FreeNovel"Do you think she'll accept me? Will she callbrother?" lan raised an eyebrow at him. "That depends on how you behave. She's my wife, and she listens to me." It was clear as day what he meant. Getting Clara to acknowledge him meant getting past lan first.
Edwin wasn't thrilled internally, but he put on an eager face. Leaning close, he whispered in lan's ear, "Alright, nyour price. I'll meet it, my dear brother-in-law!" He bit down hard on the words "brother-in-law," with a smug smile playing on his lips.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJust then, Edwin's phone began to ring. Elle's urgent voice cthrough, "Ggrandma's fever's spiked again. She keeps calling for Clara. Can you bring her over?" Ever since Clara had disappeared, Marian had fallen ill. The fever wouldn't break. She was in a semi-conscious state, but the one clear thing was she remembered Clara was her granddaughter. Search the Find Nøvelwebsite on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.
The doctors called it a psychological fixation, and she needed to resolve her inner turmoil to fully recover. But to do that, Clara needed to be there.
However, Clara still couldn't accept her new identity. Her health was fragile, and she was pregnant.
Considering all this, Edwin looked at lan with a troubled expression. "What do we do? If grandma keeps this up, she might not last much longer." lan glanced towards the hospital room and hesitated before saying, "You go back first. I'll talk to Casey about it." Edwin clapped lan on the shoulder with a thud and silently left. He pushed open the hospital room door to see the doctors trying to cool Marian down with ice packs.
Marian was delirious. Her cheeks were burning hot. Her heart rate and blood pressure were unstable.
Edwin approached Marian, taking her hand gently. "Grandma, Clara's been rescued, but she's been through a shock, and the baby's at risk. She needs to rest. Can you hold on a little longer?" Marian nodded faintly in her daze, murmuring, "Clara, my sweet girl, she's suffered." As she thought of the ordeal Clara had endured, all because of Heidi, a child they had doted on since birth, her heart ached immensely. Suddenly, the doctor announced, "Patient's heart has stopped. We need to resuscitate immediately." When she watched the doctors perform life-saving procedures on Marian, Elle's tears fell. "Grandma!"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe tried to rush forward but was pulled into Anders' embrace. Hism hand gently stroked he her head as he whispered, "It'll be alright. She'll wake up."
No sooner had he finished his reassurance than the doctor said, "Family members, please sign the critical condition notice." When she heared this, Elle's legs gave out, and she collapsed into Anders' arms.
"Elle, Elle." Anders quickly picked her up and laid her on a nearby bed.
At that moment, the door swung open, and lan appeared with Clara.
Elle immediately got off the bed, ran to Clara, grasping her hands and NO crying, "Clara, grandma's fading fast. She's been calling your name." Clara felt her eyes fill with tears. She stepped to the bedside, took Marian's hand, and said softly, "Grandma, it's me, Clara." X
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