“Ava, what would you like to drink? I’ll get it for you.”
“Im fine with anything. Dr. Long, what would you like to drink?”
“I’ll have whatever you ladies have.” The man smiled slightly and looked at Raegan.
Ava caught sight of Raegan and the man looking at each other. She kept feeling as though there was something odd in her heart, but she could not put a finger on what it was.
She did not think anymore and followed the man and Raegan to the dining room for dinner. °
The dinner was sumptuous, and Raegan had prepared everything herself.
The man picked up his fork and put a piece of meatball in his mouth before chewing it. Then, he praised, “For so many years, I thought you were only concentrating on your career, but I didn’t expect that your cooking skills have not regressed at all. This tastes exactly the same as it did 20 years ago. How nostalgic.”
When Raegan and Ava heard the man lamenting, they were stunned for two seconds.
Raegan glanced at Ava, who was frowning and in thought. Then, she hurriedly said, “Dr. Long, you’re too kind. I just casually made this. No skills are needed.”
The man also seemed to realize that he made a mistake and corrected his behavior immediately. Ava initially had something to say, but at this moment, she was holding her fork as she ate her pasta with her head lowered. She did not say a word. However, she was stealing glances at the man.
Raegan was worried that Ava would notice something, so she hurriedly put another meatball on Ava’s plate.
“Ava, eat more. You’ve lost a lot of weight recently. Don’t worry so much. Daniel will definitely remember everything and remember that you’re his most beloved woman.”
After hearing that, the man said, “Miss Long, don’t worry too much. I’m confident that your fiancé will get well soon. You’1] look haggard if you keep worrying.”
After listening to Raegan’s and the man’s words, Ava gradually stopped eating and tugged the corners of her lips into a forced smile.
“Thank you, Dr. Long. You guys should eat first. I just remembered that I have an important call to make.”
Ava got up and walked to the living room.
Raegan and the man wanted to say something, but they tacitly came to an understanding and did not stop her.
When they saw Ava leave the dining room, the man put down the tableware. A heavy sense of sadness and unspeakable joy suddenly appeared on his face.
“It’s been more than ten years. I didn’t expect her to be so slender and elegant. Rae, Ava really looks like when you were young.”
“Neil, [have to remind you. Don’t say anything you shouldn’t. If Ava suspects that you’ re the biological father she has hated for so many years, she’ll leave immediately.”
Neil’s face changed in an instant, and a trace of anxiety flashed in his red eyes.
“Rae, does our daughter really hate me that much?”
“She doesn’t just hate you, she hates me too.” Raegan sighed helplessly. “But who can blame her for feeling this way? We can only blame ourselves for causing this.”
“No, you can’t blame yourself. It’s my fault.” Neil took all the blame himself. “If I had found out earlier—”
“It’s been so many years. Don’t mention it again.” Raegan interrupted, not wanting to recall the painful memories related to her family.
“No matter what happened back then, it was our fault as parents. We shouldn’t have left Ava alone and made her into an orphan. The child went without parental love for more than ten years. That’s something we’ll never be able to make up for in our lifetimes.”
Having said that, Neil also sighed in remorse. + Although Raegan was also sad, a smile crept back up to her face after thinking about how Ava was slowly trying to accept her as her mother again. “Okay, don’t think about it too much. Ava is our biological daughter, after all. This child seems hard-headed, but she has a soft heart. I believe that one day, she’]l be willing to accept you as her father again.”
“Really?” Neil was full of anticipation, and his tone became a little excited. “If that’s the case, then it’ll be great. Then we can be reunited as a family.”
“Reunited as a family?” Raegan seemed to doubt the word for a short moment.
It was something that people yearned for, but it seemed very far from their touch judging by how things were now.
Raegan sighed silently, and when she heard Ava’s footsteps approaching, she quickly gave Neila hint. She lowered her voice to remind him.
“Don’t expose yourself. You should focus on playing your role as a doctor and treat our future son-in- law. We’ll talk about the other matters when this is over.” 1
“Okay, don’t worry. Just leave our son-in-law to me.” Neil solemnly promised.
Raegan breathed a sigh of relief. Ava came back with the phone in her hand not long after Neil said that.
With a faint smile, she looked at Raegan and Neil. “Why aren’t you guys eating? You weren’t waiting for me, were you?”
“No, we weren’t,” Neil denied it. “I was just talking with your mother. We ate some of the food.”
“Okay.” Ava nodded and sat back down. Throughout the dinner, Ava did not say anything more. However, she had a smile on her face the whole time.
After dinner, Ava helped Raegan to clear the table. After the tableware was in the dishwasher, the two of them went back to the living room.
Neil sat on the sofa and had some documents in his hands. He looked like he was very seriously reading them.
Ava walked over and saw that Neil was looking at the medical records she brought, so she approached him. “I was just about to give them to you, but you’re already looking at them.” +
Upon hearing this, Neil raised his head. The serious expression on his face dissipated a lot. “I saw them on the coffee table, so I picked them up and started reading.” °
‘It’s alright. I was going to show them to you anyway.” Ava sat down. “This is the information of all the examinations and treatments my boyfriend underwent after his car accident. Doctor, how long do you think my boyfriend will take to recover based on his current condition?”
“Judging from this information, your boyfriend’s injury is recovering faster than the average person. This may depend on the patient’s physique and the people taking care of him. It can be seen that his external injuries have basically recovered.”
“Really?” Ava asked worriedly. “He was ina coma for many days, and the doctor said he might end up in a vegetative state.”
“Judging from the examination results at that time, his brain was severely concussed and there were obvious small lumps of blood compressing the nerves, so there was a small probability of him falling into a vegetative state. The doctor was probably just informing all the possible situations to the patient’s family. It didn’t mean that it would definitely happen.”
After listening to Neil’s explanation, Ava suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.
“So, does this mean that Danny’s body is basically fine now?”
“You can say that.” Neil looked very relaxed as well. “His biggest problem now is that he can’t remember people and things from the past. In fact, over the years, I’ve come into contact with a lot of patients with amnesia. However, most of them are just suffering from temporary amnesia caused by trauma. It doesn’t last long, so you don’t have to worry too much.”
Neil’s remarks made Ava even more at ease. A sincere smile gradually appeared on her face.
“If you have time, why don’t you ask your boyfriend to come over and I’1l help him doa comprehensive examination?”
“Okay, I’ll definitely bring him to see you.” Ava agreed immediately. At the same time, she also saw hope.
In order to avoid Ava’s suspicion, Neil did not dare stay for too long and left after sitting fora while.
Not long after Neil left, Ava also went home. After she arrived home, Ava contacted Daniel as soon as possible. The call went through but no one picked up.
Just when it was about to stop ringing, someone finally answered the call.
Ava’s face was instantly filled with joy. “Danny _?”
“Ava, why are you still pestering us?” Naya said, her voice filled with arrogance and cold mockery.
“Dan has already forgotten you, so why are you still here trying to turn things around for yourself? Listen to me, Dan still has blood clots in his brain and he’ll have headaches from time to time. Don’t say things that shouldn’t be said and trigger him.”
Naya warned Ava deliberately. Of course, she was also worried that Daniel would know that she and his mother were working together to lie to him. Ava panicked after hearing this, but she did not want to waste her words arguing with Naya. Hence, she just retorted coldly, “Naya, can you please behave more like a human? The lie you told will never become the truth. When Danny recovers, he’]] naturally remember everything, and at that time, you’l] be the one trying to turn the tables only to end up humiliating yourself.”
“You…” Naya was obviously provoked. She hung up the phone without saying another word.
When Ava called back, she realized that Naya had blocked her number.
In fact, Ava had predicted that she would meet some obstacles if she wanted to look for Daniel. She had mentally prepared herself for it, but Naya and Daniel’s mother were just full of surprises. Through
Niamh’s connections, Ava managed to find out that Daniel would go back for a consultation in the hospital on Wednesday afternoon. Ava calculated the time and arrived at the hospital before Daniel’s appointment.
After a while, Daniel indeed appeared at the entrance of the hospital.
Ava wanted to go over and talk to him, but when she saw Naya next to him, she could only stop herself.
She would not rush this as she had already come up with another plan to get close to Daniel.
Naya accompanied Daniel to the room to see the doctor who was going to give Daniel a follow-up consultation. The doctor gave him a simple examination and suggested that Daniel should have another CT scan of his brain to see if there were any changes to the clots in Daniel’s brain. When Daniel was queuing up for his scan, Naya was always by his side.
“Dan, don’t worry. Your condition will not get worse. Even if the test results are not ideal, I won’t leave you. I’ll always be with you no matter what happens to you,” Naya said with deep affection and sincerity. She was trying to make herself look gentle and affectionate.
However, Daniel’s reaction had always been very calm. He seemed to have doubts about his relationship with Naya. However, he had seen some old photos that Naya and his mother showed him. They all showed that he and Naya were indeed childhood sweethearts who had known each other for a long time.
There was also a video of their engagement party as well, but the video was not very complete. Daniel knew that his and Naya’s family were somewhat influential in Glendale, so he wisely went to the internet to search for videos related to his engagement with Naya, but he found nothing. Although Daniel could feel Naya’s concern and love for him, he did not seem to have any love for Naya.
On the contrary, whenever he thought of Ava, his heart would throb a little.
Just like now, when he recalled the moment Ava had walked toward him with a smile at the hospital’s entrance that day, his heartbeat became a little faster.
Naya saw a slight smile on the corner of Daniel’s mouth and thought that what she just said had made Daniel happy. Hence, she immediately felt proud.
In time, as long as the relationship between her and Daniel deepened and they had a child, Ava would not have a chance even if Daniel finally got his memory back.
Naya was having wishful thinking when she suddenly received a strange call.
She looked at the number, hesitated for a few seconds, and then picked it up.
When Naya was about to ask, a young female voice came from the other end of the phone. “Is this Miss Mendez?”
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