Chapter 143: Tests and Reports

The next day, immediately after getting discharged from the hospital, Ian went to his company to do a thorough check on Oliver. Noah had informed him and Joshua of Oliver getting consciousness the previous night and this was something they had been waiting for a long time.

Oliver was still asleep when the three friends had barged into the room along with Ronnie. Ian checked his vitals and took a sample of his blood to do further tests. The moment he inserted the needle to draw the blood, Oliver woke up.

Noah and Joshua who were intently watching Ian do his work were stunned by this. When Noah had come to visit him the previous night, Oliver was sleeping. So, he was still not confident if Oliver had actually gained consciousness. They could only trust the nurse to be telling the truth. Now that they had seen him personally, it was definitely a miracle. 

However, Ian was calm. He removed the oxygen mask after taking his blood. "Mr. West, can you hear me?"

Oliver's eyes immediately darted to Ian on listening the his voice. He had been startled when he had woken up in an unfamiliar environment. This was not his room, this room was completely white and blank giving the feel of a hospital. He had felt the needle sting him when he was asleep and had woke up with a start. He roamed his around and saw three men standing in front of him at the foot of the bed. They were looking at him keenly when he heard Ian's voice.

Oliver did not speak a word. Who knew what these men wanted of him? It was better to be silent and observe them for a while.

"Mr. West, you must be thirsty. Let me get you some water." Ian made him sit comfortably and adjusted the pillow behind him. He then handed him a cup of water which he drank quite greedily. His throat had gone dry on being in a coma for three years. He gulped three more cups of water until he was satisfied.

"Don't worry Mr. West, you are safe. I am Ian and I am a doctor. How do you feel?"

Oliver remained silent. He couldn't trust anybody yet. Who knew what they wanted of him? They did not look familiar at all except for one man whose eyes had never left him since he had entered the room. He had seen him somewhere, but where Oliver did not know. He resembled someone who he could not put a name to.

Seeing Oliver being silent, Ian sighed. He understood that it was not easy for the poor man to trust people suddenly when he had almost died and got out of a coma after three years.

"Does it pain anywhere?" 

"No," Oliver spoke for the first time, making the other people in the room smile.

"Are you hungry?"

"A little." His voice came out hoarse and his throat ached whenever he spoke.

"I'll get you some congee to eat. I'll have to do some more tests on you, if it is fine with you."

Oliver was silent again. He could not understand why a doctor was in the room and why he was tending to him. He wondered if anything was wrong with him. 'Am I hurt? Did anything happen to him?'

"Don't worry Mr.West. This is just a routine checkup to see if everything is alright." Ian assured him. Nobody told him that he had had been shot and that he had missed three years of his life. They wanted to allow the man to adjust and become comfortable before they could reveal all the things. They could feel that his guards were up against them, so the first thing to do was to gain his trust.

Ian gave him a bowl of congee to eat and waited patiently until he emptied it. Later, he took Oliver with him to perform some tests on him to see if anything was wrong with his body. While the reports were yet to be prepared, Oliver was brought to his room and was given some medicines. Though he was out of danger, for now, he needed a lot of nourishment and rest. The medicines took effect and he went to sleep after some time.

"You two may leave. I'll inform you when the reports are ready." Ian said as he went to his cabin.

"It's okay. We'll wait and moreover, I have nothing important to do today." Noah answered taking a seat in front of Ian. Though he had a lot of meetings that day, nothing was more important than Oliver's health. He needed to know that everything was fine with him and his life was out of danger.

Seeing Noah sit on the chair comfortably, Joshua too sat beside him. He did not want to miss out on things. "I am going to stay too. You have no idea how fast my heart is beating. I hope everything turns out to be good so that we can reveal the truth to the sisters. Whenever I see them, I feel nothing but guilt. The sisters have blind faith on us and it is making me remorseful."

"Jo, you have known Aria and Ivy for a few weeks. Just think about how Noah must be going through. One of them is his girlfriend. And moreover, I have known Aria since my school days. I hope they do not get devastated after the truth comes out and if my assumptions are true, it will Aria who will more heartbroken. She knows all of us while I have not met Ivy, yet."

"Noah, you will have to take care of your woman. I sincerely hope that they would understand us and the reason for us to hide their father from them." Joshua spun the paperweight as he uttered the words.

"It will not be easy for them at first," Noah answered after some time. He was also dreading the day when they would come clean in front of the twins and was hoping that they would acknowledge what the three men had done someday.

The reports were ready after three hours. Ian took a thorough look at them while Noah and Joshua waited in anticipation. "Everything looks fine. But his blood count is quite low. He needs nourishment to enrich his blood cells. Also, his body is still weak. He needs a lot of rest."

"How long will it take for him to recover completely?" Noah questioned after hearing Ian's analysis.

"A month maybe. It depends on how fast he can recover. Some patients take more time or he might get well quite early too. It is all up to him."

There was a knock at the door interrupting their conversation. The male nurse who had been assigned to look after Oliver entered.

"Dr. Davis, Mr. West has woken up and he is asking for you."

Ian raised his eyebrows. 'What does he want from me? Was it something serious? Did something happen to him?' He wondered as he followed the nurse with Joshua and Noah right behind him.

Oliver was sitting on his bed quite calmly. He did not look like he was in pain, in fact, he looked perfect alright. He gave Ian a smile as soon as he entered.

"Did you call for me? Is anything the matter, Mr. West?" 

"Yes. I want to meet my daughters."