A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

It was difficult for Estelle's father to speak because of the oxygen mask that he was wearing. His voice was groggy since he had just woken up, but Estelle still understood his words perfectly.

She didn't know what to say. She had been waiting for so long for him to wake up, and now that he had, she was overwhelmed with joy. Tears of excitement fell from the corners of her eyes.

"You're awake! I am going to give Mr. Gu a call right now!" the nurse exclaimed out of joy and excitement when she came to check out the noise she had heard.

As soon as she came to the room, her eyes immediately landed on the man lying in bed. His eyes were open and he was mumbling words in a low tone.

After saying that, the nurse walked out quickly without even waiting for Estelle's response.

It was not until the nurse went out that Estelle managed to calm down.

This reunion with her father had been a difficult journey for both of them. She felt like she had a lot to say to him, but she didn't exactly know where to begin.

Recently, their lives had been quite eventful. Estelle had no idea how her father would take all the news once he heard them.

The words were there, but it felt as if they were stuck in her throat.

Upon seeing the distressed expression on Estelle's face, her father, Philo, knew what she was worried about, so he gently patted her hand as a gesture of comfort.

"You don't have to tell me anything. I already know. My eyes may have been closed, but I was still conscious. I know everything that happened," he told her.

When he thought of Sybil's actions and attitude during his coma, he couldn't help but feel disdain towards her. He had hoped that even if Sybil was a little rude to Estelle, she wouldn't go too far out of respect for him. He was wrong. He had underestimated how vicious she was.

If he hadn't been conscious, he wouldn't have figured out that Sybil was so good at acting.

Whenever she was in front of him, she was a completely different person. He had no idea how much torture Sybil had put Estelle through all these years.

Thinking of this, he felt sorry for Estelle. At the same time, he was also angry at himself because he had ignored her. If only he had been more attentive to Sybil's actions, perhaps Estelle wouldn't have suffered so much.

Perhaps marrying Sybil had been the wrong move. If he hadn't married her, she wouldn't have caused them so much trouble.

"Father…"

couldn't handle it, Estelle looked at

worry. It's all right. I can

in a comforting tone when he

hadn't smiled so genuinely in such a long

a big surprise this new year. The Lantern Festival this year was really special because she

called Ethan on the phone. "Mr. Gu, Mr.

nurse with questions, overwhelmed with a sense of relief. After so

just woke up. I saw Miss

can." Ethan grabbed his coat and car key

Estelle was still with her

a little shocked because she hadn't thought that he would come at this late hour. Her

which he placed down on the table. "Good evening,

to him, but he wasn't quite

Ethan, Estelle's boyfriend. We've talked before," Ethan answered for Estelle as he

help but roll her eyes. He was as stubborn as always. Ever since New

expression and

little confused. He turned his head to look at his daughter. However, she didn't protest against

He realized that he was the guy who had kept Estelle company on New Year's Eve and the morning after that. He recognized his voice because he also remembered that this man had visited him several times during his

of

guy… Your boyfriend,

and asked the nurse to help him bring another chair for him. He turned to Philo and smiled. "Sir, you don't have to be so polite. You can call me Ethan," he informed him.

will call you Ethan," Philo replied with a bright

Philo for a while. He checked the time after a bit and realized that it was getting late, so he

to grab him

himself. Even after talking for so long, he

out and buy some sweet dumplings for them. After that, he and Philo continued to chat.