"The patient needs to rest well. Please keep her out from any emotional swing."
At that moment, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Thank God she's still alive.
Casting a last glance at Jessica on the operating table, Caspian's gaze was extraordinarily despondent. Then, he turned and walked away in misery.
Staring at the disappearing figure, Larry heaved a sigh. So he chose to abandon Jessica in the end.
"Keep your voice down, Nancy."
All of them surrounded Jessica's bed and waited patiently for her to wake up.
"Why are you all here?" Suddenly, her eyes slowly fluttered open.
"Jessica, are you awake? How do you feel?" Joan caressed her hair gently with care.
Seconds later, she started weeping while her cry sounded utterly desperate. Everyone around understood her despair but did not know how to comfort her.
It took a moment before she finally stopped. "Alright, you guys, please go back and rest. I will be fine here. Don't worry," she said in a weak voice.
There was no way Joan would leave her alone in the hospital. The few of them discussed briefly and decided to let Joan stay to look after Jessica.
By this time, there were only Jessica and Joan left in the ward.
"What did Caspian tell you?" Joan asked without beating around the bush.
That *sshole. I'm sure he said something terrible that caused Jessica to end up in an accident.
Jessica turned away from her and looked out the window, her eyes filled with agony. Her heart twitched in pain whenever she thought of Caspian's words.
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