"W-w-what?"

Alicia's mind buzzed and she was in a daze. She was stunned by Marshall's words. "Am I dreaming? Am I having a hallucination?"

"Your father regained his consciousness! Your father is awake! Congratulations, Alicia! Your obedience to your parents is finally paying off! Come to the hospital and take a look!" On the other side of the phone, Marshall was actually as excited as Alicia.

As she finally came to her senses, tears welled up in her eyes. "Yes! I'm on my way!"

Alicia was so excited. Her hands were trembling vigorously when she tidied up her desk. She even failed to pick up her own car keys a few times.

Looking at Alicia, Miriam felt worried. "Alicia, are you okay? What happened?"

Alicia just shook her head. Tears were falling down her cheeks but she was smiling. She was so happy that she stuttered for a while.

"It's great news! I have an emergency. Please... help me request a leave!"

Her father was awake now!

After packing up her bag, she immediately called her mother. She adjusted her mood and went back home to pick up her mother. Then, they went to the hospital together. Trotting all the way, Alicia and her mother rushed into the ward. Both of them were crying. "Doctor!"

"Martin!"

Mrs. Blanchard and Alicia still recognized Martin's face even though he looked scrawny. Looking at Martin's familiar face, Mrs. Blanchard's knees started to give way.

as they walked slowly toward the bed. Alicia also burst into tears in disbelief and her lips trembled for a long time before she could even speak. "Dad!" Martin's eyes glistened in tears as well. His lips

Martin's hands. At that moment, all of the Blanchard family's

filing the

"Uh... You... You..."

something but he just couldn't complete his sentence because of his sobbing. Looking at Martin, Mrs. Blanchard took a towel

He started to feel worried. Looking at

to say? Are you feeling

stepped forward and did a

down now. Don't be too excited as it might affect the patient's emotions! He hasn't spoken for a long time, hence it is a normal reaction that he can't speak due to his decline in speech ability. Take it slow, and eventually, he'll be able to speak again. It's already a miracle that the patient can wake up consciously! However, it takes time for the patient's physical condition to recover. Therefore, the patient and his family must remain

while crying. Thus, Alicia got Marshall out of the ward and started

Clark, is there something wrong with my father? You seem

that Martin was hiding something

is alert and conscious but his body has not fully recovered yet. From his chest down, his body has no senses at all. Even if you stab his leg with a knife

knocked down to hell. "Wha- what do you mean, Doctor? Are you telling me that my father is paralyzed from his chest down?" How could this

such an egotistical person. Could he accept the reality? What about Mrs. Blanchard?

that moment, Alicia fell to the ground and

Marshall steadied her to her feet and said, "Don't

her to the lounge chair and handed over

is impossible to determine what is wrong with his spine. As long as it's not a malignant tumor, we could remove it through surgery. If it is removed, then there's a high chance that your father would recover from

and I believe that he can recover! Before this, he had maintained his body well! But, the cost for the diagnosis and treatment will continue to increase. There is plenty of spinal compression of nerves cases currently. Nowadays, people are working too hard. It's just a matter of how serious their cases are. Some have blocked cranial nerves, causing headaches. Some of them suffered like your father. Generally, it is not

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