Chapter 206 - I Was Scared

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An hour later, the door to the operation room slid open and the doctor in charge of the operation walked out.

Edith turned her head towards the door but was afraid to look at the doctor. The thing she was scared of at this moment was that the doctor was going to announce that her grandfather's condition was not good and that he was not going to survive. Edith thought that, as long as she did not look at the doctor and heard any unpleasant news from him, her grandfather will be alright.

"Doctor, how is Mike Qian?" Neil asked.

At this time, Aaron and his father had gone over to a nearby hotel. James's condition was not that serious as compared to Mike's. After his wound was dressed, he was allowed to leave and recuperate at home.

After Neil had promised to give them updates on Mike, James and Aaron left for the hotel that Neil had prepared for them.

"Are you his family?" The doctor asked.

Neil nodded and motioned to Edith. "This is his granddaughter."

The doctor glanced at her and saw the expression on her face. Perhaps he has been working at the hospital for years, the doctor was used to see the way the patient's family would react. Understood that the girl was probably too shocked at what happened to her grandfather, the doctor chose to talk to Neil.

"The patient is now stable."

Edith heard his words and lifted her gaze to look at the doctor for the first time.

"Mike Qian suffered from a few cuts and bruises. There were shards of glasses in his body and the operation was mainly to remove those glasses." The doctor continued to brief them about what had happened during the operation and assured them that everything would be alright. "I suggest the patient stay in the hospital for a few days so that we can monitor his condition."

A tear streamed down to her cheek. Hearing that her grandfather was alright, Edith felt as if the heavy burden in her heart was lifted. 

"You can visit the patient when he is moved to another room. Then, all we have to do is to wait for him to wake up." The doctor continued to speak a few more words with Neil about Mike's condition.

Suddenly, the doctor lurched forward and shouted, "Madam!"

Neil turned around in time and managed to catch her body before she fell to the ground.

With the doctor's instruction, he laid her body on the chair and let the doctor inspect her.

"Your wife fainted because she was too tired," the doctor said after a while. "After getting enough rest, she should be fine."

…

When Edith woke up, she realized that she was back in the bedroom she shared with Neil. For a few seconds, Edith was puzzled. She tried to recall what happened to her and remember the news that Aaron had brought to her.

Her grandfather had an accident!

Swiftly, Edith sat up. However, she only found herself restrained by a strong arm draped on her stomach. 

Turning around, Edith saw that Neil was beside her and his eyes were staring back at her, unblinking. 

"Awake?" Neil turned her body to face him and kissed the corner of her eyes.

"Neil, something happened to my grandfather," Edith said. Her voice trembled.

"I know." Neil caressed her back. "He's fine now. The doctor said he should wake up in the morning. Then, he will need to stay at the hospital for a few days for observation."

Edith stared at him in disbelief. "Really? You're not lying to me?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Neil pulled her body close and buried her face to his chest. "He will be fine. Your grandfather will be alright. In the morning, I will accompany you to the hospital and we can visit your grandpa together, alright?"

His soothing voice and his gentle touch made her body relaxed and Edith was no longer as anxious.

"Sleep." He pecked at her temple. "There is a few hours before the morning comes."

Seeing that the girl had obediently stayed in his embrace, Neil let out a sigh in relief. However, the next moment, he felt something wet on his chest and his ears caught the sound of her sniffling.

Neil pulled away to look at Edith and was shocked upon finding that she was crying.

"Baby, what's wrong?" His fingers moved to wipe the tears away.

Edith bit her quivering lips for a long time. Though she wanted to speak, the words were unable to come out. Her tears streamed down on her face and her nose soured.

Neil rained his kisses on her face and rubbed at her head as he tried to coax her. Seeing that the woman in his arm has not stopped crying, Neil started to panic. Edith was always so strong in front of him and this was the first time he had seen her cry like this. Hearing her sobs made his heart felt heavy.

"I was scared," Edith spoke after a long time. Her voice was hoarse. "When Aaron told me that Grandpa was in an accident, I got scared. What if something happened to him? If grandpa is gone, then I will be left alone."

"That's not true." Neil put his hand under her chin and make her look at him. "You will always have me. And Hazel."

Her eyes were wet with tears and it doesn't seem as if she heard his words at all "—Grandpa is the only family I have."

"Then let's get married."

His words turned her stupefy. Her mind goes blank and it took her a while for her to compose herself. Edith stared at the man in front of her and sniffled. "W-what?"

"Let's get married. I'll be your family and you will never be alone."

Edith pulled back and stared at him. The look on his face was telling her that she has not misheard things and that this man was very serious about his words.

"Do you know what you're saying?" Edith asked.

"I do."

The tears in her eyes dried instantly and Edith was still in disbelief over his sudden proposal.

"This is not something that I would say in a spur of the moment to coax you, but it was something that I had thought about the moment we began to date."

"You thought about this the moment we date?"

"Hmm." He nodded. "I am always serious at whatever I do and I would not waste your and my time on things I knew did not have any potential. I wouldn't ask you out if I was not sure that perhaps, we are fit together," Neil said. "The longer we spent our time together, the more I thought that my life would not be complete without you. I wanted to share my life with you for a very, very long time." He paused to stare at her dazed face. Then, Neil leaned in to kiss her temple.. "Edith Qian, I love you." 

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