Never Too Far Novel

Chapter 501-510

Alex parked his car on the side of the road and after he was done with his thumbprint, he drove to the hospital again.

A black SUV rushed into the night like a black panther out of Presgrave Residence. Anxiety was evident in Anastasia’s eyes as she sat on the passenger seat. How can this be happening? Did he really pass out because of the two glasses of wine he had?

“Don’t worry. Let’s go to the hospital and check out his condition first.” Elliot comforted her tenderly. When he heard the news earlier, he drove her out without a second of hesitation.

Over at General Hospital, Francis was placed on a stretcher and quickly taken to the emergency room. Naomi and her daughter followed behind while crying uncontrollably.

Naomi weeped as she begged the doctor, “Doctor, you have to save my husband. You must save him!”

“Ma’am, we’ll do our best.” reassured the doctor as he shut the door of the operating room.

Alex, Naomi and Erica exchanged glances with each other; they were all silently praying for the same thing—a ‘sorry, we have done our best’ from the mouth of the doctor.

About fifteen minutes later, Anastasia and Elliot hurried over from the elevator. She glanced at the operating room where her father was still being treated and looked at Naomi and Erica. “When did Dad faint? Was he still conscious when he was brought here?”

“Anastasia, was your dad drinking at the Presgrave Residence? If you knew that your dad shouldn’t be drinking, why didn’t you stop him?” Naomi snapped at Anastasia as if Anastasia had caused Francis’ to be admitted to the hospital.

Of course, Anastasia knew that her dad had two glasses of wine. Hence, all that was on her mind right now was guilt and regret. I should’ve stopped him…

“If something happens to Dad, know that it’s all your fault!” Erica cried and scolded.

“It is indeed not advisable for President Tillman to drink any alcohol. The doctor suggested that it is best to not even drink a sip,” added Alex.

Anastasia’s figure shook with remorse, but a strong arm behind her supported her firmly while reassuring her, “Don’t worry. Let’s see how things go.”

In the operation room, an emergency rescue was being carried out; the doctor put in all his effort to revive Francis. Though the doctor had shaken his head several times, he still tried every means possible to carry out a second rescue.

Fortunately, when they used the defibrillator for the second time, the still line on the machine had started showing weak signs of a heartbeat.

“Heartbeat’s back. The patient’s will to survive is strong.”

This time, Francis’ condition was considered a severe heart failure. If he had been a minute late, he might have not been able to survive. However, due to the prolonged cardiac arrest, the oxygen supply to his brain was insufficient, so he was now in a severe coma.

Even after a successful resuscitation, there might be a risk of him being in a vegetative state.

Two hours later, the exhausted doctors came out with layers of cold sweat on their foreheads.

“What happened to my dad? Is he still alive?” Erica was the first to ask.

“Did you save my husband? Is he still alive? Tell me!” Naomi acted like a desperate wife.

Anastasia also clenched her fists tightly and stared at the doctors.

“Since the patient has missed the golden hour, we’ve done our best. So far, the operation was successful, but due to the prolonged cardiac arrest, the patient’s brain was severely deficient in oxygen supply and that has caused a certain amount of brain damage. Please prepare yourselves mentally as the patient is likely to be in a long coma or at the risk of a vegetative state.”

“What?” Naomi’s entire body went limp, so Alex reached out to help her. When she raised her gaze to meet Alex’s, both of them expressed joy in the depths of their eyes.

Erica covered her mouth and looked distraught, but there was a flash of delight in her eyes.

Even if Francis was not dead, he would never wake up. This is exactly what they would want.

Anastasia was the only one who seemed to be drained of strength. Pain shrouded her face as she let tears roll down her cheeks.

Standing behind her was a heartbroken Elliot as he felt sorry for Anastasia. As a daughter, this is the last thing she’d ever want to hear.

“Francis! Francis…” Naomi began to cry and sat on the ground bawling while Erica hugged her as they cried together.

Not to forget the remaining ‘actor’ Alex, who also looked solemn. He glanced at Anastasia whose face had paled under the lights. Elliot, on the other hand, had been supporting her from the back and assisted her to the bench.

Now, how could Naomi miss such an opportunity? She rushed over suddenly and she slapped Anastasia before Elliot could even react. A burning sensation grew on Anastasia’s face, but the very next second, a sturdy arm blocked her as Elliot questioned in a deep voice, “What do you think you’re doing?!”

“It’s you… You’re the one who did this to your dad! Why did you let him drink?! He had been fine taking his medications regularly! It’s all because of you! You Presgraves are guilty of killing my husband!” Naomi seized this opportunity to curse them hard.

This time, she even scolded the Presgrave Family.

“Exactly! If my dad ends up in a vegetative state, you’ll be overjoyed, won’t you?!” Erica chimed in.

Anastasia’s ears went deaf for a few seconds as finger marks slowly appeared on her pale face.

Elliot could not bear to see her in such a state anymore. He glared at Naomi and Erica with cold eyes, then warned, “I dare you to touch her again.”

His gaze was murderous. If Naomi were not a woman, he would have definitely fought back.

Frightened by his aura, she took a step back as Elliot’s gaze stopped her from acting aggressive.

“Mrs. Tillman, please calm down. Our priority is to save President Tillman at this moment.” Alex came to drag Naomi away as he did not want her to cause any more trouble.

“Mom…” In truth, Erica was satisfied to see her mother slapping Anastasia.

Anastasia covered her cheek and remained silent. If it was not for the nerve-wrecking and guilt-inducing circumstances that she was in, she would not have stayed quiet about this.

“Does it hurt?” Elliot gently touched the side of her face that had been slapped.

“It’s fine.” Anastasia shook her head.

Elliot’s eyes shot at Naomi once again like a dagger with a killing intent present through his gaze.

When Naomi’s eyes met his, she instantly jumped up in shock as she quickly thought of an excuse. “I’m going to the bathroom.”

As she returned, Francis’ attending doctor, who was the Head of Neurology, came over and inquired, “What kind of medicine does your husband usually take? What’s the dosage of the medicine? We found a residual pill in his mouth just now. Why is it there?”

“Doctor, my husband usually takes supplements for his heart. He came back today and felt uncomfortable, so he took a few more pills at a time. But before he could swallow the medicine, he fainted,” Naomi explained while sobbing again.

Funny how the act of shoving pills down Francis’ throat has now become a voluntary act of his, thanks to her great storytelling.

“He shouldn’t have prescribed his own dosage. In cases like this, you should have sent the patient to the hospital right away, but you’ve delayed for way too long. That’s why you missed the golden hour.” After the doctor finished speaking, he left.

Although Anastasia was in grief, she was in a clear state of mind. She stood up beside Elliot and questioned while looking at Naomi, “Why didn’t you send Dad to People’s Hospital and took a detour to this hospital instead?”

Naomi was startled, but Alex came over and apologized, “I’m sorry, Miss Tillman. It’s all my fault. I took the wrong turn because I was not familiar with the road to the nearest hospital, so I ended up here.”

“I’m grateful enough that Alex came and took your father to the hospital. How dare you come at us for being late! Did you think I was going to harm my own husband?” Naomi turned around and retorted aggressively. “What about you?! When your dad passed out, where were you, and what were you doing?”

“She was busy preparing for her engagement, of course! Why would she even have time to care about her father?” Erica insulted.

“Your father is in a coma and in a vegetative state. The audacity to even still think about engaging! Aren’t you afraid of karma? How could you even do such an awful thing at a time like this?” Naomi scolded again as if Anastasia becoming engaged was an unfilial thing to do.

Elliot’s eyes scanned the mother and daughter as their malicious intentions against Anastasia were getting clearer by the minute…

Alex, who was enjoying the show on the side, sneered inwardly. Elliot’s dream of marrying Anastasia might as well be flushed down the drain now.

As long as Francis remained unconscious, Anastasia would not be able to marry with a peace of mind, which meant that Elliot could not be the son-in-law of the Tillman Family anytime soon.

“Are you done? Can’t you see that she’s already stressed out? What else do you want?” Elliot stared at Naomi and Erica with a cold gaze.

“Young Master Elliot, I’m sorry but Anastasia belongs to our family. I’m afraid that her engagement will be off,” Naomi stated boldly.

“This matter is up to us to decide. You don’t have the right to intervene.” Elliot glanced at her coldly, not bothering to save any respect for her.

Naomi choked in surprise and looked at Anastasia. “Your father is in serious condition now. You can’t get engaged without his presence!”

As long as Anastasia was not engaged, Elliot was not the son-in-law of the Tillman Family. Despite how powerful he was, he could not interfere in the affairs of their family.

She looked up at him and inquired, “Can I arrange for my dad to be transferred to your hospital?”

Even without her request, Elliot already had that plan in mind. Presgrave Hospital had state-of-the-art medical equipment and technology, so it was more likely for them to cure Francis.

“Sure. I’ll make an arrangement right now.” Elliot nodded.

and she immediately stopped them. “Your dad

more advanced technology than other hospitals. It will be helpful for Dad’s treatment.” Of course, she assumed that Naomi also wanted to save her father, so she explained it to the woman

she blatantly rejected the offer. “I don’t believe in any hoax of better technology. I just don’t want my husband to suffer again. He’s merely just landed his foot back in

Dad’s health is more important now.” Anastasia was furious because Naomi insisted on going against her at such

beside Naomi, also spoke out to support her mother. “Dad is still weak now. Why do you have to torment him? If something goes wrong on the way… or if he encounters

hospital, Anastasia could only hold back temporarily. Nodding as she

for ten minutes as the representative. She sat in front of Francis’ hospital bed and looked at his lifeless and pale face. She muttered coldly in her heart, I

through the glass window. During dinner, her father was still happily drinking and talking to her, yet

“Rest assured that I have arranged for a few doctors from Presgrave

him with gratitude filled in her eyes. At a time like this, he was her warm and

had Grandma take care

leaving her son at Presgrave Residence, so she

so the chill was still vaguely present despite the heater that was switched on outside the ward. Elliot took off his suit coat and draped it over Anastasia’s body. Since she was in such a hurry to come to the hospital earlier, she

Erica looked at Anastasia with jealousy. A rich and young master like Elliot was considerately by Anastasia’s side, taking care

a dark and cold aura that made her feel pressured even from a

does Anastasia have such an ability to make him show her only his

She took them and handed a bottle to Elliot, who was obviously reluctant to accept anything given by another man. Even if it was just

to accept the water bottle, she set the bottle aside and opened the one in her hand before she

then did Elliot take it before he took a

Alex took a seat beside Erica, she could

hurriedly took off his suit and gave it to her. Erica was wearing Alex’s suit, but she

men in suits appeared in the corridor while looking dapper with a scholarly aura. They went straight to

nodded in response. “All

was delighted to see Benedict among them. It seemed that these three

we’ll come back to you to discuss the details.” After saying

up to ask, “Who are these

reaction,

did not look like his friends but doctors instead. She then exchanged glances with Erica and

a lounge over there. Do you want to go in and take a rest? It’s

three of them went over to the

and inquired, “The three people just now should be doctors sent by Elliot. Do you think

so we shouldn’t raise his suspicion,” Alex reminded her that Elliot was

result, Naomi could only hold back her temper and reply, “We’ll just have

a vest. She then asked out of concern, “Are you cold? Do you want to take a nap in the

Elliot reassured her and held her

his palm, but she still returned the suit to him as she felt bad. She

lips kissed her hair since he felt

came are the leading cardiologists and neurologists

a glimmer of hope and instantly felt relieved. At this moment,

a while, Benedict came over. “Elliot, Miss Tillman, please come

out to hold Anastasia’s hand as they

the hospital, the three experts and the two doctors who revived Anastasia’s father earlier were present. Through their

the doctors gave a

It was unfortunate that he was admitted too late to the hospital. If he could have arrived ten minutes earlier, the situation

dad to wake

absolute, but your father’s heart failure has caused various complications, especially his brain which is most affected. Therefore, the possibility of him being in

tears that Anastasia had been resisting suddenly rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably. As she heard their statement

and uttered in a deep voice, “Please think of some other ways

take a period of observation. We can’t undergo the brain treatment until the examination data reaches the

do you roughly

do everything in our power

needs. Money is not

Young Master Elliot. We guarantee to provide the

that had been lingering on her mind, Anastasia took the opportunity to ask, “Does my dad’s episode have

of wine, it would not cause his heart failure. We suspect that your father had ingested the medicine

cardiovascular system. Rather than strengthening the heart, it has

was shocked to hear that. Why would her father

father about

I collect some samples of

“That would be great.”

Take Miss

“Benedict and the others will guard here. They’ll inform

that treating her father would be a long battle that would take more than a day or two. She had

thinking about one thing—why is there even a

head home and check on the kind of medicines

I’ll drive you there.”

Erica were in the lounge when Alex quickly walked in and informed them, “I

“Where did they go?”

you guys home! Let’s come back tomorrow morning,”

mother to leave. “Mom, let’s go! I want

if the pills were left at home which she then answered, “I

up and get rid of it! We can’t let

She threw the pills into a nearby river and returned to the car and assured, “Don’t worry, Anastasia will never know

the other accomplice, also breathed a sigh of

were still on. She also saw the driver, Joe, sleeping on the sofa. When Joe heard the noise at the door, he

back. What

are you here,

just now, she asked me to stay and watch the house, so I didn’t leave. How

serious as she inquired, “Mr. Bachelor, tell me about the situation

Old Madam Presgrave gave a lot of gifts in the car, so I turned back. When I

about my

fear and I wanted to take President Tillman to the hospital, but Mr. Hunter came, so

you witnessed it and the time you called me?” Anastasia

to

to receive the call, the time it took Joe

than twenty minutes to

did not want to overthink Naomi’s motives and thoughts, but their unreasonable time on the road was the

Bachelor, do you know what kind of

pill to relieve his heart discomfort. After the last time he fainted,

much anymore as she went to the master bedroom on the second floor. In the cabinet, she found a bottle of heart medication that her father often took. Other than that, no

to clarify if the pills left in her father’s mouth were from

were gathered, Anastasia requested Joe to cover for her. “Mr. Bachelor, I got some pills from home, but please keep

but feel a tug in his chest. He had always been loyal to

about to go out, they saw Naomi and Erica rushing in through the door. Judging from the luxury car

Anastasia

instead of taking care of your dad in the hospital?”

Anastasia answered coldly, “What’s wrong with me coming back? This is my

then saw Anastasia and Elliot walking

who was about to leave. She hurriedly

came out to smoke earlier, madam. If there is nothing else, I will be leaving too.” Joe quickly covered for

if she came home secretly.”

and calmed herself down for a few seconds before uttering, “I have a feeling this isn’t entirely an accident. When Naomi and Alex took

you suspect your

dad treats her well. I really hope that she has nothing to do with this incident, but if I really find out that she plotted something, I won’t let her get away with this.” Anastasia gritted her teeth and clenched her fists as grief and

again. Not only did he

Anastasia back to the hotel,

on the sofa while panic took over her. She thought about what she had done at this moment and

Anastasia do here? Did she suspect something? I thought the performance by Erica and I

too much into this, Naomi told

at Hayley’s little apartment and found her waiting for him. After a round of passionate tussling, she started asking him about Francis. All he divulged was that Francis had suddenly collapsed and was sent to

nodded. She was not angry when she sensed how wary and secretive Alex was toward her, seeing as the

Hayley doubted that Anastasia would continue with the engagement; it was not proper in light of the grim situation at present, and besides, the cheerful novelty

window and stared out at the hospital across the road. Worry was

wrapped his arms around her from behind. “Let’s get some rest,

leaned into his arms. At this moment, his embrace was the only thing that kept her grounded when everything else in her life was tossed up in the air. Faith came with the sense of calm that suddenly washed over her; she

restful slumber. Elliot, on the other hand,

up the next morning and heard Elliot speaking on the phone with Benedict, who had called to tell him that Francis’ condition had not changed much since last night, though there were several tests that the hospital had scheduled

facilities in the hospital are limited. We’re going to need you to sign the consent form if we want to

“I don’t care if Naomi objects to it. You can bring Dad over to your hospital for a

him over

hospital to sign the patient transfer paperwork. It wasn’t until she saw her father being wheeled into an idling ambulance that she felt hope course through her. She prayed furtively that Francis would receive better treatment over at

only just left when Anastasia’s phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID, and upon seeing Naomi’s name flashing on the screen, she knew that her stepmother had already

no niceties

right to have your father transferred to another hospital? Your father is in no condition to be moved around

for anything that might happen,” Anastasia replied curtly. “He’s my father, and I want him to wake up more than anyone else,

die so that you can take over his company. That’s it, isn’t it? I know exactly how that mind of yours works, you wench! You’ve been eyeing his

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