.
In the mirror, the original bright red dazzling blood beads on the woman’s lip had dried
up, and her lips were no longer brilliant.
Niki’s eyes darkened a bit.
From beginning to end, the man’s gaze was not really on her, so the blood on her mouth
had long since lost its meaning.
The dried blood droplets were just placed on this innocent face like that.
Like a scar, it reminded the woman of her failure.
Niki felt extremely resentful in her heart. She almost took out the tissue with the fastest
and most ruthless speed and wiped away the “shame” that contained in it.
It was as if she would abrade her lips with such a strong force before she would give up.
Wiped for several times was not enough, she even wiped twenty or thirty times…
It seemed that as long as the neglected blood droplets were wiped away, the man could
return to her side.
Then she could shake Natalie off hard…
But mixed with strong emotion, her action of wiping lips was too fierce, not to mention
her lips were already injured…
The wound reopened.
“Ah-“, Niki instinctively made a coquettish sound.
This voice was neither loud nor soft, it was within a just fine range, and it perfectly
reached the ears of Julian.
As Julian heard the sound, he instinctively turned his head to glance at her, “What’s the
matter?”
Niki turned her head in tears.
She pointed to her lips. “Julian… Blood… It hurts so much… Ah.”
Then he saw her delicate cherry-like lips filled with crimson blood, which covered the dry
bloodstains.
The skin was a bit torn, and the pink lips inside were pulled out, it looked a bit
eye-catching.
Julian’s expression changed slightly.
“Don’t panic, there’s a medical kit in the back.”
After saying this, the man parked his car on the roadside in a hurry.
In fact, Julian knew that the injury was not serious.
It could even be considered a negligible wound.
But the woman’s expression was truly aggrieved, as if she had suffered a lot of pain.
Julian hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to park his car by the roadside, hoping to help her with her wound treatment.
After all, he was guilty of Niki.
Now helping her with the wound was also a form of disguised compensation.
“Julian… Why do you stop the car?” Niki blinked her big eyes as if she was a bit puzzled.
“I’ll help you with the wound.”
“No, Julian… Just go on, you don’t have to worry about me.”
Julian ignored her words and opened the car door in direct to get the medical kit from
the trunk.
As soon as the man left, Niki’s sobs in a soft voice stopped at once while she looked
slightly from the rearview mirror to observe the man.
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When Julian arrived at the copilot seat with the medical kit, tears returned to her eyes.
“Julian… I’ll do it myself, I won’t trouble you.”
“I always trouble you in daily life…”
Although Niki kept refusing by saying this, she had no intention of refusing by her
actions.
She sat in the copilot seat with a soft and weak posture, without getting up or any
movement to take the medical kit from the man’s hand at all.
Julian bent down and stroked Niki’s crimson lips in a gentle manner.
At the moment when his hand touched her upper lip, Niki gave a thrill while her heart
trembled heavily.
“What’s wrong? Did it hurt you?”
Niki shook her head in a hurry. “No…”
She covered her bouncing chest, trying to calm down.
“Remember to tell me when it hurts.”
Julian bent down and picked up the medical kit to search for the ointment with his long. eyelashes trembling.
Niki fixed her gaze on Julian while her heart pounding incessantly and was unable to calm down.
This man… was really handsome to the extreme.
Even if she saw him many times, she would still be tempted… Niki was fixed on looking.
at the face close at hand. Her cheeks were even redder than blood at the moment,
almost blushing.
Was it possible that the woman Natalie kept saying that she didn’t love Julian at all?
Standing there with such a face, there would be many women flocking, let alone Julian, who was still the CEO of the Graham Group.
She didn’t believe that anyone wouldn’t be tempted.
Julian held the ointment in his hand and squeezed out a paste in a gentle manner. The transparent ointment remained at his fingertips with a faint fragrance.
Then he gently rubbed the wound with his slender fingers, hoping to use the gentlest itching to minimize the pain on her lip.
The atmosphere changed at once.
“Julian…” Niki whispered the man’s name and grabbed the man’s suit and tie with a bewildered mind in a gentle manner.
She wanted to kiss him.
As she was about to touch his lips, Julian seemed to be electrocuted and turned his head away in a hurry.
The evasive appearance was as if the woman in front of him was a raging beast.
“It’s finished…”
His tone was quite stiff and evasive.
He picked up the medical kit and closed the door with a series of smooth movements, leaving Niki stunned in the same place.
What did he mean…?
Was he unwilling?
Why did he hid so fast?
Niki’s exultation as he rubbed medicine on her vanished in a flash.
Was it because she’s dirty?
Natalie had been trapped in that dirty changing room for so long, why didn’t she be
hated?
Natalie’s skirt was all muddy, and he was willing to hug such a dirty woman!
Why? Why? Why was it?!
Niki didn’t understand.
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The next morning, in the VIP room of Chicago Hospital.
Sunlight trickled down from the window. Lying in her sickbed, Natalie opened her eyes
little by little.
What came into her view was the snow-white walls, and the instruments were ticking
around her.
Although there was no one in the ward, she felt as though something was pressing
down on her leg, preventing her from moving.
Then she sat up and saw a man lying on her quilt, he was sleeping.
But the man did not sleep soundly. She woke up the man with just one move.
“Natalie, you are awake!”
Tory stood up all of a sudden and began to care about her before he could even wipe his
face.
“How’s it going? Are you thirsty? Would you like some water? Is there anything wrong?”
Tory’s questions seemed to come in a barrage, one after another.
He looked anxious, as if she was really dying.
Seeing that Tory cared about her so much, she curled up her lips and silently smiled.
It was really great to see her family as soon as she was awake.
When she used to be sick, she had to take care of herself alone, and Julian had never
been by her side.
She almost forgot what it was like to be with her family…
Today, when she suddenly saw Tory lying by her bed and taking care of herself all night,
she felt really warm.
Seeing Natalie’s smile, Tory panicked at once.
Did she became silly since she smiled all of a sudden?
“Your symptoms aren’t quite right, Natalie, is there any after-effects?”
“Lie down, hurry up. I will give you a physical examination.”
“If I find out the doctors here have left you with any after-effects, I’ll have to take them to
account.”
Natalie’s smile was still hanging on the corner of her mouth.
She shook her head and said in a soft tone, “I’m fine. I just woke up and feeling so happy
to see my uncle…”
Tory’s hand that was preparing to gave her an physical examination stopped all of a
sudden.
He was a bit stunned, and it took him a while to realize what Natalie was saying. Then
his heart suddenly felt bad at it.
Tory hugged Natalie. “In the past three years, it must really hard for you…”
“You must have suffered a lot of injustice with Julian. Don’t be afraid. I will take you home today.”
Take her home?
Natalie’s long eyelashes trembled, as if she didn’t get its meaning. “Do you mean… go.
home?”
Tory let go of Natalie who was a bit confused. He stood up and poured her a glass of
water.
Natalie took the glass, but did not drink it. Instead, she remained stunned and asked,
“You just said home… Do you mean back to the Spears’s?”
Tory nodded and said in an unusually gentle tone.
“Yes, I will take you back to the Spears family.”
“Take you back to see your families.”
Natalie was startled by this sentence while her heart trembled.
The glass in her hand suddenly wobbled, and the hot water spilled out of the cup, wetting
the bedding and left a trace of water on it.
“What’s the matter? Did you hurt?”
Upon hearing the commotion, Tory immediately rushed to Natalie’s side, fearing that his
niece would have any further problems.
Natalie shook her head repeatedly. “It’s okay, it’s okay. I haven’t been burned.”
The man didn’t believe her words and insisted on pulling back the quilts and carefully
examining her before letting go.
“Be careful, do you still feel sick? Are your hands still shaking a bit?” His tone was
unusually concerned.
Natalie didn’t hear Tory’s voice, she was all in an unreal feeling of going home.
Was she really going back to the Spears family?
Was it a dream?
This news came too suddenly… Natalie felt like she couldn’t find out whether it was true
or not for a moment.
Tory did not notice Natalie’s confused state, he only lowered his head to handle the quilt
that had just been sprinkled with hot water.
As he briefly wiped it with a towel, he said to the nurse next to him, “Could you please
bring me another quilt? Thank you.”
The nurse lowered her head and ran out of the door to get the quilt in a hurry.
Sitting in the bed, Natalie seemed to stare in the distance in a daze without blinking her
eyes.
“Does grandpa know about it that I am going to go home?” She paused and asked in a
cautious manner.
Tory smiled and knew what Natalie was hesitating about. It was just that she hadn’t
returned home for many years. Upon hearing this now, she couldn’t react for a moment.
He raised his hand to touch the girl’s hair in an extremely gentle manner. He touched her
hair to comfort her little by little with the broad palm of his hand.
“Don’t worry, grandpa will definitely agree.”
“Otherwise, if grandpa didn’t agree, I wouldn’t dare to bring you back to the Spears.
family.”
Natalie opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something else.
“Then…”
Tory interrupted her.
“You know your grandfather’s temper, he’s really stubborn, and he has an absolute authority in the Spears family. If he doesn’t agree, no one dare to take you home.”
The man helped her change into a new quilt while lowering his head and muttering
incessantly.
“Moreover, you still need the doctors in our Spears family to treat you. I don’t trust an
outside doctor to treat you.”
“You can’t reject me.” Tory said with a hint of grievance and supplication.
“If
you reject me, I will lose face.”
“Moreover, he originally agreed to take you home, and the house of the Spears family
was already prepared, but you didn’t go back. They thought I was playing around with.
them.”
Then Natalie couldn’t say anything when she was about to refuse, and she smiled.
awkwardly.
Her uncle had said that, it was inappropriate to reject.
Moreover, she hadn’t been home for so long. In fact, she also wanted to go home to visit
her families.
“Shall we go back to the Spears’s house today?”
Natalie looked up and found the sunlight outside the window was a bit harsh, but it was
warm as it fell on her. She really liked it.
Upon hearing Natalie’s question, Tory understood all of a sudden based on what he
knew about his niece.
Natalie agreed!
The smile on the man’s face increased in a flash.
A warm smile hung on the face of the middle-aged man, giving her an instant sense of
kindness.
“It’s best to leave today. I’ve already arranged for the plane, just wait for your order.”,
Natalie nodded while holding a glass in her hand, then she lowered her head to take a
sip.
A pair of eyes seemed a bit erratic as she seemed to be thinking something.
After a moment, she murmured, “Then let’s go today.”
Tory was grinning from ear to ear.
He had long wanted to bring Natalie back to New York, but now it had finally come true,
and he was really excited and happy.
“Okay, okay, you shall lie down first and rest for a while.”
“I’ll ask the bodyguard to drive a comfortable car to pick you up, the car downstairs is
really not suitable for sitting.”
“And since you just recovered from a serious illness, you must take the best car.”
Natalie was worthy of the best.
As Tory spoke, he was about to take out his phone and call the driver.
Natalie obediently lay down. But as her head just touching the pillow, a moment
suddenly flashed through her mind.
In her memory, she sat on the cold marble floor in a state of half unconscious and half
awake when a man appeared in front of her with a flashlight.
She couldn’t see the man’s face clearly, and the light from the flashlight was a bit cold.
But it gave her a familiar feeling.
The feeling that rushed towards her was very similar to… to Henry.
Although Natalie knew that this sudden feeling was likely an illusion after she had a
fever.
She still didn’t want to give up any possibility.
She laid in the sickbed and raised her hand to pull the corner of Tory’s clothes. “Tory, can
I ask you something?”
Tory turned his head. “Go ahead, feel free to ask anything.”
“I want to know who picked me up from the dressing room…?”
As soon as this question was asked, Tory’s face with a smile on it turned into a sullen
one all of a sudden.
As if Natalie asked something she shouldn’t have asked.
Tory’s face turned pale, it was clear that he did not want to answer it.
After all, he didn’t want Julian to appear in his niece’s life, so it was better not to mention
his name.
But as soon as he lowered his head and saw the fragile and hopeful eyes in Natalie’s
eyes, he suddenly could not bear to lie to her.
“Who is it…” Natalie asked again.
She silently hoped for an impossible name in her heart.
Although it was absurd, she still strove to give herself a fantasy.
Because the figure and blurry face in her mind looked like Henry so much…
Maybe?
Maybe it was really Henry?
Staring at his niece’s expectant little gaze, Tory finally sighed.
“It was Julian who took you out of the dressing room.”
“But he answered a phone yesterday and left, without coming back yet. Judging from his
hurried departure, there should be something urgent.”
Tory mentioned this and suddenly added another sentence.
“No matter how urgent that thing is, it can’t be more urgent than your affairs, right?”
“You’re still lying in bed, but Julian just left like that!”
The more Tory spoke, the more angry he became.
“Did he just care about his wife like this?!”
Natalie was just too foolish. There were so many good men in New York waiting in line
to marry her, but she had to marry such a man.
“It’s Julian…” Natalie muttered to herself.
The light in her eyes extinguished in a flash.
It was not Henry…
Did she think too much after all?
Natalie calmed down as she curled her body together and slowly buried her head in the quilt until the whole person disappeared.
In a presidential suite at a five-star hotel in Chicago, it was just dawn.
Julian woke up early.
He sat alone on the sofa, holding a cigarette in his hand while the cigarette was still burning and constantly flickered.
Although he woke up early, but in fact, he didn’t fall asleep all night.
Julian stood up and walked from the sofa to the bedroom.
Under the niveous sheets in the bedroom, Niki slept soundly with her head resting on a
pillow.
Yesterday, Niki didn’t know if she was too aggrieved or for some other reason, she
insisted on living in the same suite with him.
After all, Julian felt guilty and could only book a presidential suite according to her
wishes.
And then Niki dragged him to sleep in the same bed with him…
Recalled the scene yesterday, Julian pinched his nose and felt a headache.
Fortunately, his attitude was quite resolute. He spent the night on the sofa and didn’t
sleep in the same bed with Niki.
Lying on the sofa, he hardly slept all night, and the figure of Natalie was lingering in his
mind.
He didn’t know if Natalie was awake now…
He had an uncontrollable desire to visit her in the hospital.
How was she doing? Had her fever gone down?