The Road to Rebirth Her Fresh Start and His Late Sorrow by Helena R. Bates

Chapter 48

Judson huffed with frustration and resignation but still glanced at the doctor before he walked out. "Be good and answer my wife's questions, or I'll ensure you regret it!"

The doctor felt a chill run down his spine and responded promptly, "Yes, Mr. Buchanan. You can count on

it."

With that, Judson left, the door slamming shut behind him.

"Doctor, I'm not his wife. I mean it. But I don't understand why does he think I am?" Nancy asked, perplexed.

"Mr. Collins, please take my question seriously. Don't make me question your expertise."

Stunned, Mr. Collins looked at Nancy's sincere face and replied with a furrowed brow, "If you're not his wife, you must be someone deeply ingrained in his memory. Or perhaps it's some imprinting phenomenon. His amnesia could cause him to mistake you for his wife."

Nancy stayed quiet, taking in the information.

Trying to offer comfort, Mr. Collins cleared his throat lightly and continued, "Patients can alter their memories. When Mr. Buchanan fully recovers, it will become clear you have no connection to him."

So, they had to wait for Judson to regain his memories so he could understand she had nothing to do with him.

brow. "Isn't there a surgery or something that can

is pressing on his nerves. Any attempt at surgery might lead to cerebral palsy," Mr.

gears, he added, "If you have no ties to Mr. Buchanan, you might consider taking him to the police station tomorrow to try

realized it was the only way

"Alright, thank you, doctor."

turned to leave, she opened the hospital room door to find Judson, hands behind his back, giving her a look

his eyes were red, the

Nancy's hand. "Babe, please don't leave me. I'll be

is

find your family." Nancy tried to withdraw her hand, to no

efforts, his grip

at her and chuckled softly, "Silly girl, but you are

a hint of

words. "You can't call me babe. Use

was

all, he was a patient who couldn't fully understand the situation. Thinking this,

Judson echoed her words as they left, his hand securely holding

later, a black car stopped at the hospital