It is undoubtedly the most torturous for Lily to stay for ten-odd hours all the way from London to City J.
The moment she arrives safely, it is already past nine o’clock in the evening. Everything is shrouded in
darkness. Only the lights on both sides of the runway are on, and she suppresses emotions hovered in
her heart.
When she is pulling her luggage out of the airport gate, Pehry stands beside the car and waves to her,
“Lily, this way!”
Lily hurriedly walks over, and Pehry takes the luggage and puts it in the trunk. There are no other
people accompanying him. They sit in the car, and an intangible sense of tension pervades the quiet
carriage.
“Pehry, take me directly to the hospital,” Lily says. Due to crying bitterly, her voice is extremely hoarse.
Pehry nods and starts the car.
Along the way, there is almost no communication between them. They don’t mention Rex each other,
but what they care about is that man.
It isn’t that she doesn’t want to ask, but that she is afraid of asking. She wants to personally see it.
The long silence makes Pehry a little worried. As the car passes by the intersection, he glances at the
woman in the passenger seat. She doesn’t cry, doesn’t make any noise, and doesn’t even reveal her
emotions at all. It is beyond his imagination. However, the heartache and anxiety can be found on her
face.
“Lily, are you ok?”
Lily is trapped in her own emotions, and she doesn’t hear it for a moment. It takes her a while to regain
senses. She shakes his head gently and says in a very low tone, “It is fine.”
Now she no longer has any other feelings. She only wants to see that man as soon as possible. It is as
if the only way to returns to normal is to watch him.
After driving for more than an hour, the car enters the underground garage of Karl’s Hospital. Lily
calmly unbuckles her seat belt, but only she knows how trembling her fingers are.
They walk to the door of the elevator. Pehry presses the button of the VIP-only one. Soon, the elevator
opens. Lily looks at the bright light in the elevator room. It is clear that the space is not big, but she
feels empty.
She stands at the entrance of the elevator without moving. Pehry leers at her and says, “Lily, let’s go.”
Lily takes a deep breath and heavily exhales before finally walking in.
Noticing that the elevator is getting higher and higher, Lily’s heart starts beating rapidly. The heartbeat
echoes in her ears, even causing the clothes on her chest to tremble slightly.
The doorbell rings.
The crisp voice breaks this unbearable silence. What will be, will be.
Pehry looks at her pale and bloodless face. He feels heartbroken for Rex and this woman as well. He
can’t help but pat her shoulder comfortably.
Lily is in a daze. She does not know how she gets to the ward. She even forgets Karl’s words. When
she looks at the unconscious man lying in the isolation area, putting on a white hospital uniform and
wearing an oxygen mask on his face, her heart aches as if it is hit by a hammer.
He is such a powerful and strong, but now, just five meters away from the door, she sees a lifeless Rex.
“How … how could this be?” Lily covers her mouth, being afraid that she will cry. Tears burst out again
and grief fogs her eyes. She raises her hand to wipes it off and looks at Karl, “What’s wrong with him?
Why isn’t he awake yet?”
Karl looks at Lily who is trembling. His expression isn’t relaxed. But he tries to comfort her as much as
he can, “Don’t worry, he can survive now. There are no other physical injuries. Vivian only wants to get
him, but it doesn’t work out. However, there is a Love Potion in the room where the incident occurs.
There are volatile barbiturates, heroin and phenol. It is fine that the first two substances are mixed
together, but phenol is extremely addictive and the concentration is high. The effects on the body will
be lasting. The next 72 hours are for observation. As long as he gets over it, he will be fine.”
“Thank you, Brother Karl.” Lily cries and nods her head to thank him, “As long as he is safe, I only hope
that he can live a healthy life.”
As for whether he is addicted or not, he should first have to overcome the first obstacle.
Actually, this addiction is extremely difficult to quit. However, at this juncture, Karl is unable to tell her
this fact, “You rushed here overnight, right? It looks like your complexion isn’t good. Anyway, Rex is still
asleep. I’ll ask the nurse to have you on fluids later.”
Lily shakes her head. She is in no mood for other things, “Brother Karl, I’m fine. Can I go in and
accompany him now?”
It is isolation ward. Logically speaking, under the current situation, Karl does not recommend her to
enter. However, thinking of Lily’s mood, he knows that he can’t stop her. Even if he refuses her, she still
wants to enter in this room. Moreover, Rex also needs her care now.
“You can go in and put on your isolation suit later. I’ll have someone bring you a set.” After Karl finishes
speaking, he calls for the nurse to prepare a set. He waits for it before saying, “I’ll go discuss the follow-
up treatment plan with the experts. Pehry, you stay here. If you can’t endure it later, tell nurses.”
“Okay.”
Ten minutes later, Lily put on her isolation suit and walks into the ward. She stands at the door without
rushing in. Her gaze falls on the hospital bed a few meters away. Under the white quilt, she vaguely
sees the outline and shape of his body. From stem to stern, he is so high that covers the whole bed. A
usually proud man is lying on this hospital bed. He looks extremely fragile. How can she not feel sad?
Thinking that all of this is caused by Adair, Lily wishes that the person lying there is herself.
If she had taken the child to England, perhaps none of this would have happened.
Lily stands there for a long time, until her legs are slightly sore before she musters up the courage to
walk to the bedside. She sits on the short stool beside the bed and raises her hand to hold his large
hand. His originally warm fingers are now cold, and his thumb is connected to the instrument. Lily’s
tears roll down her cheeks. She cries herself almost unconscious.
Seeing his closed eyes, the eyelashes and his dry lips, Lily prays that he can last three days. No matter
how difficult the future is, she will always accompany him.
Lily bends down and approaches the man’s ear. She knows that he doesn’t hear her, but she patiently
and gently tells him, “Rex, I’m back. I came to look after you. Sorry, I shouldn’t have left. Wake up.
When you wake up, we won’t be separated anymore.”
Pehry stands outside the ward. He knows that they need space so he doesn’t disturb them. He
inadvertently looks at the ward. The woman is close to the man’s ears and says something. A few
seconds later, she slightly tilts her head and kisses the man. She carefully takes care of him as if she is
afraid that it hurts him.
In his thirty years of life, Pehry has never yearned for love and marriage. He feels that happiness is far
away from him, but now he suddenly understands that love is the longest companionship and
confession.
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