RBCT Chapter 1196: Still Can’t Give Up?
Chapter 1196: Still Can’t Give Up?
The nurse anxiously asked him if he was the friend of the phone’s owner. He said yes, so the nurse asked him to quickly come to the hospital, saying that she was suffering massive bleeding and had to be admitted to the emergency room immediately. The hospital had neither her family nor friends present, and someone had to sign the sudden surgery waiver!He was dumbfounded on the spot after hearing the call. It was only under the nurse’s frantic yelling that he snapped back to reality and rushed to the hospital.
The surgery took more than two hours before she was brought out.
In just a little over two months of not meeting, she had become severely emaciated. Her complexion was as white as snow, lifeless, causing his panic and fear to surge once again.
Steven Cooper stood beside the hospital bed, watching over the unconscious Nicole, his gaze unwavering, distressed to the extreme by the visage he hadn’t seen in over two months.
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In the morning, the dawn emerged.
Nicole, who had been in a stupor all night, opened her eyes slightly.
"Nicole." Steven Cooper, who hadn’t slept all night and had been watching her condition, saw her awaken with joy in his eyes and face, relieved.
Nicole moved her lips, which felt a bit dry, "Brother Cooper, why are you here?"
She remembered her vision plunging into darkness, hearing the nurse’s exclamation, losing all consciousness, and fainting.
Steven Cooper poured a glass of water for Nicole, helping her sit up slowly, "I came last night. When you fainted, my call happened to come through, and the nurse told me the situation, so I rushed to the hospital."
Nicole drank some water, regaining a bit of strength, and smiled slightly at Steven Cooper, "Thank you, Brother Cooper."
"Must you be so formal with me?" Steven Cooper helped Nicole by placing a pillow behind her back, his voice gentle: "Do you need me to call the Seys Family? I’m afraid they might not know you’re in the hospital yet?"
If the Seys Family knew, they certainly wouldn’t leave her alone in the hospital with no one by her side.
"No, Brother Cooper, don’t tell my family." Nicole shook her head at Steven Cooper, her voice still weak and powerless, "I don’t want them to worry, please don’t tell them."
Having had an ectopic pregnancy once was already embarrassing enough to face her family. This time, it’s again because of having a child; how can someone like her, who doesn’t know how to keep herself in check, face her family now?
She’s past the age where she’d return home to adults for solutions after being wronged outside. At her age, she should complete the path she chose and overcome the setbacks she encounters. Home is a haven, but it cannot protect you endlessly all the time. The best way is to grow on your own, so you’ll be worry-free at a hundred years old.
"Nicole," Steven Cooper’s gaze was deep, looking at Nicole, "How long are you going to let him hurt you? You’ve had an ectopic pregnancy once, this is the second time. Two children, several massive hemorrhages, is this still not enough to make you give up on that man? Do you want to torment yourself to death? You only have one life, Nicole, can you treasure your life a little more!"
"Brother Cooper..."
"Last time you confessed your past to me. I didn’t contact or look for you for over two months because I’ve been pondering one question all along. Thinking about what you told me over two months ago. You said you were tainted, and asked me if I’d want you even though you’re tainted... Nicole, I haven’t seen you for over two months because I was calmly pondering the question you posed to me."
Nicole pressed her lips together, pale-faced, her brows furrowed slightly, "Brother Cooper, let the marriage arrangement between the Seys and Cooper Families end like this. I’ll tell the elders myself, so you won’t be put in a difficult position."
Steven Cooper’s gaze remained fixed on Nicole. After a moment of silence, he slowly opened his mouth: "I want..."
"What?" Nicole didn’t immediately comprehend what Steven Cooper meant.