A Wound that Never Heals

Chapter 166 Darlene, You Will Be a Mother

After a night of coma, Avery’s unstable heart rate and breathing slowly calmed down.

The doctor checked up on him and concluded that he was recovering and was basically

out of danger.

However, Avery did not wake up. For three consecutive days, he had been asleep on the

bed.

Like everyone else, he slept soundly without being disturbed. He did not seem to be sick.

Andrew had stayed with Avery in the hospital for three days. He couldn’t eat or sleep well. And his always dignified

face began to pale.

Among the younger generation of the Gallard family, Avery’s father was the most disappointing one. He didn’t have

a knack for business management.

Erick was quite capable of management, but he was very scheming. Although Andrew didn’t expose his dirty tricks,

it didn’t mean that Andrew didn’t know anything.

Other elders and some of Avery’s cousins coveted the Gallard Group, but they weren’t capable enough and got

nowhere.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Andrew believed that the only person who could take over the Gallard Group was

Avery.

However, Avery was now lying on the bed helplessly. The chief executives of the Gallard Group intended to take the

opportunity to do something. Besides, the Gallard Group encountered a crisis of public opinion because of the

previous news. The company was

in a mess now.

Andrew sat by the bed and looked at Avery, who hadn’t woken up yet. Andrew sighed

anxiously, “What can I do? I’m too old to handle the company.”

Sandra secretly gave Erick a look. Erick immediately went over and said with a worried expression, “Dad, the

Gallard Group is a large company. We need someone to manage it.

“In my opinion, why don’t we choose a temporary president to help Avery manage the company for a few days?

When Avery wakes up, he can still take a good rest.”

How could Andrew not understand his meaning? He was not muddle–headed, so he immediately said with a cold

face, “Why would we choose a temporary president?

It has only been a few days. There are so many shareholders and directors in the company. Wouldn’t they do their

job? Or do you want to be the temporary president because you think that Avery won’t wake up in a short time?”

With a guilty conscience, Erick immediately changed his words, “Dad, you’re right. I was just too anxious and

worried about Avery.

“The company has so many shareholders and directors, so they will take their responsibilities. It is indeed

inappropriate to choose a temporary president.”

Andrew glanced at Erick and then glared at Sandra. “Good to hear that. Avery will wake up in just one or two days.

You don’t have to stay here. Just go back to your work. Since you are not doctors, it is of no use for you to stay

here.”

Erick did not succeed in his plan and could only leave in silence.

Avery had a very long dream. In his dream, he went through all the two years he had spent with Darlene after their

marriage.

From the time he was paralyzed and woke up to the time before Vivian came back, hist entire dream passed all

these two years.

In the beginning, he could still dream of all the details.

However, his dream excluded the following details: the two years he spent with Darlene happily; he flared up and

smashed Darlene with something; he mentioned Vivian in

front of Darlene when he was in a bad mood.

After that, the dream slowly repeated until it was like a sieve, filtering out all the unhappy memories of those two

years.

The dream was filtered and beautified.

In the end, all the remaining memories became what he wanted but could not get.

When Darlene was twenty years old, he woke up from paralysis and sat in a wheelchair.

They were married and loved each other. Their life was happy and peaceful.

When Darlene was twenty–one years old, his legs had recovered and he no longer had to rely on the wheelchair.

He managed the Gallard Group and worked with ease. After Darlene graduated from

university, she did her favorite job and became a famous cartoonist.

Her comic artwork was adapted into movies and TV dramas, gaining wide popularity. He watched the TV screen

and saw her beaming in front of reporters.

Four months ago, Darlene was twenty–two years old. They had prepared for two years. Finally, Darlene got

pregnant.

The doctor said that the fetus was healthy. Darlene must take good care of herself and

rest well.

In the dream, Avery started a family. He lived with his wife and child happily. The future was very promising.

The dream was too good to be true. The only unreal thing was that in Avery’s life, other than Darlene, who had

been married to him for two years, there was no other person.

No family, no friends. In the dream, other than Darlene’s face, nobody else appeared.

The dream came to an abrupt end the moment Avery took Darlene to the hospital for a pregnancy checkup.

He remembered that he took Darlene to the hospital. Darlene was lying on the bed and had just finished the

checkup. The doctor smiled and said that they were about to be

parents.

Darlene lay on the bed and smiled at him. Her eyes were shining brightly. When she smiled, her eyes curved in

happiness.

Avery approached her and embraced her. He leaned over to her neck and said, “Darlene, you are going to be a

mother.”

He only closed his eyes. When he opened them again, all he saw was the snow–white ceiling of the hospital and the

empty surroundings.

Avery woke up. He had been unconscious for five days. When he woke up, it was still the middle of the night.

There were not many people in the ward but Seth, who was dressed in a white coat and was sleeping by Avery’s

bedside.

Andrew was sleeping in the next room. Seth just happened to clock off, so he offered to keep an eye on Avery for a

while.

Unexpectedly, Avery, who had been unconscious for more than five days, woke up at

this moment.

Seth felt the movement from the bed. When he opened his eyes and saw that Avery had

woken up, he was in disbelief.

He thought that he had been muddle–headed from sleep, so he immediately got up and turned on the lights in the

ward. He asked tentatively, “Are you awake? How do you feel? Did you feel refreshed after sleeping for five entire

days?”

Avery looked at him as if he was looking at a stranger.

Seth was scared by his gaze. In the middle of the night, his gaze was a little creepy.

Since when did Avery look at him with such a polite and distant gaze?

Seth thought of the doctor’s speculation and felt that something was wrong. Although waking up was a good thing,

Avery didn’t lose his mind, did he?

Avery stared at Seth for a long time. Only when he slowly regained consciousness did he stand up and look around

the ward.

Then, Avery asked warily, “Doctor, where is my wife?”

Seth’s expression froze. “What?”

It was true that Seth was a doctor, but it was not just abnormal for Avery to call him this way.

Avery looked at Seth’s confused face and immediately got up from the bed with a sullen face. “My wife, Darlene.

She just came with me for a pregnancy test. Where is she?”