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.

an IV, and I haven't had lunch yet. Niles

doubtful. Normally,

"I'm miserable without you,"

he went on.

to his chief pretend to be pathetic. "Ask Megan to take care of you. You had been so thoughtful and caring

senior colonel,

had gotten into a fight with Blair

her away. It's you whom

women who

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

quiet at the

my wife. You are. I want you.

her heart break for Talbot. 'Is he really...' "Fine.

don't want to

"No, I don't."

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

told her that Talbot was in

door open. The next thing she knew, someone hugged her

"Aren't you injured?

already left. My cuts

There were stains

that she had been tricked. "Where did Talbot go? You said he was

in a wheelchair with Bowman's help. He needs

and wrenched free

Go and sit!" she said,

"Where are you going?"

to the doctor about

I can

come here?" She rolled

Ji Residence. But he could do whatever

clenched her teeth. "Sit down!"

sat down on the

made her way towards the door. His eyes followed her and he was about to get up. She turned around abruptly and said, "Sit!

don't come back, I'll find you and take