Bumpkin’s Rich Handsome Husband novel Chapter 43

Equally concerned about Elizabeth’s wellbeing, Veronica followed behind Matthew toward the doctor.

“The patient suffered from an intracerebral hemorrhage, which means there has been bleeding in her brain tissue,” the doctor explained as she took off her surgical gown. “The symptoms are as she had displayed earlier. Good thing we got to her here just in time. It would have been bad if it was even a second later.”

Veronica could not help but let out a huge sigh of relief upon hearing the doctor’s words. Intracerebral hemorrhage.

Those were the exact symptoms Tony had when he had the same condition two years ago. She remembered how panicked she was when Tony had gone to the fields to work only to end up foaming at the mouth while convulsing because a blood vessel in his head had ruptured.

She had immediately called for an emergency back then. She as-briefly-as-possible mentioned the symptoms, and the doctor patiently told her what she could do to help. Alas, she managed to bring Tony back from the brink of death as she did according to the doctor's instructions.

After that incident, Veronica, as a precaution, had made sure to teach Daniella what to do in case something like that were to happen again. After all, Daniella was the one who was staying by Tony’s side.

“Is she awake?” Veronica asked with a concerned look.

The doctor nodded in response and reassured her, “Yes, she has regained consciousness."

As the doctor spoke, a nurse emerged with a hospital bed from the emergency room—in the middle of the bed lay Elizabeth.

The worried Matthew hurriedly stepped forward and caringly asked, “How are you feeling right now, Grandma?”

Even though Elizabeth had just gone through a life-threatening ordeal, she still managed to show her grandson a kind

smile. “I’m fine. I was just—"

Her words came to an abrupt stop when she noticed that Matthew wasn’t the only one there. “Veronica? What are you doing here?” she eventually asked.

Instead, it was the doctor who answered on Veronica’s behalf. “This is the girl I told you about earlier! She is the young lady who saved your life! You have to give your thanks to her. It would have been bad if she wasn’t there.”

The doctor then turned to Veronica, and with her thumbs up, she asked, “Have you learned first aid or something before? You did pretty well!”

“No, I have never learned anything like that,” Veronica answered with a polite smile on her face. “It is just that my father went through something similar 2 years ago.” She then looked toward Elizabeth.

“Madam, I’m glad to see that you are fine and awake now. I’ll be taking my leave then.”

Unexpectedly, Elizabeth reached out and held Veronica by her wrist. “Hold on. I would like to have a chat with you.” She

smiled.

The nurse then brought Elizabeth into a VIP room as Veronica and Matthew quietly followed along. After the nurse hung an IV drip for Elizabeth, she swiftly made her exit from the ward.

After that, Elizabeth threw a glance at Veronica as she waved the younger woman over. As soon as Veronica was standing by Elizabeth’s bedside, her hand was caught in yet another grip. “Dearie,” she cooed. “Thank you so much for saving me. If it wasn’t for you, I would have died right there and then.”

“Don’t say that, madam. You will live a long, long life,” Veronica quickly said with a smile.

She then continued asking, “Shouldn’t you be at the Kings Residence, madam? What were you doing at Riverside Park?”

No matter how she thought about it, it didn’t make sense for Elizabeth to be there early in the morning by herself. From what she was aware of, Kings Residence was nowhere near the park.

Hearing Veronica’s question, Elizabeth could only let out a long sigh at that. “I have been staying at home ever since my husband passed away, and I tend to overthink when I am alone. So, I can only go to the park to meet with other people when I want to get myself out of my head. I get to practice Tai Chi and chat with the other old folks every morning this way.”

Veronica had not expected Elizabeth to share her honest feelings with her, but when she did just that, Elizabeth seemed like any other elderly person who was equally susceptible to loneliness. In fact, she surprisingly sounded humble for a woman of her standing. Because of the position she was in, it was only natural for others to instinctively distance themselves from her. It was inevitable that she would somewhat feel lonely. Pretending to be a regular granny to hang out with others in the park could possibly be the best option for her.

“Madam, you should get someone to accompany you even if you are only going for an exercise,” Veronica said apprehensively.