Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

184 Awake!

In a white hospital room, little Valen slowly opened his eyes and looked around the room with a few machines serving different purposes. Beside him were doctor Matt and a few doctors and nurses who were checking the monitors for the progress of his health. C

“Valen, you’re awake. Doctor Matt smiled.

“Uncle Matt, Valen’s weak voice sounded.

“How are you feeling?”

“I don’t feel pain anymore. I’m not feeling sleepy, nor weak either… but I’m hungry…Am I alright?”

Matt nodded when he heard that. “You are pretty much healthy now, just that you’ll be in a wheelchair for a few weeks to a month so your body can adjust in those weeks.”

Valen darted his eyes around the room but couldn’t find the person he was looking for, so he asked: “How is mummy?”

Your mummy is fine. She doesn’t know you’re awake yet. I’ll get your father to inform her.”

Valen slowly nodded. He tried to sit up but the needle on his wrist didn’t allow him free movement, so Matt helped him rest his back on the headboard.

“If you need anything, press the emergency button by your bedside… You can do that, can’t you?”

“I can… I need water.”

“Bring him warm water,” Matt ordered and a nurse walked to the side to pour Valen water from the flask that was sitting on a tray, placed on a light blue trolley.

After drinking, the TV was put on for Valen before Matt and the doctors left.

lips stretched into a sweet

same to the left hand and moved his legs under the blanket before bursting out into a

he woke up was a few days ago. His legs were stiff and he couldn’t walk. At first, he thought he had become a cripple but after being assured that it was the side effect of the transplant, he breathed a sigh of relief. Now that he had

won’t be afraid of fighting for his

squinted his eyes at the TV on the wall

sure that his father had bullied Jeslyn a lot behind his back but now that he

shows up. news or whatever documentary they were showing was as boring as the abyss he was in while in

The

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So he tried to pick up the remote that was placed beside him

face he

owned the

than his

popped up. He almost cussed the old man for scaring him. How can he not smile and just jump into people’s TV screens like he

he could press a random button on the remote, the door clicked open. Thinking it was who he wanted to see,

had seen the picture of this woman before and they said her name was Vera- his mother. Why was she here? He heard that his father liked her. Then since

with difficulty, trying to

his mind was telling him. Looking behind her, he crammed his neck to see beyond the door, believing that Jeslyn and

beyond Vera because she

finally

my sight!” Valen was getting annoyed. He thought the first person he’d see when he woke up

Jeslyn but that slow woman…where did she go? This is how she’ll miss her glory and allow someone

eyes at Vera, thinking she was the reason Jeslyn was not here. Didn’t uncle Matt he would inform his father to get Jeslyn? It

say

Jes-”

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how bright the lights