Liam began the story in a distant tone.“Once upon a time, there was a little rabbit that saw its mother being eaten alive by a wolf in rabbit’s skin. However, the little rabbit chose to hide and not make a peep. Because it knew that even if it distracted the wolf by making some noise, his efforts would still be in vain as its mother would still be eaten alive…”“After that, the little rabbit still lived happily with the wolf in rabbit’s skin, calling the wolf ‘Mommy! Mommy!’. Until one day, the little rabbit grew up into a tiger and ate the wolf alive, exacting revenge for its mother.”Liam’s story sounded harsh and emotionless, yet it gave Anna a shock.“Are you trying to say… I should hide my true capabilities?”“No! I’m saying you must face catastrophe with a calm attitude!”‘Facing catastrophe with a calm attitude…’Anna lifted her head, wishing to take a look at Liam. However, the bandage around her eyes made it impossible to see anything. She could not feel Liam’s express
Liam gazed out the window. As Anna stood up from the bench, a nurse quickly went over to help. The two of them slowly headed back toward the direction of her room.“She should be able to remove her bandages today,” Liam muttered under his breath.“That’s right, sir. Ms. Hamilton will finally be able to see again!” James was happy for her too.Chloe and Bryan stepped into the elevator and ascended to the twentieth floor. The moment the elevator doors opened, Bryan hastily let go of Chloe’s soft, petite hands and strode out of the elevator.Immediately after exiting the elevator, Bryan was staggered by the sight of Liam dressed in a grey suit.Chloe, who was following behind, ran straight into Bryan. “Ouch!”“Bryan, why did you stop?” Chloe pinched his waist with her tiny hand.“U-u-uncle… What are you doing here…” Bryan stammered. He quickly smacked Chloe’s hand away.“I’m admitted to this hospital. Why else would I be here!” Liam’s voice was cold.After that, Liam’s gloomy gaz
The air in the room turned stale. They could feel their chests turning heavy.After a long while, Micheal took a deep breath and retorted, “Mr. Ackman, if you’re unhappy with our treatment methods, you could have just talked to us. No need to make our lives hard!”At that moment, Micheal was the only person that dared to say such words to Liam Ackman.Dr. Moore turned to Micheal with concerned eyes. He was thankful to have Micheal stand up for him, yet at the same time, he felt sorry for him. It was an incredibly naive move! Offending Liam could mean losing his job! Dr. Moore subtly moved a few steps away from Micheal.Liam raised his brows. “Did I trouble you?”The exasperated look on his face made everyone scream internally.Was he about to mock Liam? If he did, there would be no end to this squabble!“Mr. Ackman, we consult experts and do thorough research before providing any kind of treatment to our patients and we have proper documentation for all of it! Your actions are d
Nina scratched her head in confusion when she saw everyone’s anxious expressions.She sat down on Anna’s bed and opened the bag she brought. The aroma of fried chicken diffused throughout the entire room.“Ta-da! Your favorite fried chicken is here, Anna. I’ll feed you.’“Wow! Fried chicken!” Anna immediately started to drool. “It’d be perfect if there’s a bottle of beer now.”Anna rubbed her hands together impatiently and opened her little mouth. She took a bite of the fried chicken that Nina was feeding her.Just then, a soft cough sounded in the room.Everyone turned to Liam to see that he was glaring disgruntledly at Anna, who was enjoying her fried chicken.Nonetheless, Anna could not see his expression, so she continued to merrily bite into her chicken and sucked on her fingers from time to time. Nina felt a shiver down her spine. “Uh… Mr. Ackman, would you like some?”Liam glanced disgustedly at the oil-drenched fried chicken. ‘How can she like this kind of junk food!
“Why is it so dark? Why aren’t the lights on?”Anna stared up at the ceiling with hollow eyes, her hands frantically feeling around.Everyone stared at Anna’s tantalizing eyes then exchanged glances with each other. They were all staggered.Some of them gazed at the brightly lit room and felt their hearts sink.“Why is everyone so silent? Nina, hurry up and turn on the lights.”Nina covered her mouth in shock. Her voice trembled as she spoke. “Anna, the lights are on! Don’t scare me!”Anna was dumbfounded. She smiled and replied, “Stop playing around, Nina. This joke isn’t funny at all.”Nina turned to Dr. Moore with helpless eyes. However, her gaze was met with his equally dumbstruck expression.“Logically speaking, that’s impossible!” Dr. Moore turned to the specialists behind him.They quickly stepped forward to examine Anna’s eyes, but could only shake their heads in confusion.The doctors quickly urged Anna to the examination room.“Hold on!” Anna yelled, “First, tell m
“Ms. Hamilton, I will now shine a medical torchlight into your eyes. Nod if you can sense the light.”Micheal took out his torchlight and shined it into Anna’s eyes. “Can you sense that?”Anna endured the blinding light and shook her head.Micheal kept his torchlight and examined the corner of her eyes again. He examined her eyes for an exceedingly long time…The whole time, Anna felt as if her heart was hanging from a cliff. It thumped violently. Creases formed at the loose cuffs of her gown due to her forceful grip.Liam was also starting to break out into cold sweat. His deep and puzzling eyes were fixed on Micheal.Micheal did not even glance at Liam. He continued to examine Anna with his instruments and pressed a bunch of buttons on a keyboard.Finally, Micheal was done. He stared at the test results in his hands and adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose. “From my observation, there’s nothing wrong with Ms. Hamilton’s eyes.”There was dead silence in the room…An
“How did that happen? Didn’t the doctor say she was healing well? And that she had regained her vision and could be discharged today?”Daniel’s face was chalk-white. He was at a complete loss.This news came too unexpectedly. Daniel had already made arrangements with Grandmother Dawson to have dinner with the Dawson family after Anna’s discharge. They were supposed to discuss the marriage between Bryan and her.“Exactly! Chloe, what happened? I’ve prepared all of Anna’s favorite dishes. Daddy and I had been waiting to welcome her home the entire day!”Nicole’s expression was filled with shock and distress. She kept shooting glances at Chloe, hoping that she would tell the truth.Chloe sniffled. “Daddy, Mommy, the doctor said that there’s nothing wrong with Anna’s eyes but… she had developed some psychological problems due to the trauma… They don’t know when will she regain her vision.“In other words, she’s blind…“Daddy, Anna has lost her vision. What will we do about Madam Daw
When Daniel reached the hospital, the sun was already rising.He pushed open the door to Anna’s room. Anna was sleeping on the hospital bed.He quietly approached her and sat down beside the bed, gazing at his daughter sound asleep. He was suddenly reminded of her mother.“Anna, you look just like your mother.”Daniel reached out to caress her beautiful cheeks. Unexpectedly, Anna felt his touch and was instantly awoken.“Who is it!”Anna yelled. Her eyes shot open.From the corner of her eyes, she saw Daniel sitting beside her bed. She hastily shifted her gaze away and started feeling her surroundings with her hands.“Who’s here!”“Anna. Anna, it’s Dad…” Daniel’s heart ached as he grabbed Anna’s hand.“Dad?” Anna felt a dull pain in her chest.She had been staying at the hospital for days, yet that was the first time her father had visited her. She suddenly felt as if the word ‘Dad’ had become so unfamiliar to her.“How are you feeling, Anna? Any better?”Anna lowered her