Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me

Chapter 497 Surgery

Yelena's breathing had stabilized as she lay in the hospital bed. It seemed like she was no longer in critical condition.

"Hank, you have worked hard taking care of Yelena. You should go and have a rest since there is time. Yelena will be sad if you collapse from exhaustion by the time she wakes up."

Elspeth felt something she couldn't put into words when she looked at the serious and focused expression on the man's face.

"I'm alright. I slept for an hour just now."

"You've been here all day and you've only had an hour to sleep?" She sighed. Just as she was about to continue persuading him, she suddenly noticed small signs of Yelena opening her eyes. She immediately exclaimed, "Is Yelena waking up?!"

When Hank came back to his senses, he watched the fingers in his palm trembling slightly. It was as if she really was about to wake up.

As expected, Yelena opened her eyes a few moments later.

"Hank…"

Seeing the man whom she had been thinking about day and night, Yelena called out his name in a hoarse voice as tears filled her eyes.

Hank poured some warm water into a glass on the table beside him, slid in a straw, and brought it to her mouth. "Have some water. Your voice is all raspy."

Yelena gave a nod and took small sips of water. She looked like she was doing well.

"Elspeth! You came, too!"

The aggrievance Yelena felt made her want to cry when she saw Elspeth standing behind Hank.

"You really don't make things easier for me, do you? You don't even take care of yourself when you are abroad!" Elspeth scolded her out of worry. However, her guilt quickly bubbled up when she looked at Yelena's pale face.

Yelena obviously didn't mind. She even flashed an embarrassed smile and curled up her lips. "Alright, alright. I will pay attention next time."

"Did I hear you say 'next time'?!" Elspeth roared. It pained her to see Yelena in her current condition.

a while, now that she had finished drinking the water. Hank turned to Elspeth and suggested, "Why don't the two of you get

loudly snitched on Hank to Yelena. "Hank rushed

heard this, and she reached out with difficulty to tug on

some rest, Hank."

he was determined as he shook his head. "I'm not sleepy. I feel more at ease if

rest. No one can take care of you if you

circumstances, Yelena would have pointed at him and started to nag. Now, she could only lie on the bed and

a deep gaze and nodded. "Mhm, I got it. I will go take a rest. Let Elspeth know if you don't feel well in any way, okay?"

hearing that. "Don't worry.

he felt a wave of dizziness hit him due to the long hours without sleep and food. He struggled to find his footing before he turned around and solemnly reminded Elspeth, "Remember to alert me

promptly agreed to it.

a tired voice, "I'm a little

reached out to pat Yelena on the head. "Rest up," she cooed. "I will

slowly closed her eyes and fell into a deep

on the couch beside them. The volume of

isn't Max here yet?"

they called Max earlier, but the man was so busy with his competition that

it had been two hours. Logically speaking, the race should have ended by now.

called Max again, only to have her call ring

one picked up. He's probably still busy."

quite right. The Max he knew wouldn't drag

muttered, "Surely nothing happened to him?"

coach must have kept him there for a reason. I heard his voice from the call

was touched when she heard this, and she reached out with difficulty to

"But—"

too much about it. Max is no longer a child.

to ring. He immediately had a bad feeling

voice rang out

an accident during a race. He has been sent to