True Love Waits

Chapter 749 Talbot Is Dying

Adalson sensed that something was wrong between the couple. He gathered that she and Wesley were in the middle of a fight. Blair sounded quite determined not to go home with Wesley, and as her uncle, he couldn't just force her to leave. He said to Wesley, "Let her stay here for a bit longer. I will talk to her."

Wesley had to go home alone that day.

Half a month later, Blair received an unexpected call from Niles. He sounded upset and said with urgency, "Blair....."

"What's wrong, Niles?"

"Wesley and I were in an accident. We are at the hospital now."

"What?! How are you? Where's Wesley? Is he hurt?" Blair asked in a panic. There was a moment of silence before Niles continued.

"I'm fine. Wesley is hurt, but it's nothing serious. I realized something today, Blair..." he said, sobbing slightly. "I thought he despised me, but when the accident took place, he protected me without any hesitation. I was so moved."

This was the third time Blair had heard Niles cry ever since they had met. The last time he cried was also because Wesley had been injured.

"Despise you? Where did you get that idea? He is your brother, and he loves you. Of course, he would protect you. How is he now? Which hospital is he in?"

"There are a few cuts in his arms. The doctor has stitched him up. He is having an intravenous infusion at the military hospital now."

They talked for a while and after hanging up, Blair wondered whether she should call Wesley first or just go to the hospital. Before she could make a decision, her phone rang again. It was Wesley. "Hello?" she answered immediately.

"Talbot is gravely injured," Wesley said. 'Temporarily.'

Blair's heart thumped wildly in her chest. "Was he in the car with you?"

"Yeah. It looks his days are numbered." 'As to how many years he has left, I'm not sure.'

Inside the ward, Talbot stared at Wesley with a stunned face. He silently listened to his chief's blatant lies. Clearly, Wesley wanted Blair's sympathy. Then, shouldn't it have been Talbot who had made the phone call? To tell Blair that Wesley had been admitted in the hospital and was dying?

If he wanted to make Blair feel sorry for him and visit him at the hospital, that should have been the story. But why was Wesley doing this the other way around? It was not Talbot whom Blair loved. But Blair was soft-hearted, and Wesley took advantage of this. She was already worried sick. "Does Talbot-"

"There's no one to take care of me here. Even Mom didn't turn up," Wesley interrupted her. He had earlier told Cecelia not to come, because if she did, then Blair wouldn't bother, considering that he was already being taken care of by his mother. Cecelia was always supportive of Wesley and Blair being together, so she refrained from visiting.

"I heard that you were just mildly bruised," Blair said.

had lunch yet. Niles is being examined." He was telling

doubtful. Normally, Wesley

"I'm miserable without you,"

he went on.

the sofa cross-legged, eating sunflower seeds as he listened to his chief pretend to be pathetic. "Ask Megan to take care of you. You had been so thoughtful and caring while she was sick.

had her reasons to be mad, of course. As a senior colonel, Wesley had personally

had gotten into a fight with

away. It's you whom

who can't wait

on!" Wesley said hastily when he sensed that she was about to

was quiet at the other

them is my wife. You are. I want you. Sweetie, Talbot is dying. He wants to see you too. Won't you

felt her heart break for Talbot. 'Is he really...'

want to

"No, I don't."

realized that he should have let Talbot make the phone call with him lying in bed as the dying patient. Blair rushed

that Talbot

door open. The next thing she

around and gasped. "Aren't

was miraculously cured and has already left.

bandaged in gauze. There were stains of the yellow sterilizing fluid

knew at that moment that she had been tricked. "Where did Talbot go?

with Bowman's help. He needs

and wrenched free from his

and sit!" she said, pointing to

"Where are you going?"

talk to the

I can be

did you make me come here?" She rolled her eyes at

take you home from here," he said with a grin. He couldn't play rough at the Ji Residence. But he

clenched her teeth. "Sit

down on the

to get up. She turned around abruptly and said, "Sit! I'm

back, I'll find you and take you home, no matter where you