Love You Enough to Leave You

Love You Enough to Leave You Chapter 176

The operation ended at 4 a.m. The light above the door flickered off, and a group of doctors streamed out of the room, looking extremely fatigued. Oscar, who had been hovering just outside, was the first to approach them.

“Mr. Lancester, how’s Amelia?” Oscar asked anxiously. The woman’s injuries from the accident were severe, and Robert had stepped up as the chief of Principal General Hospital to assist with the operation.

Robert looked grave. He shook his head and said in a low voice, “Amelia’s injuries were too severe. It was a miracle that we were even able to deliver the baby without any complications. We’ve done our best, but Amelia’s not entirely in the clear yet. If she doesn’t regain consciousness within forty-eight hours, it’s possible that she may remain in a vegetative state. It’s also possible that she will…”

Robert trailed off. Everyone present, however, could fill in the missing pieces on their own. They were all equally unwilling to confront that fact.

Oscar’s expression was unfathomable. Throughout his body, he felt his blood slowly turning into ice.

“Mr. Lancester, you’re joking, aren’t you? Amelia’s always been healthy and strong. Why would she suddenly be in a vegetative state?” Oscar pleaded, the sides of his mouth curling up into a smile that was more of a grimace.

At the news, Olivia’s eyes reddened. Clutching onto Robert, she choked, “Robert, we’ve been friends for many years. Amelia’s one of us! You have to save her. The baby was just born. He can’t go through life motherless!”

Robert’s expression looked ghastly as he humbly replied, “Olivia, I’ve already done my best. It’s out of my hands now.”

Olivia staggered a little. At last, she was ultimately unable to withstand this shock that topped off the long, torturous night. With a flutter of her eyelids, she fainted dead away in Owen’s arms.

Robert hastily examined her, then turned to Owen. “Owen, bring her to the room to rest. She’s gotten too much of a shock. It’s placed too much stress on her heart.”

Owen swept his wife up in his arms and replied sternly, “Robert, no matter what it takes or how much money we’ll have to spend, you have to save Amelia.”

Robert smiled ruefully. “I’ll definitely do my best. I must remind you once again, though, that Amelia’s injuries are really too severe. It was enough of a medical miracle that the child survived and was delivered. You… perhaps you should still prepare yourselves for the worst.”

Owen’s face grew dark, but he nodded his head nonetheless. With a parting glance at Oscar, he headed off with his wife in his arms.

Robert patted Oscar’s shoulders. “Be strong, Oscar. Amelia still needs you,” he said solemnly.

Oscar looked defeated. He met Robert’s eyes as if in a daze, then looked at the woman who was being pushed into the room on a hospital bed by a nurse.

How frail she looks! Oscar realized with a start as if it was his first time seeing Amelia all over again.

And she looks so pale. His heart aching at the thought.

Amelia’s face, at rest, looked like a doll. There seemed to be almost no sign of life in her.

Oscar raised his hand almost sub-consciously to his chest as if he was trying to hold his heart together and stop it from breaking. For the first time, he felt every throb of his heart acutely. Each was a stab in Oscar’s chest that incited tremendous pain.

He had followed dumbly to the intensive care unit. Standing outside, Oscar pressed his forehead against the glass window and gazed intently at the woman lying on the hospital bed within.

Oscar’s fist clenched slowly, the veins on his arm bulging with the effort. His emotions whirled madly within him in a state of complete turmoil. Oscar felt as if his heart was being slowly wrung and felt suffocated. It was a pain that he would never wish on any other, nor hope to experience again in his lifetime.

Beside him, Tiffany darted a look at him. She then burst uncontrollably into tears.

As she sobbed, Tiffany shrieked, “Oscar, are you happy now? Amelia could be dead in two days! You can look forward to being with your lover for the rest of your life then! Aren’t you overjoyed?”

Oscar’s face was flushed.

with her agony, Tiffany unleashed it on Oscar in the form of unbridled

you? If you don’t

submitted to Tiffany’s abuse’s in silence, his gaze remaining doggedly fixed on the glass. The sorrow in his eyes was

of her energy lashing out at Oscar. Like a deflated balloon,

will happen to the baby? You Clintons are an unreliable bunch. If the baby falls into your hands, Amelia will be sure to blame me

Oscar remained silent.

through swollen eyes. However, when their eyes met, she did a double-take, her next words

that Tiffany had never witnessed in

look at Amelia lying still on the hospital bed. She slowly

to face Oscar. At last, the question that had always been on Amelia’s mind was finally voiced

rooted to the spot. His eyes,

couldn’t help but ask himself the same question. Did I ever truly

sight of Amelia lying on that hospital

nodded. However, the faintest gleam of uncertainty shimmered in

of consolation at his desperation. Look, Amelia! Oscar

you don’t want him, give him to me. I may not be as

Those three words, however, were laden with

really treat him

into silence. Tension lay thickly like an impenetrable

the security firm, the

guard her.

from the force of the blow. She

it on purpose. Didn’t she hunt down the driver that caused the accident? She’s

face grew thunderous. It was a completely different look from

the rules that our security firm operates by. Anyone who fails to protect our client will be punished. Riley allowed such an irreparable error to happen on the very first day of her assignment. There’s no need to retain her in our firm.”

widened. She looked at

of them had been with Gary right from the beginning. Their relationship was iron-clad, forged in the fiery trials of a company struggling to survive in its infancy. The ties between them resembled friendship

the red light and charge headlong into her, hurting a few pedestrians as well. You can’t blame Riley for this. She’d barely arrived by the client’s side then after receiving the assignment. If we’re talking about accountability, Riley’s share should be forty percent at

at

Xander, when did you learn to make excuses?”

habits. It was a plain misfortune that the client got into an accident on Riley’s first day with her. You can’t deny all the hard work that Riley has put in before this. It isn’t fair to Riley at all if you fire her just like

Gary paused.

eyes were red, but she valiantly fought back the tears

are you really going to

your client was a little more than seven months pregnant and on the brink of delivery. This accident could have cost two lives. Firing you is

The trio fell silent.

if both Ms. Winters and her baby’s lives were both lost, as you said, I’ll voluntarily resign from the security

Gary nodded.

you remain in the firm. Otherwise, I’m sorry, but you’ll have to leave. Rules are rules. I can’t set a bad precedent because of you,”

Riley nodded mournfully.

moved on. “Where’s that driver who caused

“He’s still being