Ch. 311..315: Begging For A Reconciliation Chapter 311-315
Chapter 311 Accident
There was only one thing that could upset Leah: Han Howard.
Anna stomped on the brake and stopped the car by the roadside. Then she got down of the driver's seat.
"You'll drive," she said.
Leah was stunned. She wanted to decline, but Anna pulled her out of the car.
"Don't worry. Driving is a good way to release stress," said Anna.
"I'm fine, Anna," said Leah as she sat in the driver's seat.
"Let's go!" said Anna.
Leah drove the car. The soothing music also relaxed her. However, the car suddenly accelerated. Leah was terrified because she did not step on the gas. Anna was holding onto the seat belt tightly.
"Ms. White, I have a heart disease!" said Anna as she looked out the car window.
Leah tried to stamp on the brake, but the car did not slow down. She held the steering wheel tightly and not letting it go.
"What should we do?" Anna was on the verge of crying.
"Call the police," said Leah after she calmed herself down. She knew they had to save themselves.
Then, Leah felt a strong impact after hearing a sharp noise. She lost consciousness.
In the hospital, Han looked at Anna, who was sleeping on the bed, with a stone-cold face.
"Did the doctor say when she would wake up?" Han asked Alfred. Han came to the hospital after receiving a call from the hospital when he was having a meeting at the office.
"The doctor said it depends on her condition. Currently, she does not show any sign of recovery," explained Alfred.
"Find out the cause of this accident. Also, contain the news and don't let the media know about this," Han ordered. He knew he could not protect her if Anna's father found out about this."
Alfred left immediately. Han went to the emergency room upstairs shortly after.
The doctor had finished putting on bandages on Leah's wound. She was pale and trembling in her shredded clothes.
Han looked at her and tried to control himself from comforting Leah. She does not need me.
"How's her condition?" Han asked the doctor.
"She only got some scrapes. She needs to stay out of water," explained the doctor as he packed the tools.
Only Han and Leah were in the room after the doctor left.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know how it happened." Leah broke the silence with an apology.
Han's expression hardened. "Sorry? Do you think everything can be solved with an apology? It seems like Shawn has taught you well these past two years." Han mocked Leah.
Leah could not understand why Han brought up Shawn in this situation. "Wasn't it just a car accident?" she asked in confusion. Leah remembered Anna had shifted to a safe place before Leah lost consciousness.
"Just a car accident?" Han's eyes were blazed with anger.
Leah finally realized something was not right. "Did something happen to Anna?" she asked as she stood up from the chair in pain.
Han stared at Leah coldly. Did you wish something had happened to Anna? Han immediately dismissed that thought because he knew Leah was not like this.
Leah frowned. So that's what you think about me!
"Whatever." Leah refused to explain herself. She walked past Han to get to the door.
A strong hand grabbed Leah's arm. Leah turned and met Han's intense eyes.
"Let me go!" Leah slapped Han's shoulder angrily.
"Did I say you may go?" said Han.
Leah stopped the struggle. "What do you want?" asked Leah angrily.
"Do you think you can get away after causing such big trouble? Leah Murray, since when you became such an irresponsible person?" Han was disgusted.
Leah's heart sank. "I'm going to see Anna."
Han finally let go of Leah's arm and followed her to Anna's room.
Han saw tears fill Leah's eyes. "Feeling remorse now?" he sneered.
"None of your business." Leah shifted her gaze. She knew Han would not believe anything she did now.
"What did the doctor say?" Leah did not expect Anna's condition to be so serious.
"No sign of recovery yet." Han decided to tell Leah the truth.
Leah was shocked. She grabbed onto Han's arms and looked straight into his eyes. "You are lying to me, aren't you?" She tried to find out the truth from Han's eyes.
Han pulled his arms out coldly and nodded.
"No way!" Leah was not close to Anna, but she would not want anything bad to happen to her either.
"You are lying to me, aren't you?" Leah asked once again.
"There's no reason to lie to you. You can ask the doctor yourself," said Han coldly.
Leah stepped back, thinking whether she should tell the truth about the accident.
Chapter 312 Take Everything On Evidence
“I went shopping for furniture with Anna in the afternoon. The car's brakes failed while I was driving her home, and the rest is history.”
It was impossible for the brakes of a million-dollar car to fail, so the accident was probably intentional. Someone was trying to harm Leah or Anna. Leah looked grimly at Han. Knowing him, he would immediately look into it and find the culprit.
Han chuckled. “The brakes malfunctioned. I’ve asked Alfred to investigate this. You can leave now.”
Leah was taken aback after Han abruptly asked her to leave. Despite her body’s discomfort, she walked out of the room. Han, who stayed back in the patient room, stood quietly before the window, staring intently at Leah walking out of the main building.
The sun had set by the time Leah got back to her house. The sound of the door unlocking prompted Lucy to bolt from the nursery room.
“Ms. White, what happened to you?” Lucy gasped when she noticed Leah’s ragged appearance.
Leah quickly motioned her to be quiet as she did not want to wake her child up to only see her injured. She sat on the couch and drank a cup of water from the table.
“I’m alright. Is Carlotta asleep?” Leah asked.
When it was close to dinner time, Lucy reached for her phone to ask Leah what she wanted to eat, only to find out that Leah's phone was off. When her call could not get through the second time around,
Lucy began to worry about what could have happened to Leah. Thankfully, Leah finally returned home by the time Lucy wanted to call Shawn about it, although she was not in a great shape.
Lucy stared worryingly at her. “Yes, she just slept. What happened to you? You were out for so long and I can’t even reach you through your phone.”
Lucy was genuinely worrying for Leah if she had gotten herself in trouble. Leah, on the other hand, did her best to preserve a calm demeanor so as not to cause Lucy any distress.
“I’m fine. I had a small accident.”
Lucy slightly gasped and quickly whirled Leah around a few times to check her wounds. She finally sighed in relief once she realized that Leah had only suffered a few scrape wounds. Lucy then asked, “Did you go to the hospital, Ms. White?”
Leah’s eyes had a hint of sorrow as she softly replied, “Yes. The doctor had given me a checkup. I’m alright.”
Compared to Anna, Leah was really lucky. Relieved, Lucy muttered, “I’m glad that you’re fine.”
The next day, Leah was still in bed when her phone rang. She frowned grumpily while looking at the caller’s name on her phone. After a slight hesitation, Leah eventually answered the call. Perhaps Han was desperately reaching out to her because of a new development on the accident.
Leah cleared her throat before saying, “Yes?”
“There’s been some new information on the accident.” Han’s alluring voice was heard from the other end, waking Leah up.
Curious on who the culprit was, Leah asked, “Who did it then?”
“Come to the hospital and we’ll talk.” Han hung up the phone before Leah could react. With no time to waste, Leah hopped off her bed and changed into some casual clothes before heading toward the hospital.
When she arrived at Anna’s room, Han was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed. A night's stay was evident from the eyebags under his eyes and the general look of exhaustion on his face. Leah felt somewhat disappointed upon seeing him like that. She knew that Han was capable of getting worried and caring for the person he loved, but that person would never be her. Leah switched to her poker face when looking at Han before he would notice her melancholy.
“So, what did the cops say?” Leah asked.
Han stood up from the sofa as his dark eyes turned to Leah, who avoided his gaze out of awkwardness. She pressed on, “Why aren’t you talking?”
Han chuckled and tossed the report onto the ground. “Take a look at it yourself.”
Leah bent down to pick it up and jumped to the report’s conclusion. She was stunned when the report wrote that the car’s condition was perfectly fine as well as the brakes. It concluded that the cause of the accident might have been due to the driver driving out of drowsiness.
Leah threw the report onto the ground and looked at Han in disbelief. “No, this can’t be right.”
She remembered clearly that she had stepped onto the brakes as hard as she could during the accident, but the car did not stop. How was it possible for the report to conclude that the car was in good shape? Leah was speechless and wanted to ask Han to investigate again, but she was silenced by his cold stare.
Finally, she muttered, “Was there a misunderstanding?”
“What do you think?” Han perked his brows up as he replied. Although he did not believe that what Leah did was intentional, the evidence proved otherwise.
Instantly, Leah was overcome with a wave of helplessness crashing onto her, causing her to stumble a few steps back. She regained her stability by supporting herself with a nearby cabinet. Knowing this was not a mere accident, she insisted, “There must be a mistake. I’m sure there is. Maybe someone tried to hurt Anna and create a false report.”
Han shook Leah’s arm off as she was trying to get a hold of Han. “Leah, what exactly are you planning to do?” he asked. “Are you jealous of Anna getting together with me? Is that why you want to kill her?”
Han’s strict tone echoed in the room. Leah was on the brink of tears, but she still held her head high. She never intended to hurt Anna in the first place. “No, I would never.”
With a spark of hope in her eyes, she asked, “Do you not believe me, Han Howard?”
Han turned his back around and scoffed, “I only believe in the facts.”
Upon hearing that, Leah collapsed and sat on the ground, laughing to her foolish self. Of course, Han
will never believe me. What was I even hoping for? However, as Leah fell into despair, Han spoke again, “If you can find evidence that you’re innocent, then we can talk about it.”
As if a light of hope was rekindled, Leah exclaimed, “Really?” She believed that so long as there was a culprit, there must be some traces of crime left behind.
Han continued, “Do it before Anna wakes up. I won’t be waiting.”
Han had done all in his power to keep news of Anna's accident to reach Fetriybia. However, Anna’s dad would eventually suspect that something was up. Before her father could start asking questions, Han had to do all he could to handle the perpetrator and the situation at hand.
“One more thing,” Han muttered. Leah, now more composed, turned a bemused gaze back to him.
“Since the collision was your fault, you are responsible for Anna's well-being and medical expenses throughout her time in the hospital.”
Chapter 313 I Don’t Pity You
It came as a surprise to Leah when Han asked her to foot the payment. Knowing Han was wealthy, why would he merely want Leah to pay for Anna’s hospital bills? Leah swiftly concealed the look of surprise in her eyes as she accepted blame for involving Anna in the collision.
Leah immediately agreed. “Very well. I’ll take care of it.”
Han snatched his coat from the sofa and put it over his shoulders. “I’ll be going then. Take care of Anna. You know what’ll happen if I hear a word that she’s hurt.”
Feeling abandoned by Han's concern for Anna, Leah watched as he exited the room. She did not show her feelings, though, because she was well aware that she did not deserve him either. Meanwhile, as Han was closing the door, he caught a glimpse of Leah’s look. He paused but quickly returned to his cool demeanor.
Leah stayed for a long time at the hospital’s sofa to tend to Anna. Besides returning home at times to check on Carlotta, she spent most of the time in the hospital. Carlotta held onto Leah tightly as her beautiful eyes started to tear up. Unwilling to part with Leah, she mumbled, “Mommy, it’s been so long since you’ve slept with me.”
Lucy agreed, “Yes, Ms. White. You’ve been leaving the house early and returning home late.” Lucy was highly concerned about what Leah was up to that caused her to be out of the house most of the time.
As much as Leah did not want to part with Carlotta either, she pried Carlotta’s arms open and hand her over to Lucy. Even though Lucy was still curious for an answer, she knew she could not press for an explanation after seeing that Leah was not interested in giving one. She then took Lucy along to send
Leah to the elevator. As the elevator door closed, Carlotta pouted sadly. Seeing that made Lucy’s heart melt and she quickly hugged Carlotta as she comforted softly, “Your mommy’s probably busy for a while, Carlotta. Once she’s done, she’ll spend more time with you, okay?”
After putting Carlotta to sleep, Lucy then reported Leah’s unusual activity to Shawn. Meanwhile, Leah carefully cleaned Anna’s body and changed her clothes. After tucking Anna to bed, Leah then lay on the sofa to rest. She stared at the white ceiling above as thoughts ran through her mind. Only the gentle rhythm of Anna’s IV drip and Leah’s slow breath could be heard in the quiet patient room.
Back at Lakeside Villa One, Han noticed his phone vibrated. He sighed heavily before answering the call. He kept his cool as he smiled and greeted the man appearing on his phone’s screen, “Hello, Mr. Lancaster.”
Owen, on the other side, was sitting upright as he scanned around Han’s background. When he did not find the person he was looking for, his already-stern face turned grim. “Where’s Nana?”
Owen lost his wife early in their marriage life but did not remarry for Anna’s sake. Besides dealing with national affairs, he would prioritize spending time with Anna above all else. Even when Han first got together with Anna, Owen had recruited individuals to test him out multiple times.
Han replied calmly, “Anna is out shopping. She’ll be back a little late. You know her, she’s outgoing.”
“Is there a bodyguard with her?” Owen was ultimately concerned for Anna’s safety.
“Alfred is by her side.”
“Then, ask her to give me a call when she’s free.” As soon as Owen finished, he hung up the phone.
Han secretly sighed in relief as he stared at the blank screen. He felt much more relaxed, but he knew that he had to quickly find a way to wake Anna up because something could go wrong the next time Owen called. If Owen knew that Leah caused the accident, he surely would not let Leah go.
Han swiftly retrieved his coat from his chair and marched down the stairs. It was past midnight by the time he arrived at the hospital. There was barely anyone at the quiet hallways besides the nurses. As a nurse was about to greet Han, he gestured for her to stop. Towards the end of the corridor, he could see that Anna's room was still well-lit. Han walked quietly to avoid alerting anyone in her room. As he pushed open the door, he noticed Leah who was curled up on the sofa. He frowned at the sight before averting his gaze away, pretending to ignore her. Han sat down before Anna’s bed and Leah had clearly been looking after her very well.
“C-Cold…” Leah mumbled while in a daze as she hugged herself tightly. Han turned to look at her and without hesitating, he picked her up from the sofa and walked out of the room, which stirred Leah awake. As soon as her eyes opened, Leah was greeted with Han’s face, which startled her since she did not expect him to show up.
“What are you doing? Put me down!” Leah slapped Han on the shoulder as she exclaimed angrily. She was completely awake after suddenly getting scooped up from the sofa. She was bewildered on what Han was up to.
Han ignored her and instead tightened his hold on her. He kicked open the door of a patient room next to Anna’s and threw Leah onto the bed. Han had booked the entire floor of VIP rooms in order to give
Anna the best environment to recuperate. Leah hissed in pain and looked at Han in surprise.
Before Leah could say anything, Han scoffed, “What, are you planning to get pity points from me? Or from Anna?” he then smiled mockingly. “Too bad, Anna can’t see it and I don’t have any feelings for you either.”
Leah felt her heart squeezed as she fought back her tears. This was not the time for her to cry. If she had cried, Han would despise her even more.
With a hushed voice, she replied, “No, I’m not.”
In return, Han had a stern expression, causing Leah to pause before continuing, “I’m really trying my best to take care of Anna.”
Han nodded without changing his expression. Seeing Leah’s puffy eyes and haggard look, Han already knew she was telling the truth. He turned away and tossed a document onto the bed.
“Sign this.”
“What’s this?” Leah looked down and asked.
“Read it yourself,” Han simply answered before returning back to Anna’s room.
Owen was not only fond of his daughter, but also of money. The best way to protect Leah was for Owen to make a lot of money off of the situation.
Chapter 314 Seventy Million Dollars
Leeh scenned through the egreement roughly, end she leughed mockingly. He! This is totelly not working in my fevor, end I heve no choice but to egree with it.
She refused to sign it end threw it eside.
I'm not the old me enymore... Hen cennot control me like he used to...
About ten minutes leter, Hen opened the werd door end sew Leeh lying on the bed with her eyes closed. There were e peir of shoes beside the bed.
He glowered; it seemed like she did not sign the egreement.
He strode forwerd end shook her shoulders.
"Whet?"
She met Hen's geze when she opened her eyes, but she subconsciously looked ewey, beceuse she wes feeling self-conscious.
"I'm not going to sign the egreement; it's totelly unfeir to me! Why would I sign such en egreement? I'll teke full responsibility for whet I should, but don't you try to bleckmeil me!"
After heering her words, Hen's fece crumpled. He cest her deedly stere.
She's too neive efter ell; she doesn't even understend the pros end cons of it.
"You will be responsible?"
He smirked sercesticelly, took his coet off, end glered et her es he wes welking towerd her.
She wes stunned, end once she reelized whet he wes ebout to do, she wented to escepe. But it seemed like he could reed her mind; he restreined her by wrepping his erms eround her.
She looked into his eyes end esked, "Whet do you went?"
"Didn't you sey you would teke full responsibility? Since you didn't went to pey the debt by returning me money, you shell use your body to cleer off the debt."
He looked down et her, end he stered sherply et her. He lifted her chin expressionlessly, end he kissed her lips.
Her eyes widened, end her heertbeet wes irreguler. She sterted to heve difficulty breething, end she forgot to push him ewey. She wes undeniebly enjoying his kisses.
The kiss between them ended with Hen's sneer.
He let go of her, end he wiped the corners of his lips with his slender fingers; he cested her sercestic leugh.
He got up, he looked down et her, end he seid, "Two yeers heve pessed, end your kissing skills ere still so poor."
She gesped, end she held onto the blenket. He still thinks thet I'm not enough efter ell.
"I will sign the egreement. After this, we will be totel strengers to eech other."
Before he could reect, she picked up the egreement off the ground end quickly signed her neme. Leah scanned through the agreement roughly, and she laughed mockingly. Ha! This is totally not working in my favor, and I have no choice but to agree with it.
She refused to sign it and threw it aside.
I'm not the old me anymore... Han cannot control me like he used to...
About ten minutes later, Han opened the ward door and saw Leah lying on the bed with her eyes closed. There were a pair of shoes beside the bed.
He glowered; it seemed like she did not sign the agreement.
He strode forward and shook her shoulders.
"What?"
She met Han's gaze when she opened her eyes, but she subconsciously looked away, because she was feeling self-conscious.
"I'm not going to sign the agreement; it's totally unfair to me! Why would I sign such an agreement? I'll take full responsibility for what I should, but don't you try to blackmail me!"
After hearing her words, Han's face crumpled. He cast her deadly stare.
She's too naive after all; she doesn't even understand the pros and cons of it.
"You will be responsible?"
He smirked sarcastically, took his coat off, and glared at her as he was walking toward her.
She was stunned, and once she realized what he was about to do, she wanted to escape. But it seemed like he could read her mind; he restrained her by wrapping his arms around her.
She looked into his eyes and asked, "What do you want?"
"Didn't you say you would take full responsibility? Since you didn't want to pay the debt by returning me money, you shall use your body to clear off the debt."
He looked down at her, and he stared sharply at her. He lifted her chin expressionlessly, and he kissed her lips.
Her eyes widened, and her heartbeat was irregular. She started to have difficulty breathing, and she forgot to push him away. She was undeniably enjoying his kisses.
The kiss between them ended with Han's sneer.
He let go of her, and he wiped the corners of his lips with his slender fingers; he casted her sarcastic laugh.
He got up, he looked down at her, and he said, "Two years have passed, and your kissing skills are still so poor."
She gasped, and she held onto the blanket. He still thinks that I'm not enough after all.
"I will sign the agreement. After this, we will be total strangers to each other."
Before he could react, she picked up the agreement off the ground and quickly signed her name.
"Mr. Howard, please adhere to the terms of the agreement. I'm not going to be responsible if you ever lose it."
She threw the agreement to him and left the room without looking back.
Seeing her get out of his sight, he could not contain his smile. He touched the corner of his lips, and he missed her. He picked up his coat off the ground and laid down on the bed she had laid on before. It was full of her unique scent.
In the past two years, he had never felt as at ease as he did now. He closed his eyes gently.
The next time, Leah woke up and realized that Han was long gone from the ward beside hers.
She stared blankly at the white tiles. The agreement was being taken away by him. She sneered and closed the door. He's indeed a businessman, never letting go of an opportunity to take advantage of others.
She raised her head and sighed helplessly. My life was already hard enough. A-And now… I'm in debt for seventy million dollars.
In the Linkville airport, Han was wearing a suit and leather shoes, and he was looking near the entrance with a smile.
Alfred looked at the entrance worriedly, and he asked, "Mr. Howard, Ms. Lancaster is not awake yet; what should we say to Mr. Lancaster?"
Owen must have realized something was wrong; if not, he would not be paying a surprise visit to Linkville all of a sudden. And their men at Fetriybia did not receive any updates about it.
Han shrugged it off and replied, "We'll just go with the flow."
He had long expected that Owen would be coming to Linkville; it was only a matter of time.
Alfred pitied Leah, knowing that Owen would never let her off the hook for harming his daughter.
"Mr. Howard, he's arrived."
Han glanced toward the entrance, and sure enough, he saw someone familiar. He trotted over, and Alfred followed right behind him.
Alfred wanted to carry Owen's luggage for him, but two men in black appeared from nowhere and aggressively blocked him from Owen.
Han said coldly, "Alfred." Hearing his word, Alfred retreated behind him.
Han then said emotionlessly, "Owen, our ride is outside waiting for us."
Owen looked around, but he did not see Anna; his face darkened, and he questioned, "Hey, where's Nana?"
He looked sharply at Han and said, "Did you not tell her about it?"
Han said in a lowered voice, "Something happened to her; she is in the hospital now."
Owen glared at him murderously after hearing it, and he snorted, "H-Han Howard, this is how you take care of my precious Nana? What the f*ck have you done to her?"
He was not happy for Anna to choose Han among the entire noble family from Fetriybia for marriage.
It was true that Han was very capable of earning, and he even resolved the crisis of Fetriybia for him. But it still did not change the fact that his identity was not compatible with Anna's.
Han nodded slightly, and he said apologetically, "I'm sorry."
He did not take good care of Anna, so he was responsible for it.
Owen's mood lightened a bit as he saw Han admit his fault sincerely. He asked him to take him to the hospital right away.
Han exchanged a look with Alfred, and Alfred quickly took off in another car; he went straight to the hospital.
In the ward, Leah was wiping Anna's body for her. She tried to talk to her as she wiped her body.
The doctor told her that by frequently talking to the patients, it could stimulate them, and they might be awake.
In a daze, Anna felt that someone was talking to her. She tried to open her eyes, but they were so heavy that she could not lift them.
She tried her best to lift her arm, but she failed to do so. She could only move her fingers slightly.
Leah set the towel aside on the table, and she wanted to cover Anna with the quilt. But she suddenly saw that Anna's finger had moved.
Anna is moving!
She was pleasantly surprised, and she hurriedly left the ward to find a doctor.
She bumped into Alfred as soon as she got out of the ward.
Alfred was afraid that time was running out, so he actually ran up the stairs. He dragged Leah to the elevator and said, "Ms. White, come with me."
She could never meet Owen, and if she did, we could never explain the whole incident properly.
She was surprised, and she exclaimed, "Alfred, why are you here?"
"It's too late to explain now; you should leave with me first."
She turned and looked at the ward door, and she looked at Alfred. "B-But…"
I think Anna moved just now; I should go call for the doctor immediately...
Chapter 315 A Lifetime Promise
"It's too lete now; you should follow me first."
As soon es the elevetor door opened, Albert immedietely dregged Leeh into it.
At the seme time, enother elevetor door opened, end the sullen Owen stepped out, end Hen followed right behind.
He seid in e low voice, "To the middle werd."
Owen snorted, end he pushed the werd door open, end he seid Anne wes lying pelely end lifelessly on the bed. He wes peined by the scene.
He turned eround end cest Hen e murderous look, end he yelled, "Hen Howerd!"
Hen lowered his heed end looked et the ground; he knew thet he did not protect Anne well, so he deserved to be scolded.
Owen sighed helplessly end esked, "Whet did the doctor sey?"
If he hed known thet Anne would be injured, he would never heve let her follow Hen to Linkville.
Hen's fece wes sed, but he chose to tell the truth. "The doctor seid it depends on the degree of her recovery; there's no guerentee of when she will be weking up."
Owen turned eround end slepped Hen on the fece.
The sound of the slep wes loud, end Owen wes cursing him non-stop.
I only heve one deughter in my life, end I never ever reised my voice on her beck in Fetriybie; I let e lot of herm get neer her. And now thet she's in e come, when she's followed Hen to Linkville,
Hen wes stending motionless. He wes looking et the ground humbly.
Owen's fece derkened, end he seid, "I'll errenge for people to send her beck to Fetriybie; I'm bringing her home now."
After e while, Hen wes still stending still, end he tried to explein humbly end respectfully, "Owen, it's not suiteble to trensport her now in this stete; I've been recruiting the best brein specielists ell eround the world to form the best medicel teem for her."
He peused for e while end continued, "If she's in e come for the rest of her life, I'll be teking cere of her es long es I live."
Owen's mood wes lightened e bit by heering Hen's promise, but he wes still furious.
Owen knew thet Hen mede such e promise out of guilt. Whet heppens efter one yeer? Five yeers? Or even ten yeers? Cen he keep to his words?
"Ethen." "It's too late now; you should follow me first."
As soon as the elevator door opened, Albert immediately dragged Leah into it.
At the same time, another elevator door opened, and the sullen Owen stepped out, and Han followed right behind.
He said in a low voice, "To the middle ward."
Owen snorted, and he pushed the ward door open, and he said Anna was lying palely and lifelessly on the bed. He was pained by the scene.
He turned around and cast Han a murderous look, and he yelled, "Han Howard!"
Han lowered his head and looked at the ground; he knew that he did not protect Anna well, so he deserved to be scolded.
Owen sighed helplessly and asked, "What did the doctor say?"
If he had known that Anna would be injured, he would never have let her follow Han to Linkville.
Han's face was sad, but he chose to tell the truth. "The doctor said it depends on the degree of her recovery; there's no guarantee of when she will be waking up."
Owen turned around and slapped Han on the face.
The sound of the slap was loud, and Owen was cursing him non-stop.
I only have one daughter in my life, and I never ever raised my voice on her back in Fetriybia; I let a lot of harm get near her. And now that she's in a coma, when she's followed Han to Linkville,
Han was standing motionless. He was looking at the ground humbly.
Owen's face darkened, and he said, "I'll arrange for people to send her back to Fetriybia; I'm bringing her home now."
After a while, Han was still standing still, and he tried to explain humbly and respectfully, "Owen, it's not suitable to transport her now in this state; I've been recruiting the best brain specialists all around the world to form the best medical team for her."
He paused for a while and continued, "If she's in a coma for the rest of her life, I'll be taking care of her as long as I live."
Owen's mood was lightened a bit by hearing Han's promise, but he was still furious.
Owen knew that Han made such a promise out of guilt. What happens after one year? Five years? Or even ten years? Can he keep to his words?
"Ethan."
A weak voice came from the hospital bed.
Han and Owen turned their heads simultaneously to the bed, and they saw that her face was still pale but that her eyes were open weakly. But she was smiling faintly as she heard Han's words just now.
He's willing to be responsible for me; does that mean he actually likes me a little?
Owen came back to his senses and shouted, "Go get the doctor!"
Han rushed out the door after hearing his words.
Owen tried to be firm and said, "Nana, you can't put yourself in such a situation anymore!"
He was feeling all sorts of things at the moment; now he experienced the feeling of regaining something lost.
"Dad, this was an accident. There will be no next time." Anna explained with difficulty.
The doctor rushed to the ward quickly and did a detailed examination on her; he left after ensuring everything was alright with her.
Han saw that Owen was there to accompany Anna, so he wanted to take his leave. He talked softly. "Owen, I'm not going to disturb the two of you; I'll be outside waiting for you.
He turned and took a step, but Anna grabbed the corner of his clothes. She did not want him to be away from her; she had finally escaped death and come back to life.
She was the one who broke the car brake; she wanted to blame it on Leah so that Han would hate her. But unexpectedly, she almost lost her life for her own scheme.
"I just woke up from a coma; why are you leaving so soon? Are you not going to stay with me?"
Her voice was shaky and trembling as she was still weak, but she stubbornly held Han back and refused to let him leave.
Owen sighed and shook his head at the side; he flew in from another country just to see his daughter, but all her focus was on Han.
"I'm tired after sitting on the plane for so long. Han, stay back and accompany Anna."
Owen was a sensible man; he would not ruin Anna's time with Han.
Han wanted to send Owen out of the hospital, but Owen refused to. So, Han only saw him off at the elevator, and he went back to the ward.
"Tell me if you're feeling uncomfortable."
Han was feeding her water when he said that.
Even though Anna had finally woken up from the coma, her body functions had regressed due to her immobilization for some time while lying on the bed.
"Thank you, Ethan; I'm glad you're the first person I saw when I opened my eyes." She held his hands tightly, fearing that he would leave anytime soon.
If she did this to him before the car accident, he would definitely push her hands away. But now he suppressed his displeasure, and he nodded perfunctorily.
"Let's go back as soon as the Linkville project is over, shall we?"
He looked away when he heard her question; he did not want to look at her expectant eyes.
Anna understood that he was reluctant to leave after seeing her reaction. She clenched her fists underneath the quilt, and she felt frustrated and irritated.
"You have just woken up, and your body is very weak. You should be resting; I'll be here with you."
He stood up, and he covered her with the quilt.
It was obvious that he did not want to discuss that topic further.
Anna met his gaze and asked, "Ethan, aren't you curious about the cause of the accident?"
She had always despised Leah, and her sole reason for accompanying Ethan to Linkville was to finally get rid of her.
"I've sent someone to investigate the cause of the car accident."
"No, it's not as easy as it looks."
He reprimanded her coldly, "Anna!"
Sometimes, the truth and the result were not important in certain incidents.
"It's Leah; she did it on purpose because she wanted to kill me." Anna screamed.
My life was on the line; was it not enough to make him suspicious of her?
"She informed me that the two of you are a real and legal couple, and I am the mistress. She asked me not to get close to you. Ethan, you know that I can't do that; we're inseparable."
Han's face darkened as he heard her accusation. He knew Leah would never say such things because she did not care about him.
But he already sent someone to investigate the scene, and it turned out that the car accident was caused on purpose.