“Fiona… “
Before Christian could finish his sentence, Brettley’s feeble voice came from behind Bethan.
“Where is Fiona… “
Bethan instantly tensed up when she heard Brettley’s voice.
She felt as if she was trapped in a sculpture. Even moving a part of her body was a luxury.
Christian, on the other end of the line, wanted to mention Fiona’s name when he heard Brettley’s feeble voice.
Fiona’s name did not come out of Christian’s mouth in the end.
He pursed his lips. An overwhelming feeling of elation washed over him!
Brettley was truly awake! It was neither too early nor too late! It was just in time!
Thus, Christian took a deep breath. “Bethan, am I hearing my uncle’s voice?”
Perhaps, Brettley was trying to respond to Christian’s question. When Christian asked Bethan the question, Brettley, on the bed, could not help but yell out once more, “Fiona…”
Christian was sure that Brettley had already come around!
He held his phone and could not hide the excitement in his eyes.
“My uncle is awake! Bethan, go take care of him! We’ll talk later! “
Then, Christian did not wait for Bethan’s reply. He immediately hung up.
Bethan held onto the phone tightly. She was extremely disheartened hearing the disconnecting tone.
Not because of Christian, but also because of the man behind her.
“Fiona…water…”
Behind her, Brettley’s low and hoarse voice gently rang out.
Bethan felt the irony.
She took care of Brettley for the past three days because of what Jude said to her as well as the videos he showed her.
Even when Nigel was about to undergo surgery the next day, she was still taking care of Brettley!
What happened then?
Brettley came around. The first name he called was Fiona.
He kept calling Fiona.
Bethan was standing right in front of him, yet it was like he could not see her at all. He kept yelling Fiona’s voice.
Was Fiona so important to him? She was so important that Bethan’s hard work for the past three days, even going against her friend’s advice to take care of him, was just a joke to him?
“Water…”
She turned around and looked at the miserably pale man on the bed. He has already opened his eyes.
The moment he saw her, there was not much shock in his eyes.
He continued saying in a hoarse voice, “Water…pass me water.”
Bethan furrowed her brows. She truly did not want to pass him water.
However, even though she thought that way, her body involuntarily walked over to the side of the table.
She let out a breath and poured him some water in annoyance. Then, she roughly passed him the cup.
“Drink up! “
Some water splashed onto Brettley’s hospital gown. He slightly furrowed his brows and accepted the cup of water.
Once he drank the water, his dry throat was comfortable enough to speak properly.
Brettley furrowed his brows.
“Why are you here? Where is Fiona?”
Actually, when he was unconscious, he could vaguely hear Bethan’s voice. Even when Bethan was talking to the doctor and calling Christian.
However, it was like he was in a dream. He could not wake up.
In the end, just when Christian was about to mention Fiona’s name, Brettley struggled to wake up with difficulty.
He yelled Fiona’s name not because the first person h e wanted to see when he woke up was Fiona. He was instinctively answering Christian’s question. He was also warning Christian to not say anything more.
Brettley was extremely clear about how Bethan hated Fiona.
He was unsure what reaction Bethan would have when she finds out that Fiona’s bone marrow was about to be transplanted to Nigel.
Brettley could not risk it. “What do you think?”
Bethan coldly rolled her eyes at Brettley who was drinking water.
“You have been out cold for three days, your beloved Ms. Blake has also been sick for three days. She cooped up in her bedroom at Orchard Manor. She has not even been to work. You still could ask me why am I the one taking care of you here and not her?”
Brettley’s grip on the cup tightened a little.
“She’s sick?”
Bethan closed her eyes. She smiled mockingly.
“Yes, she’s sick. She’s so sick she could not even take care of you! “
Brettley narrowed his eyes.
He could understand Bethan’s rage and resentment.
However…
Brettley placed the cup down. He immediately picked up his phone next to him on the table.
After being unconscious for so long , his body was still slowly recovering.
Thus, his hands were trembling when he picked his phone up. His phone almost fell to the ground a few times.
However, Brettley did not mind it at all. He picked his phone up with difficulty and called Lucas.
“Lucas, I’m up. Come and pick me from the hospital immediately. I want to head to Orchard Manor and pick Fiona up to head to the hospital.”
Lucas, on the other end of the call, was stunned for a while. Upon remembering that Nigel’s surgery was the next day, he instantly understood what Brettley meant.
“Sure, I’ll be there! “
Upon receiving Lucas’ promise, Brettley let out a sigh of relief. He changed into a more comfortable position and placed his phone by the side.
Looking at him, Bethan felt that she was pathetic and comical.
She had been working so hard taking care of him for the past three days yet this was what she got in return?
She initially wanted to tell Brettley about the fact that the donor pulled out last minute.
However, looking at how he was so concerned for Fiona the moment he woke up, Bethan did not feel the need to tell him.
What use was there telling him about Nigel’s matter?
He never had her nor her children in his eyes. He only had Fiona.
He knew that Nigel’s surgery was the next day, yet he did not even mention Nigel. All he thought was Fiona.
He was busy picking Fiona up to head to the hospital. Where did he have the time to bother with Bethan and her children?
Bethan took a deep breath.
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