I nodded again and again. “Yes, she will wake up.”
He said excitedly, “I’m going to see her. I can’t wait to see her now.” After saying that, he was so excited to run out.
I stood where I was, but I smiled unconsciously.
Flora’s going to wake up.
Flora, she’s gonna wake up.
Afra pulled my hand. “Brother Rashad, what happened to Uncle Jacob? He seems to be in a hurry. Who is Flora?”
I bowed my head, picked up Afra, and spun in place excitedly.
She hugged me around the neck. “Oh, brother, I’m dizzy. Turn slowly.”
I stopped and said excitedly, “Afra, your brother is so happy. Your brother is so excited. Did you know, the person who owes your brother the most in my life is going to wake up.”
“Why did she owe you? That… Flora? What happened to her?”
I didn’t explain anything, but kissed Afra heavily on the cheek, then put down Afra and said, “Be good, Afra, you should go back to find Grandpa and Grandma, and your brother will go out.”
She pouted. “Brother Rashad, don’t forget our date next week.”
“Yes, of course, your brother keeps his word, you can rest assured.”
Afra nodded, looked at me, and turned around into the Plum Court.
Then I turned and ran out quickly.
When I passed the path leading to the Jade Court, I stopped unconsciously and turned to look at the roof of the Jade Court not far away, then frowned.
If Flora wakes up, should Krista, a woman, give up her position as Uncle’s wife?
My uncle will probably do the same.
After all, that position was originally Flora’s.
I can think of Krista’s face, and I can’t bear it inexplicably.
I silently read in my heart, “Uncle, if Flora wakes up, you will face a multiple-choice question. I am really curious, what choice will you make?”
Cheney’s POV
When I came to the hospital, the doctor gave me a general account of Flora.
Not long after I entered the ward, Uncle Jacob came.
As soon as he came in, he stood by the bed and took Flora’s hand, shouting over and over again, “Flora, Flora? I’m Dad. Wake up and open your eyes to see if Dad is okay, Flora?”
I stepped forward, “Uncle Jacob, the doctor said, something could happen to Flora.”
“Yes, young master, I understand,” He half hugged Flora. “The child will wake up.” He added.
No sooner had he finished speaking, I saw Flora’s middle finger move again.
I rang the bell to call the doctor.
Unfortunately, for more than half an hour after that, she showed no sign of waking up.
I spent most of the afternoon in the hospital, and when I got back to the Fischer’s mansion, Krista was sleeping.
I know, she has been working overtime these days, and she went swimming again this morning, so she is really tired at the moment.
She slept so soundly that she didn’t hear me coming back at all.
I stood at the head of the bed, staring at Krista’s sleeping face, and my thoughts were a little confused.
Krista’s pov
When I woke up, it was already five o’clock in the afternoon. When I opened my eyes, I saw Cheney sitting there watching the sunset with his back to me on the balcony.
I stretched and got up. “Cheney, you’re back.”
He looked back at me. “You can really sleep.” He said.
When I got out of bed, my throat felt a little dry.
“I’m too tired, have you finished your work?”
“Yes, it’s over.” He said, getting up. “Go out with me later.”
I nodded. “Okay, wait for me to change.”
When I went downstairs, I thought he was going to take me out, but I didn’t think so. He just asked me to accompany him for a stroll in the yard.
He and I went to the small pavilion on the artificial lake and sat down.
I looked at him with a sad face and asked, “Do you have something on your mind today?”
“No.”
“But it says on your face, yes.”
He gave me an oblique look, then shook his head and smiled. “What do you usually do when you are bored?”
“Me?” I thought about it. “Look at books that I usually don’t understand, or watch a hilarious movie, or go to the airport. When the plane took off, I could shout a few times. It’s really great. Or I went to play a secret room adventure. In short, you must let your brain move, and you won’t think about it.”
He shook his head. “You are hiding your ears and stealing the bell.”
“How come? I’ve tried it many times and it works very well.”
“After going crazy, can things be solved?”
“No, but at least, you can distract yourself. Some things may become easy to solve after the precipitation of time.”
Seeing his frowning brows, I asked, “So, you really have something on your mind.”
He raised his hand and poked my forehead. “I am not very old, and there are quite a few things on my mind of course. I shouldn’t ask myself, so don’t ask.”
I pouted and touched my poked forehead. “Cheney, I told you, don’t poke my head.”
He didn’t listen, but raised his hand and poked it gently.
I stamped my feet. “Cheney, you really don’t know how to be good or bad. I care about you, and you are getting angry with me.”
He raised his eyebrows. “I think you just want to gossip about me.”
I am calm and embracing myself. “Of course I want to know what you are thinking. The most authoritative man in City A has something on his mind today. This is really too rare, okay? Are you really not going to say it and solve my curiosity?” I asked impatiently.
He was silent for a moment and then said, “I don’t intend to.”
I stood beside him and smiled, saying nothing, just silently accompanying him.
The next morning, I received a message from my mother, which said, “Help me.”
After a while, another message came.
I clicked on it, and it was a picture of Delia who was beaten until her face turned black and blue with blood under her nose.
I dialed her number.
No one answered, but soon I received a third text message, “If you don’t want me to die, give me 10 million, I want 5 million cash, and give me gold bars for the rest. I’ll give you two hours to prepare. After two hours, put the money next to the blue trash can on the east side of the square. If you don’t do it, then I can only go to the Cross River Bridge and jump with your father.”
I looked at the text message, raised my eyebrows, and dialed a number directly. “Hey, the people over there have moved, using my mother’s mobile phone. Yes, they want five million cash and five million gold bars. The joint place is beside the blue trash can on the east side of the square. Okay, I’ll wait for your news.”
After I hung up the phone, I turned and left the construction site and went directly to the RV.
Sitting in the car, I bit my finger lightly, hesitated for a moment, and then opened the multimedia message just now.