“Mom, what should we do now?” Erica asked sullenly.
“Don’t panic. Let me think about what we can do.” Naomi was equally anxious. Should Francis wake up to find the contents of his will having been replaced, he would most definitely be furious and might divorce Naomi and kick the mother-daughter pair out of the house.
In one of the corners of the corridor outside, Anastasia was looking at the lounge room with calculative eyes. Just as she planned, the mother-daughter pair had listened in on the play she had with Dr. Jones. As she knew Naomi’s greatest fear was her father regaining
consciousness, she was fully anticipating what Naomi would do next. If all went according to her expectations, Naomi would go frantic in trying to prevent Francis from regaining consciousness.
Pacing around restlessly in the room, Naomi wondered if Anastasia was lying to
her. But this is the Presgrave Hospital!
She heard that the doctor treating Francis
right now was a global leading neurology specialist. Adding to that, the hospital had gathered countless skilled doctors. Thus, she couldn’t discount the possibility that Francis would wake up. However, she couldn’t understand why Anastasia had told the doctor to refrain from telling her about this. Was it to prevent me from doing something? How dare that girl try to hide this from me? she thought.
Then, the nurse came back in and invited them to visit Francis. Sitting by the bed, Naomi noticed that Francis was slowly regaining the colors in his face and the mysteriously high-end looking machines, as though they were a source of life that could wake Francis at any moment, on him. Glancing at these machines, Naomi had the immediate thought of taking them off Francis to settle this matter quickly. Regardless, they left the ward as soon as the visitation hours were over.
When they left the ward, they ran into Anastasia, who feigned surprise. “You’re
here.”
“How is your father?” Naomi asked deliberately.
“It’s not looking good. The doctor told me the chances of him waking up are miniscule Anastasia told them the truth.
“Don’t you lie to us. Will my dad be waking up or not?” Erica asked with slight. anger.
Anastasia’s eyes flickered slightly as she deliberately leaked hints of emotions in her eyes. “Why would I lie to you? My dad will not be waking up anytime soon.”
Naomi thought that Anastasia was lying to her so that the latter could use Francis to deal with her after he regained consciousness. Hence, Anastasia told her that her husband would not be waking up anytime soon just so she would let her guard down. Hmph! I won’t fall for that, she thought. “Then take good care of your father. We’ll come and visit him tomorrow. There’s something back in the
office that requires my presence right now.” Saying that, Naomi left in a hurry with Erica in tow.
Looking at the backs of the mother daughter pair gradually vanishing in sight, Anastasia knew they had taken the
bait. She then took her phone out and dialed Rey’s number. ‘Rey, please arrange some men for the next phase of the plan.”
“Don’t worry, Miss Tillman! We’ll keep a close eye on Naomi and Erica the entire time.”
Anastasia knew Naomi would definitely find a way to deal with her father regaining consciousness, yet she hadn’t the slightest idea on what Naomi would do specifically to harm her father once more. Right now, all Anastasia had to do was wait for the moment Naomi would strike, and catch her right in the act.
As soon as Naomi and Erica entered their car, they called Alex and told him everything they heard in the hospital, including the fact Anastasia had lied to
them.
“Are you sure that President Tillman will wake up? Alex asked cautiously.
“We’re not sure. However, we overheard. the conversation between Anastasia and that doctor and heard Anastasia asking the doctor not to tell us the truth! You
should know that the doctor-in-charge ist the world’s leading expert in neurology!” Erica said in anger.
“Don’t make any moves for now. I’m afraid Anastasia might be planning some sort of trap for us here.” Alex was planning to be cautious until the end.
Left without any choice, Naomi could only listen to Alex, and stopped thinking up methods to deal with Francis.
Nevertheless, Anastasia had expected this development. Even if Naomi was on guard, the fact that her father would wake up any moment now was like a ticking bomb in their head, as they would feel a sense of danger at all times. It would be
like a nightmare haunting them at their every waking moment.
Just as Anastasia expected, the seeds of fear had slowly taken their roots in Naomi’s heart, as she could not eat nor sleep well after she had returned home, fearing she would wake up to hear the news that her husband had regained consciousness. That night, Naomi woke up from her sleep in a cold sweat. She then sat up and looked at the pillow beside her. As the fear in her gradually poisoned her mind, even the sound of a car passing by was enough to cause her to tense up.
