Elena called the emergency number to ask for help. When she looked up, the man had almost fallen onto the ground.
Her heart, which had managed to stay calm for two years, tensed. She was so scared that she almost cried.
Michael did not wish to frighten her, but that was the only way to make her care about him. He leaned on the wall and slowly slid to the ground.
Then he felt dizzy. He did not know it was because he was unwell or because he wanted to make her care about him.
“Don’t be scared. I’m fine.” When Sweety cried, he wished he would stay awake for her, but his vision gradually darkened.
He raised his hand to wipe his forehead. It looked like he had lost a lot of blood.
“I’m fine.” Well, he was only a little dizzy.
When a strong person like him fell, everyone would be scared out of their minds.
Sweety sobbed, and Elena pressed her jacket against his forehead. However, it would not stop the blood flow.
Michael’s vision continued to blur. Right before he passed out, he squeezed her hand. “Really… I’m fine. Just maybe, for the past two years, I’m a little…tired, take care of…Sweety. I’m …fine.”
“Daddy!” The man had shut his eyes, so Sweety was utterly terrified.
“Mommy, Daddy! Argh…”
…
Why had Michael fainted? The doctor gave her quite a few hypotheses.
“The patient might have been lacking sleep for a long period. On top of that, he was depressed and sad. Hid body may be subconsciously using this opportunity for a good rest. Losing too much blood is also a cause for that. Of course, we’re still investigating, so please don’t worry…”
“How can we not worry?” Levi quickly interrupted him.
It was rare for Elena to be so anxious about Eldest Young Master Williams, so how could he tell her not to worry? What would happen if she did not worry about Eldest Young Master Williams anymore?
Levi looked at Elena, who looked restless. “Miss Elena, Eldest Young Master Williams only slept two to three hours per day for the past two years. He had not had a good rest.
“It wasn’t because he didn’t want to sleep, but he missed you too much and couldn’t sleep a wink more. Even with sleeping pills, he still couldn’t sleep well.
“Don’t let his seemingly tough exterior deceive you. His body has become frail.”
He would probably get in trouble if Michael heard him talk like that. However, it did not matter at that moment.
He continued. “Miss Elena, you have no idea how Eldest Young Master Williams spent these last two years.”
It was not easy for Levi to find an opportunity to tell Elena. He had kept everything in his mind, and the dam had broken.
“He spent his days without you like a zombie, with no interest in life at all. I was even worried he would kill himself if he could not find you.”
Suicide… He would not do that. However, when Elena heard that he had not slept well for the past two years, it almost broke her heart. She had not thought that he would be in such agony.
“Miss Elena, I know that you don’t like to listen to this, but I really can’t hold it in much longer. Eldest Young Master Williams had gone through too much pain. Miss Elena, that incident didn’t just hurt you alone; it had hurt him that much as well.
“Many years ago, the Garcia family and the Williams family had some misunderstandings. After a thorough investigation by Eldest Young Master Williams, all the evidence pointed to one outcome—Old Master Garcia Was involved in Old Madam Williams’s murder.”
“My grandfather wouldn’t do something so cruel!” She did collect some information on the same matter later.
Old Madam Williams had died tragically. However, it had nothing to do with her grandfather; she knew he would not do such a thing!
“But Old Master Garcia was connected somehow. Back in the day, Old Madam Williams had wanted to elope with Old Master Garcia.”
Elope!
Elena was stunned for a while—nobody had ever told her about that.
“I shouldn’t say too much about the matter.” Only after he walked Elena to the hallway that Levi told her everything he knew, complete with all the details.
No wonder, Michael had wanted to seek revenge from her grandfather. It was all because of a misunderstanding! If it were her, perhaps she would have done the same too.
“Things have happened, and we can’t pretend that it didn’t.”
Elena turned her face away to look at the horizon; her eyes were filled with sorrow.
“Whatever happens, we wouldn’t be able to go back to what we had.”
“But why not? Do you not think that Eldest Young Master Williams had suffered enough punishment for the past two years?”
Levi could not understand why she was still worried. Did she hate Eldest Young Master Williams?
“Miss Elena, if you think that you can only forgive him with his death, then please tell him that. He would die just to gain your forgiveness.”
“How is that supposed to help with anything?” Elena looked at him as she shook her head. “Is that how men solve problems?” Did they only solve problems with blood?
Levi sighed helplessly.
“I don’t know much about relationships, Miss Elena. If I said something wrong, please don’t be mad. I just feel bad for Eldest Young Master Williams.”
Elena did not say anything else, but she felt as bad as he did. However, they could not return to what they had. She could not face all of that again.
Night fell, and Michael was still in a coma. It did not look like he would wake up soon.
Elena cleaned his body and talked to him. Yet, he did not have any reaction.
When the doctor checked on him, Elena looked anxious. “Doctor, didn’t you say that it was nothing serious? Why is he not awake yet?”
The doctor had no answer for her. The patient had looked strong, and he might have lost a lot of blood, but it was nothing that would cause him to be in a coma.
“The cerebrum is the most vulnerable and mysterious part of the human body. At this point, we don’t know if he would get any side effects from that head wound.” The doctor was also unsure why the patient would not wake up.
“Don’t worry. The patient is stable, and he’s not in a life-threatening situation.”
“Then, when would he wake?”
“Well…” It was difficult for the doctor to answer. A typical patient would have been awake by then. He did not know why it was different with that particular man.
Levi walked in and overheard their conversation. His eyes betrayed something in his mind, but he kept it hidden.
“Doctor, is there a possibility that the patient doesn’t wish to wake up?”
“That’s a possibility!” The doctor finally found a logical explanation.
He looked at Elena and pondered a while before he said, “Did the patient undergo any sort of trauma that might cause him to have no desire to live?”
“No desire to live?” Those words frightened Elena. “How could that be?”
He was Eldest Young Master Williams, and he had everything he wanted. Why would he not want to live?
“Eldest Young Master Williams has been truly unhappy with his life.” Levi took a peek at her before he looked at the doctor. There was only despair on his face.
“You may not believe it, but he once…took some sleeping pills, and he almost overdosed.”
The patient on the bed clenched his fists subconsciously, but no one saw that.
‘Did that bastard want to tarnish my reputation?’
What if that woman were disgusted because he had been weak? What if she wanted to leave him because of that?
Levi felt cold air on his neck, but he decided to continue; he was the one who started the conversation.
He looked at the doctor and sighed. “What if Eldest Young Master Williams doesn’t want to wake up? Would he be in a coma forever?”