Later, Brettley sat in the ward for an hour while holding Bethan’s hand.
An hour later, Bethan opened her eyes.
“Brettley?”
She got up from the bed, puzzled by her surroundings. “What happened to me? Where are we?”
Brettley was stunned. “We’re in the hospital.”
“Hospital?”
Bethan’s eyes widened in shock. “Aren’t we at the place where Anne and Jude arranged for us? How did we end up here in the hospital?”
After that, she quickly moved closer to Brettley and grabbed his hand while she examined him thoroughly. “What’s wrong with you? Or what’s wrong with me? Why are we in the hospital?”
Bethan’s reaction caught him by surprise. After a while, he grabbed Bethan’s hand. “Nothing-you just slept for too long. I thought you were sick, so I brought you here.”
Bethan was shocked and looked at the time. “Really? It’s already five in the evening. I’ve slept that long?”
“Yeah, you were too tired.”
Brettley looked at the time. “Wait here. I’ll go talk to the doctor and have you discharged.”
Bethan paused and answered, “Alright. And hurry up. Isn’t Adrian’s wedding starting at eight tonight?”
They only had three hours left.
Brettley paused and nodded. “Okay.”
He turned around and left the ward.
In the doctor’s office.
“Based on what you said, Mrs. Morrison passed out after she was informed of her best friend’s death, and she can’t remember anything after she woke up…”
The doctor looked at him and sighed deeply. “She’s having a stress response after being traumatized. The news of her best friend’s death was too shocking to her, so her brain decided to remove this memory after she passed out.
The doctor wrote a few words on the chart. “Nonetheless, this is just temporary and won’t last for a long time. Typically, she should have her memory back within seven days unless she’s triggered again within these seven days. For example, someone emphasizing to her that her best friend has passed away will bring back those memories to her. However…”
He looked at Brettley seriously. “If Mrs. Morrison’s friend is very important to her and she had a hard time accepting the news….I think you need to be prepared. Something could happen when her memory recovers.”
Brettley’s eyebrows furrowed. His glabella was aching, so he rubbed it and sighed deeply. “Is there any way that can prolong her memory from recovering
One week was too short.
The doctor shook his head. “One week is the maximum her brain could handle. When I say one week, it doesn’t necessarily mean one week. Maybe she’ll remember it tonight. Don’t take your chances. You should get ready at all times for her memory to recover.”
Brettley left the doctor’s office exhausted and helpless. Maybe he should not bring Bethan back here. Maybe he should not have hurriedly returned to settle his scores with Adrian.
When he was in Saigen City, he could not control the anger he felt when he saw Adrian’s invitation card, and he brought Bethan back with him swiftly. At that time, he thought he did it discreetly when they were back in Banyan City.
However, he walked right into Jacqueline’s trap.
If Jacqueline could go to the restaurant where Lana and Anne were today, it meant that she had been stalking them. In other words, there was a possibility that Jacqueline’s man had been stalking them since they were at the airport.
If that were the case, Jacqueline’s men would still look for an opportunity to kill Anne when
John was not looking if Bethan and Anne did not go out shopping today
This meant the whole thing was not Bethan’s fault. It was his fault.
He hated Adrian too much and wanted the man to suffer the consequences of his poor choices. That was the reason why he lost his mind and acted recklessly by bringing Bethan back to Banyan City after receiving the wedding invitation from Adrian and Jacqueline.
“Brettley,” rang a woman’s voice, calling his name.
He regained his senses and realized he was back in Bethan’s ward.
At that moment, Bethan was sitting on the bed and looking helpless with her phone in her hand.
“I can’t get Anne. I tried to call John, but he hung up on me.
“There’s still time. Can you go to her house with me? I’m worried she’s in trouble.”
“Don’t worry.”
Frowning, Brettley approached Bethan and hugged her to ease her nerves. “The wedding is starting in less than three hours, so we’ll need to head there first. Once we settle things with Adrian, I’ll bring you to go look for Anne, alright?”
The doctor mentioned it was necessary to keep Bethan in the dark about Anne’s death. Thus, he was not about to inform Bethan about what happened to Anne yet.
“No.”
She bit her lip and extended her arms, wrapping them around Brettley’s body. She feebly. said, “For some reason, I’m worried about her. I feel like I’ve forgotten something, and it’s related to her.”
She looked up. “Brettley, can you please bring me to her? I’ll only feel okay when I see her with my own eyes.
Brettley’s face looked terrible after hearing that. ‘Anne is…”
“I have a better idea.”
After a moment of silence, he said, “I’ll send people to Anne’s house for protection. After we’re done at Adrian’s wedding, I’ll bring you to her right away.”
Frankly, Brettley did not know what to do with Bethan’s current situation, but he knew he could never let her know that Anne was dead. He tried to use the wedding as an excuse to hold her off while he tried to contact Theo and everyone in Merchant City to see if Rachel or Rosalyn could help minimize the effect of Anne’s death on Bethan.
“Why?”
Bethan looked at Brettley, unable to comprehend his thoughts. “Isn’t it easier if we just look for them?”
Bethan did not understand why Brettley wanted to send people over to protect Anne and her family now only visiting them after the wedding.
“Because…”
Brettley kept quiet for a while. “Because we don’t have enough time. I want to bring you to buy a gown and have your makeup. I’m sure you don’t want to show up at the wedding with an ugly look.”
Bethan fell quiet after hearing that. She then looked down at herself-her outfit, to be exact.
At this moment, she was still wearing the clothes she was wearing when she came from Saigen City, and it was indeed inappropriate to attend the wedding in this attire even though she was attending Adrian’s wedding.
She took a deep breath and finally nodded to show she agreed with Brettley’s suggestion. Alright, we’ll go buy a gown now. I want to meet Anne beautifully after the wedding ends.
She bit her lip and said with uncertainty, “Nothing will happen to them in this city right?” ‘Especially since they’ve lived in this city for so many years,’ she thought.
Brettley was stunned.
After a while, he nodded while suppressing the sorrow in his heart. “Yes. Nothing…nothing. bad is going to happen to them.”
“Okay!”
Bethan took a deep breath after hearing Brettley’s reassurance. She then grabbed his arm and said, “Let’s go.”
Brettley nodded and strode out of the hospital with her. While they were on the way to the clothing store, Bethan looked outside the window and said, “I remember I left this city because Malcolm caught me. Look how long it’s been since then.”
Brettley responded softly. He was busy sending messages to Lucas to get him to contact Rosalyn and Rachel.
Suddenly, he received a message from Jude.
[I went to the hospital with Ms. Chance, John is missing, and so is Anne’s body. I went to their house and discovered their child was taken away, too.]
After reading the text message, Brettley’s brow furrowed vehemently. Theoretically speaking, John was either handling Anne’s funeral in the hospital or was at home comforting Sammie while taking the time to inform their relatives.
‘Why did John leave with Sammie, as well as Anne’s body?’ he thought to himself.
Jude sent another text message when Brettley did not reply. (What should we do?
[I think John is going to leave the city with Sammie, as well as Anne’s body. I’ve already sent people to search at the airport and bus station. I don’t think they can leave in such a short. period.]
Brettley replied, [Don’t do it.]
With a frown on his face, he nonchalantly added, [If John wants to leave with Anne’s body and Sammie, don’t stop him.]
Maybe it was a good choice to let John leave this city with Anne and Sammie. At least, Bethant would not be able to find Anne after John left, and it could stall her memory from recovering.
[Should I recall my men, then?] asked Jude.
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