Aidyn snapped back from shock, rushed to the bedside and stared into Bernard Laurence's eyes, excited as hell.
Those thick lashes were fluttering like they were fighting with a dream. He was trying so hard to open his eyes, but they just wouldn’t budg
He was trapped in a beautiful dream where Eleanor Shultz was holding their child and they were living a happy life. He was soaking in this dream, not wanting to leave, but then one day, another Eleanor, lifeless and empty, reached out to him.
She was rubbing her belly, looking at him, night after night, crying, "Bernard, I miss you, when are you coming to get me?"
He turned around and looked at Eleanor who was holding their child and smiling. Then at the Eleanor who was crying in the fog.
He couldn't figure out who was his Eleanor, and all he could do was be stuck in this dilemma, struggling between happiness and heartache…
In the end, he chose to walk towards the Eleanor that made his heart ache, and the closer he got, the more he felt that she was his Eleanor.
As he reached out to wipe her tears, she suddenly disappeared, everything a mirage. The scenery around him quickly disappeared, even the Eleanor who was always smiling at him holding their child was gone too.
Dizzy, he called out their names, "Eleanor!"
As he shouted her name, his eyes suddenly popped open.
Aidyn and Bernard locked eyes, Aidyn was so shocked he couldn't speak, then he just started crying with joy.
"Mr. Laurence, you're really awake!"
Aidyn, his hands shaking, hit the button next to the bed, "Come quick, Mr. Laurence is awake!"
The deputy director, who was keeping an eye on the ward, heard Mr. Laurence was awake and immediately stood up, bringing a bunch of doctors to the ward.
They kept checking on the man in the bed until the reports showed nothing was wrong. They were so sure this was a miracle.
Looking at the pale Bernard, the deputy director couldn't believe it, "Mr. Laurence, I thought you would never wake up, I didn't expect….”
He didn't finish his sentence, it didn't matter what he was going to say, Mr. Laurence was awake and that was all that mattered.
Thinking about this, the deputy director let out a sigh of relief…
The Laurence family almost demolished the hospital!
The director had been taken away and hadn't returned yet, leaving all the pressure on him. Now that Mr. Laurence was up, he could finally get some rest.
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