When he saw that no one was in the living room but the lights in the bedroom was lit, he walked hurriedly into the bedroom.
The moment he stood by the doorstep the bedroom, his restless heart quieted down.
It was all because of a person lying quietly in the bed. That familiar face and familiar hair. The moment he saw Annabelle, he felt that, colors came back to his world.
Annabelle was sleeping in bed. There was only the bedside lamp on and it was a warm color. When the light shown on her skin, it had a gentle tone.
Alistair walked over slowly. He stood by the bed side and looked at her as she was sleeping. After that, he knelt down slowly.
The woman's long eyelashes were sweeping low. She wasn't wearing any make-up but she was stunningly beautiful.
They were just separated for a few days but it felt as long as a century.
He slowly stretched out his hand to touch her face. But his hand stopped midway. He was afraid to wake her up and his movements froze.
He thought that when they meet again, he would definitely give her a tight hug and kiss her to his heart's content. However, the reality was different. It was quiet.
The man knelt there for a long time but his gaze never moved away from her face.
He was fearful that if he were to fall asleep, Annabelle would disappear again.
He stared at her and smiled stupidly.
Annabelle, thank you for coming back!
Thank you for not leaving me!
Thank you…
And so, the night passed. He continued to grab Annabelle's hand and never let go.
The next day.
The moment Annabelle opened her eyes, Alistair stared at her and he was roused, "Are you up?"
When Annabelle saw Alistair's red eyes, her heart tightened.
Did he stay up all night?
She felt that her hand was warm and she looked at him. Did he spend the night by her side like that?
Finally, she looked at him and nodded, "Yeah!"
"How are you? Are you hungry? Do you want to eat anything?" Alistair looked at her and asked in the most natural tone. Just like a family that welcomed her return.
"I'm fine!" Annabelle said nonchalantly.
"You can snooze for a while. I'll go get you breakfast!" After saying that, Alistair got up and walked away.
Annabelle sat on the bed but didn't say anything. She simply watched as Alistair disappeared from the door.
Both of them didn't mention anything about that. However, that didn't mean they could pretend that it didn't exist.
Annabelle got up and went to clean herself.
About half an hour later, Alistair came back from outside. He brought breakfast, milk and eggs.
"Breakfast is ready!" Alistair called out to her.
Annabelle didn't say anything and walked over directly. She sat down and started eating.
Alistair sat on her left. He looked at her and started eating as well.
The two of them did not talk to each other.
More accurately, Annabelle didn't say anything and Alistair didn't know what to say.
The atmosphere was odd. Alistair looked at his breakfast and he didn't have any appetite.
On the other hand, Annabelle had a good appetite. She knew she must feed herself properly for the sake of her child.
They finished their breakfast quietly.
After the breakfast, Annabelle wanted to clean up. At that time, Alistair grabbed her arm suddenly, "Annabelle, let's talk…"
Annabelle back faced him and didn't say anything. Alistair hugged her from behind, "Can you give me a chance to explain?"
Is he finally willing to explain now?
Annabelle didn't say anything.
Before Alistair could say anything, his phone rang.
He didn't want to answer it. But when he saw that it was his mother, he hesitated for a while but answered it.
"Hello, mom…"
"Alistair, hurry and come to the hospital. The doctor says Nancy is in critical condition…" Madam Mu said anxiously over the phone.
The mother's voice was not loud. However, Annabelle could hear her clearly.
When Alistair heard the news, his face turned grim and his voice was hoarse, "Okay, got it. I will go over right now!" After saying that, he hung up the phone.
He looked at Annabelle and grabbed her hand, "Follow me to the hospital and you will understand everything!"
"There's no need. You go on ahead, let's talk after this!" Annabelle said indifferently. She had no interest to create trouble for herself.
Annabelle smiled, "I am fine. Don't worry about me, the child is doing good as well!"
"Really?"
Annabelle nodded. After the two days, she could feel that her body condition was much better.
"No can do, follow me and do a checkup later. Otherwise I couldn't be restful!" The grandmother said.
Right when Annabelle wanted to reject her, Alistair came back. And the lights on the emergency room was off and the door was opened.
Nancy lied in the bed and she was pushed out.
When the family saw that, they gathered around.
"Doctor, how is she?" Alistair walked over and asked hurriedly.
The doctor removed his surgical mask, "She isn't in any imminent danger now. However, the patient had done a heart transplant in the past and she shouldn't get too emotional!"
After hearing that, Alistair nodded, "Then when can we go visit her?"
"You can go in shortly after this!" After saying that, the doctor walked away.
Alistair stood there quietly. At that time, Madam Mu and the grandmother walked over and asked him, "What happened? Nancy did a heart transplant before?"
When Alistair heard that, he raised his head and looked at them. He had a grim expression.
The man nodded painfully, "Yeah!"
"How did that happen?"
Alistair's gaze was deep and he didn't know how to tell the story. After all, he was the cause of the problem…
If it wasn't for him, maybe none of these would happen. Nancy wouldn't end up like that.
He was the person that caused everything…
Few years ago, the man was studying overseas. At that time, he accidentally offended a group of people. He was all alone in the place and he couldn't defend himself against such a huge group.
After he was injured, Nancy's father rescued him.
Nancy's father appreciated his wits and took him as his apprentice. The man taught him about finance and shares. Alistair was a smart kid and he learnt everything quickly. Not only that, he was able to even surpass his teacher after sometime. And that was also how he got to know Nancy.
Nancy was younger than him and she enjoyed following him around.
Alistair enjoyed extreme and exciting sports. Nancy wanted to glue on him and she thought of everything she could to follow him everywhere.
There was once when Alistair drove out and he was challenged to a car race. The man was young and prideful, all he wanted then was to win the race…
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