Love You Enough to Leave You

Chapter 28


Tiffany’s operation had been going on for about nine hours before the red lights above the door finally extinguished. As the group of doctors walked out of the operating theatre, Amelia rushed up to them and asked anxiously, “Doctor, how is my friend?”
“Things are not looking so good. While we managed to save her, we still need to observe her for forty-eight hours in the intensive care unit. If she can wake up then, she’ll be fine. Otherwise, she might just remain in a vegetative state. Miss, I suggest that you make some preparations.”
Amelia was completely dumbfounded. Clutching onto the doctor’s arm, she continued asking worriedly, “What do you mean, Doctor? What do you mean by ‘vegetative state?’ She’s such a good person; she can’t be reduced to that state!”
Tiffany was her best friend and her family. While she could con money out of anybody with her face and her words, Tiffany was that one person that she could never lie to. In this cold and unfamiliar city, they only had each other to rely on.
Now that Tiffany was about to fall into a vegetative state because of her, she found herself driven to the brink of insanity. Her stomach knotted up in pain as beads of perspiration dotted her forehead.
Jimmy came forward to support and console her, “Mrs. Clinton, calm down. I’m sure Ms. Winters will be alright.”
The doctors were also sympathizing with her as they said, “Miss, please calm down. We will definitely do all we can to heal your friend.”
Amelia leaned weakly against Jimmy as her stomach hurt more by the second. In the end, she lost consciousness.
When she finally opened her eyes, she found herself on a hospital bed with Jimmy staring at her. When she saw that Amelia was awake, she said, “Mrs. Clinton, the doctor says you’re three months pregnant.”
Amelia’s pale face turned cold and she looked at Jimmy defensively. “What are you trying to do?”
Jimmy looked at her curiously and said solemnly, “Mrs. Clinton, this is good news.
 
Amelia smiled weakly and said, “Thank you, Jimmy!”
“Mr. Clinton pays my salary and it’s my job to take care of you. Don’t keep thanking me, or it’ll just get awkward.”
“Alright.”
Oscar arrived an hour earlier than expected. When he came into the room, he looked at Amelia and said coldly, “Why didn’t you mention that you were injured yesterday?”

Amelia smiled coquettishly and said, “Mr. Clinton, are you worried about me now?”
Jimmy left the room quietly when she saw that they were launching into some flirtatious banter.
Oscar removed his jacket and draped it across the chair before sitting down to ask her, “Where’s your injury?”
Amelia glanced at him and suddenly opened up her arms while feigning weakness. “I was nearly shocked to death by the accident yesterday. I thought I would never see you again. Could you give me a hug, please?”
Oscar’s eyes grew chilly but he still stood up and drew her into his arms. His right arm hovered for a good ten seconds before it lowered to pat her back gently. “With me here, no one will dare to bully you.”
Amelia leaned into his chest quietly. The warmth from his body helped to calm her nerves, which were rattled by Tiffany’s unconscious state.
A vague smile emerged on Oscar’s face at the rare sight of her being so compliant and submissive.
“Were you really shocked? And what’s this whining all about? You’re a full-grown woman, aren’t you?” He was being unusually gentle as well.
Amelia looked up at him through her bleary eyes.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Nothing, it’s just that I feel that you’re extra gentle today. You’re behaving just like a
 
husband who is caring tenderly for his injured wife.”
Oscar flicked her forehead. “You silly girl. I’m your husband, aren’t I?”
Amelia was astounded. Is this really Oscar? Or is this a stranger who just took on Oscar’s appearance?
“Did you hurt your head in that accident?” Oscar smiled.
She shook her head and feigned nonchalance. “Mr. Clinton, if you had been this gentle to me from the beginning, I’d probably have fallen head over heels for you by now.”
Oscar merely shot a glance at her and said, “Rest well. I’ll go find out more from the doctor.”
She clutched his arm and pleaded, “Mr. Clinton, stay with me. The doctor said that I was just shocked, that’s all.”
He then sat down. “Did they arrest the culprit?”
She shook her head and said despondently, “It was a hit and run. He better pray that Tiff is fine. Otherwise, I’ll hunt him down to the ends of this earth to make him pay for what he has done.”
Oscar was amused to see her ferocious side.
“I’ll definitely get the police to find that culprit immediately,” Oscar said.
Amelia got up and attempted to get off the bed, only to be stopped by Oscar. “What are you trying to do?”
“I want to go and see Tiff.”
“I’ll come with you.”
Oscar accompanied Amelia to the intensive care unit located on the third floor. Through the glass window, Amelia looked at Tiffany, whose body was surrounded by tubes. She could not help but be overcome with sorrow, as Tiffany would not have been so severely injured if not for her.
 
Oscar drew her into his arms and said, “With a good friend like you looking after her, she’ll be fine.”
Amelia’s eyes were red as she murmured, “I’ve known her for a long time. She’s a freelance writer and her days and nights are usually reversed. However, whenever something happens to me, she’ll sacrifice her sleep just to be with me. This time, she got so seriously injured because she pushed me away from danger. I’ll never forgive myself if anything happens to her!”
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