An hour after Carl was taken away by the police, Mrs. Waters heard the news at home.
However, this time she didn’t bail Carl out but instead hoped that he would calm down during his time at the police station.
On the other hand, William had returned to the hospital.
After changing his clothes and entering the ward, as soon as he sat down, he saw Nana looking at him with blank eyes.
In an instant, William was overjoyed and excitedly held Nana’s hand, “Nana, you’re finally awake! You’ve been sleeping for three days!”
At this moment, Nana’s mind was not very clear. She blinked her eyes, wanting to ask about her daughter’s condition but couldn’t speak.
Then William called the doctor to come and check on Nana’s condition. Upon hearing that her condition had stabilized, she could be transferred to a regular ward at any time.
This was undoubtedly good news. After Nana left the intensive care unit, she looked at William and her first question was, “William, where is Janelle? I’ve been unconscious for the past few days. Has no one been taking care of her?”
In Nana’s memory, at the moment of the car accident, she had protected her daughter with her body.
And after the accident, although she was already in a critical condition, her ears could clearly hear her daughter’s crying.
Looking at Nana’s anxious face, William didn’t know how to explain to her.
“Nana, can you listen to me slowly…”
At this moment, William was conflicted, and he was also unaware of Janelle’s whereabouts.
He was afraid that if Nana found out about this mysterious disappearance of their child, she would only be plunged into endless torment and waiting.
If the days and nights of anticipation only resulted in Janelle’s death in the accident…
William couldn’t imagine what kind of situation Nana would face then.
After much thought, William treated it as if Janelle had already passed away and said with a heavy expression, “Unfortunately, Janelle didn’t survive the accident. Her injuries were too severe and couldn’t be saved.”
Nana understood what William said and tears rolled down her cheeks.
All her loved ones were gone, and her daughter hadn’t been spared either.
Feeling the pain of losing loved ones once again, Nana’s lips moved, and she woke up again only to fall back into unconsciousness.
Several hours later, when Nana opened her eyes and saw William still by her bedside, she asked, “Where is my daughter? Is she in the funeral home?”
Nana really wanted to see her daughter. She urgently asked, tears swirling in her eyes.
William frowned, feeling sorry as he replied, “I’m sorry, Nana, I was afraid you couldn’t handle it, so I had her placed with your parents earlier.”
This sentence plunged Nana into complete despair. When she woke up from the severe injuries of the car accident, she found herself to be the loneliest person in the world.
“I understand. Thank you.”
Nana’s voice lacked any warmth, as if it didn’t exist in this world.
William felt uncomfortable as well. The calmer Nana appeared, the more he sensed the immense grief she was suppressing.
“This is what I should do for you. I just hope you can recover as soon as possible.”
William gently stroked Nana’s hand, knowing that it was an empty phrase, but it was currently his greatest hope.
As long as they could return to a normal life, and then they could start a family again, hiding all the sorrow in their memories.
Nana smiled sadly, “Even if I recover, where can I go? I have no parents, no children. What do I have left?”
“You still have me!”
William tightly held her hand, but that hand felt as if it didn’t belong to Nana anymore.
In the next few days, Carl remained in the detention center, sentenced to a month of imprisonment for fighting.
William continued to take care of Nana meticulously in the hospital, even though she looked like a walking corpse. He still provided her with meticulous care.
As lunchtime approached, now that Nana could eat, William began preparing three meals a day for her in various ways.
On that day, as William was about to go out to buy lunch, he suddenly received a call from Scarlet.
Thinking about the lie he had told Scarlet before, William decided to briefly brush her off with a few words.
“Scarlet, have you been doing well these past few days? Don’t worry about me, I’m getting used to being away.”
William quickly finished speaking, waiting for a few perfunctory responses before hanging up the phone.
At the moment, Scarlet was out shopping. Now that she had money and no job, she had been buying clothes and getting beauty treatments for the past few days, living a joyous life.
The only frustration was that every night, as it grew late, she no longer waited for William to return to their rented apartment after work.
With gains comes losses. Scarlet, who was financially well-off, no longer had to worry about making a living, but she was enveloped in loneliness.
Upon hearing William’s voice, Scarlet missed the month they had lived together.
“William, I miss you a bit. What are you busy with? Can you chat with me?”
Scarlet sipped her coffee in the café, gazing out of the floor-to-ceiling windows at the street scene.
However, William didn’t have time to chat with Scarlet. He hurriedly replied, “I miss you too. Let’s chat another day. I’m working right now!”
He ended the call directly after speaking, rushing into the hospital elevator.
Realizing that William didn’t give her a chance to speak, Scarlet pouted in annoyance.
“I don’t believe you’re that busy. Clearly, you just don’t want to talk to me!”
She muttered to herself in a huff, took a sip of her coffee, and dialed his number again.
This time, William didn’t answer, and it was only on the third attempt that Scarlet realized he had turned off his phone.
Meanwhile, Grace finally managed to comfort Mrs. Waters, relieving her of the confusion caused by Nana’s accidental death.
Now that Mrs. Waters had returned to normal, she even felt relieved about Nana’s death. After all, it was an accident, not a deliberate murder planned by them.
“It’s all fate. Indeed, everything is arranged in the grand scheme of things. We don’t need to worry.”
Mrs. Waters smiled contentedly, feeling that Carl had a bright future ahead.
Grace understood what was going on but didn’t reveal the truth. She agreed, saying, “Yes, I was also surprised. When I think about it, it’s a pity for Nana to die so young.”
“Regardless of the pity, it’s not a bad thing for us.”
Mrs. Waters dismissed it and discussed with Grace, “Now is the time when Carl is susceptible to extreme actions due to his inability to cope. Instead of him being outside, I worry about him. It’s better to let him sober up in the detention center. Time will heal everything.”
“You’re right. Even the most deeply ingrained emotions will gradually fade for Carl in the future.”
Grace nodded in agreement and arranged Mrs. Waters before requesting leave, “I need to go out and take care of something. I received a call asking me to come home.”
“Then go back quickly and remember to send my regards to your parents.”
Mrs. Waters replied with a smiling face, waiting for Carl to come out and have a fresh start.
At least Mrs. Waters could believe one thing: her son wouldn’t waste his time and emotions on a dead person.
The troublesome issue was the child. It would have been better if the child had perished with the mother in the accident, but unfortunately, the child’s whereabouts were unknown, which would undoubtedly become a burden for Carl in the future.