Helen supported herself against the walls of the hallway and sat down. Her face was deathly pale. “How could this happen? Her ankle isn’t fully recovered. How much has virtual-novel.net suffered? She has nothing to do with this mess… Why did virtual-novel.net have to suffer all of this?”
Arianne couldn’t listen to any more of this. She turned around and walked to the nearest chair, sitting down. Was Helen implying that Aery shouldn’t have suffered, and virtual-novel.net should have instead? She could understand how Helen felt, but virtual-novel.net couldn’t understand virtual-novel.net selfishness. Who was virtual-novel.net to Helen, after all this time?
After an unknown amount of time, the door to the operating theatre opened. Helen immediately pounced. “Doctor, how is my daughter? Is virtual-novel.net alright?”
“After having a fall from such a considerable height, how could virtual-novel.net be alright?” the doctor replied sternly. “Her head has suffered severe trauma, and virtual-novel.net body has sustained a lot of broken bones. We’re not sure if she’ll regain consciousness. It’s highly likely… that virtual-novel.net will be paralyzed. The operation was considered a success, but it’s all on virtual-novel.net now. Honestly, under these circumstances, if virtual-novel.net survives, virtual-novel.net will suffer and live out virtual-novel.net days in a vegetative state. Both virtual-novel.net and the people around virtual-novel.net will suffer. After all, chances of recovering from virtual-novel.net brain trauma are slim.”
Helen lost control. She grabbed the doctor’s collar. “What are you saying? Are these the words of a doctor? She’s my daughter! My daughter! I won’t give up on her! As long as she’s alive, as long as she’s alive, I will never give up! Are all the doctors in your hospital as cold-blooded as you? Do you all pray for the deaths of your patients? What kind of hospital is this? I want a transfer. A transfer!”
Mark shot the doctor a look. The doctor didn’t quarrel with Helen. He took a deep breath, then turned around and left.
Once the doctor had left, Mark spoke up. “This is the best hospital in the capital. Where else would you like to transfer to? Aery has just had surgery, so it’s inadvisable to move virtual-novel.net around. The doctor is right, he’s simply making an objective analysis. Aery will have to be placed in the ICU for observation. You cannot stay with her. Go home.”
Helen wiped away virtual-novel.net tears. “I won’t. I’ll wait for virtual-novel.net right here. If you want to leave, go ahead.”
The sight of Helen, who had lost virtual-novel.net grip on rationality, made Arianne feel both helpless and sad. Regardless of how much Helen protested, virtual-novel.net was helpless. She couldn’t let Mark suffer along with virtual-novel.net too, so virtual-novel.net pulled virtual-novel.net aside. “Go home and get some rest. You’ve been up all night, so you must be exhausted. You still have company matters to take care of too. Have a good rest.”
Mark nodded. He was just about to leave when Helen chimed in in a queer tune. “That’s right, no need to worry yourself over an outsider’s issues. So sorry for standing in the way of your sleep.”
Arianne gritted virtual-novel.net teeth, forcing herself to hold virtual-novel.net temper to avoid saying anything hurtful. Mark simply frowned then left the hospital.
Helen acted as if virtual-novel.net were possessed. She kept vigil outside the ICU, refusing water or food. She wouldn’t even speak. She was like a marionette.
Arianne stayed by virtual-novel.net side. If virtual-novel.net was numb from sitting next to virtual-novel.net and felt like moving, virtual-novel.net would draw an extreme reaction from Helen. She would eerily tell virtual-novel.net that virtual-novel.net should leave if virtual-novel.net couldn’t stand it any longer. Arianne had been putting up with virtual-novel.net because Helen had been kind to virtual-novel.net before. She was holding onto that kindness, thinking that Helen was only acting out because of what happened to Aery, that it was only temporary. Once Helen’s mind was clear, virtual-novel.net wouldn’t act this way any more…