Chapter 43

Equally concerned about Elizabeth’s well-being, Veronica followed behind Mathew toward the doctor.

“The patient suffered from an intracerebral hemorrhage, which means thcrc has been bleeding in her brain tissue,” the doctor explained as she took off her surgical gown. “The symptoms are as she had displayed earlier. Good thing we got to her here just in time. It would have been bad if it was even a second later.”

Veronica could not help but let out a huge sigh of relief upon hearing the doctor’s wordsIntracerebrahemorrhage

Those were the exact symptoms Tony had when he had the same condition two years ago. She remembered how panicked she was when Tony had gone to the fields to work only to end up foaming at the mouth while convulsing because a blood vessel in his head had ruptured.

She had immediately called for an emergency back then. She as-briefly-as-possible mentioned the symptoms, and the doctor patiently told her what she could do to help. Alas, she managed to bring Tony back from the brink of death as she did according to the doctor’s instructions.

 

After that incident, Veronica, as a precaution, had made sure to teach Daniella what to do in case something like that were to happen again. After all, Daniella was the one who was staying by Tony’s side.

“Is she awake?” Veronica asked with a concerned look.

 

The doctor nodded in response and reassured her, “Yes, she has regained consciousness.”

As the doctor spoke, a nurse emerged with a hospital bed from the emergency room–in the middle of the bed lay Elizabeth.

The worried Matthew hurriedly stepped forward and caringly asked, “How are you feeling right now, Grandma?”

Even though Elizabeth had just gone through a life-threatening ordeal, she still managed to show her grandson a kind smile. “I’m fine. I was just–”

Her words came to an abrupt stop when she noticed that Matthew wasn’t the only one there. “Veronica? What are you doing here?” she eventually asked.

Instead, it was the doctor who answered on Veronica’s behalf. “This is the girl I told you about earlier! She is the young lady who saved your life! You have to give your thanks to her. It would have been bad if she wasn’t there.”

doctor then turned to Veronica, and with her thumbs up, she asked, “Have you learned first aid or something before? You did

anything like that,” Veronica answered with a polite smile on her face. “It is just that my father went hrough something similar 2 years ago.” She then looked toward Elizabeth. “Madam, I’m glad to see that you are fine and awake now. I’ll

wrist. “Hold on.

VIP room as Veronica and Matthew quietly followed along. After the nurse hung

exit from the ward.

woman over. As soon as Veronica was standing by Elizabeth’s bedside, her hand was caught in yet another grip. “Dearie,” she cooed. “Thank

live a long, long

asking, “Shouldn’t you be at the Kings Residence, madam? What were you doing at

make sense for Elizabeth to be there early in the morning by

that. “I have been staying at home ever since my husband passed away, and I tend to overthink when I am alone. So, I can only go to the park to meet with other people when I want to get myself out of my head.

her, but when she did just that, Elizabeth seemed like any other elderly person who was equally susceptible to loneliness. In fact, she surprisingly sounded humble for a woman of her standing. Because of the position she was in, it was only natural for

she would somewhat feel lonely. Pretending to be a regular granny to hang out with others in the park could possibly be

you even if you are

for my peace of mind. Wouldn’t bringing someone along defeat that exact purpose?” She chuckled as she lovingly patted the back of Veronica’s hand. “You saved me. Tell me, what can I do

bottom of her heart as Veronica did save her life after all! At that moment, Veronica couldn’t help but

would have done the same even if it was someone else that needed my

hand was what made people ‘human! It wouldn’t have come from a sincere place if she had saved Elizabeth thinking she

nice young woman you are.” Elizabeth sighed, and yet her eyes were glaring at Matthew the whole time. “It is a pity

always liked Veronica ever since they had first met. She

could not find her words for a moment there, and when she finally

that Veronica

both of you could only cross paths and not get to the end of the road together. I still feel guilty for what happened to the child, too. But I know that you are a good girl, and I really do like you. So…” At that, she expectantly stared at

Veronica could only

a complete coincidence,

older woman’s lucrative request. She was aware that she wouldn’t have to fear the Larsons anymore if she were to agree to it. And also, having Elizabeth to back her up would probably stop Matthew from further harassing her in the

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