The doctor let out a sigh of relief and said to Tracy, “The pregnant woman is already over five months along, but thankfully she was brought to the operating room in time. Otherwise, the child wouldn’t have survived and her own health would have been at risk. But now everything is fine. After the surgery, she needs to rest and avoid any intense emotions. It’s best for her to keep a happy mood.”
“Okay, okay. Thank you doctor,” Tracy said gratefully.
Tracy was in her fifties with only one daughter in this lifetime. If anything happened to Nana again, she didn’t know what she would do.
She finally felt relieved when she heard that Nana was okay. Carl was also overjoyed when he heard the news. Soon enough, Nana was wheeled out on a stretcher from the operating room with a pale face as if still under anesthesia.
Nana was taken to a regular hospital room while Carl watched over her since Tracy wasn’t feeling well herself.
“Mrs. Lawson,” Carl advised Tracy gently, “why don’t you go back home and rest? I’ll stay here with Nana; don’t worry about it.”
Tracy wasn’t entirely convinced but seeing how sincere and determined Carl looked made it hard for her not to agree.
“Alright then,” Tracy nodded reluctantly before asking anxiously, “nothing like what happened earlier will happen again, right?”
Carl shook his head reassuringly. “Don’t worry; that won’t happen again.”
As soon as Tracy left them alone together in the hospital room, Carl held onto Nana’s hand tightly while feeling heartbroken seeing how frail she looked after everything that had just happened.
“How much more pain must you endure?” he thought helplessly before standing up and walking away towards an isolated corner by the window where he took out his phone and called his assistant.
“Hey, I’m at the hospital. Tell our director I’ll be late returning. I need your help drafting up a statement regarding what just happened. Nana got pushed by one of my fans earlier, and almost lost our baby. I’ll send you my thoughts later so we can release it once ready.”
After the assistant agreed, Carl hung up the phone and looked back at Nana, who was still sleeping. He sighed. It was his fault that Nana had suffered so much, and he promised to make it up to her in the future.
The assistant acted quickly. About an hour later, Carl saw the tweet posted by his studio and also made an announcement on his own Twitter, “The reason I had a car accident before was entirely due to my mental relaxation, unrelated to those around me or my family. I hope you who love me can be rational fans in the future, live well first and take care of yourself before caring for others.”
Although this statement seemed harsher than usual, Carl couldn’t care less now. He wouldn’t allow anyone to hurt his loved ones.
Soon after posting this tweet, there were more than two thousand comments underneath it within half an hour. Most of them were from fans expressing their understanding and urging other fans not to pry into Carl’s private life too much. As for Nana’s situation, they all maintained a positive attitude towards her.
After all, she was pregnant now.
It wasn’t until three or four o’clock in the afternoon that Nana finally woke up. When Carl saw her open her eyes with surprise on his face he felt relieved as he held onto her hand tightly asking, “Nana! You’re finally awake! How are you feeling? Is there anything uncomfortable?”
Nana slowly regained consciousness as memories flooded back into her mind; when she remembered what happened earlier today, she placed one hand over her belly instinctively, perhaps it was a mother’s intuition, always thinking about their child first. “Is… is our baby okay?” She asked worriedly.
Carl smiled reassuringly at her while sitting beside the bed, “Don’t worry about our baby; everything is fine.”
Then he continued speaking patiently, “Nana, this is all my fault for not protecting you properly. I wasn’t by your side when something like this happened but don’t worry, I have already made an announcement through my assistant. This kind of thing won’t happen again.”
Hearing these words, Nana couldn’t help but feel moved. She knew that today’s incident shouldn’t be blamed on him completely since after all, it was impossible for any celebrity to control every single fan out there.
However, she appreciated how much effort he put into making things right between them. “It’s alright… you don’t have to do this just because of me. They care about you too. I’m fine, really…” She tried comforting him with a smile.
Carl tightened his grip on her hand, “Even if they love me very much, it doesn’t mean they should hurt those close to me, the people I love. They shouldn’t hurt you.”
This sentence was undoubtedly the most heartwarming, and Nana couldn’t help but smile as she wrapped her arms around Carl’s waist and rested her head on his chest.
…
In the blink of an eye, filming for “Farewell My Concubine” was coming to a close. Osborn and Maria’s acting chemistry had improved greatly, but with Jane overseas during this time, Osborn couldn’t help but be distracted by thoughts of her.
Today’s shoot was one of the final scenes and required the male lead to do a wire stunt. Osborn was strapped in and slowly lifted into the air while Maria watched anxiously. Filming dangerous scenes like this always made her worry that something might go wrong.
But sometimes things just don’t go as planned.
With his mind elsewhere due to missing Jane, Osborn made a mistake in his movements and fell from the wire before anyone could react.
Maria rushed over shouting “Mr. Maltz!” The director quickly called for someone to bring out some sponge padding but it was too late. It was only thanks to Maria that he didn’t hit the ground hard.
She winced in pain as she caught him mid-fall; even hearing bones crack under the weight. Once he realized what had happened, Osborn jumped up from where he landed on top of some padding feeling guilty about what had happened.
Maria’s forehead was covered in sweat. At this point, the pain was so intense that she couldn’t move. The staff quickly came over to care for her, and after the ambulance arrived, they, along with the doctor, helped lift Maria onto a stretcher to be taken to the hospital for examination and treatment.
Osborn couldn’t help but feel a bit remorseful, but due to concern for Maria’s injuries, he also went to the hospital with her.