Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 48

When Sharon arrived at the hospital, she rushed directly to the inpatient department to find Dr. Wallace who happened to walk out of his office. She composed herself and asked, "Dr. Wallace, my father..."

"Sharon, your father is fine. Don't worry."

Dr. Wallace comforted her.

Sharon breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I'll go to see my father."

"The doctor is checking him now. Wait outside for a while, and I'll ask the nurse to come and inform you when you can go in."

Sharon nodded repeatedly. "Okay."

Dr. Wallace said, "I'll go and see what's going on, then I'll come to update you as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Dr. Wallace."

"You're welcome. I'm just doing my job."

When Dr. Wallace left, Sharon sat on the chair but she felt like she was sitting on pins and needles as the uneasiness filled her heart.

Her father was all she had in this world.

If anything happened to him, she didn't want to live anymore.

Her mother abandoned her father and her and eloped with another man.

And Shawn...

Sharon's heart ached a little as she thought of him. He had lived with her for many years, but he also left her.

All the people close to her had abandoned her.

Sitting alone on the chair, she buried her face in her knees, suddenly realizing that the world was so big that she was confused and didn't know what to do now.

Suddenly, she felt something on her shoulder as a warm hand grabbed it gently.

"Are you crying?"

A deep voice suddenly sounded above her head. She was taken aback and looked up in shock.

She looked at the person in disbelief. "It's you?"

His bewitching eyes were full of romantic charm, and the corners of his mouth were naturally raised slightly. He seemed to be cynical and flirtatious, but at this moment, he looked very genuine and sincere.

Looking at the stunned Sharon, Liam asked again, "Are you crying? Why are you crying?" Her eyes were red as if she had been bullied. Sharon murmured, "W-Why are you here?" He appeared unexpectedly when she desperately needed company.

Raising his arm wrapped in gauze, Liam said, "I'm here to replace the splint and I happened to bump into you. What are the odds, right?"

Sharon nodded.

What were the odds indeed?

It was such a coincidence that it warmed her heart immensely.

She had never expected that it was Liam who would be there for her when she needed the company the most.

Sharon pulled him to sit down next to her and pointed to his arm. "Haven't you recovered yet?"

It was the location of his injury when he was stabbed by the thief after apprehending the thief the other day.

Seeing the apology that flashed across her eyes clearly, Liam smiled and said, "I'm getting much better now."

"Oh."

"You haven't answered me yet. Why are you crying?" he asked.

"Something happened to my dad. I was upset and overwhelmed, so I couldn't hold back my tears."

"How is your father now?"

"The doctors are still checking on him and ask me to wait."

"Okay, I'll wait with you then."

Liam relaxed his limbs, looking completely idle and carefree.

Sharon turned her head and looked at him blankly. "Y-You'll wait with me?"

The man raised his eyebrows. "Why? Do you not need my company?"

Somehow, Sharon suddenly stammered, "A-Aren't you busy? Don't you need to attend to your work in the company? I don't want you to waste your time with me."

Liam donned a charming smile and fixated his eyes on her. "It's worthwhile to accompany you."

Sharon's heart skipped a beat upon hearing his simple remark.

Liam's mouth curved up slowly as he saw her blushing face and ears.

Sharon was a woman after all. If a man appeared in front of a woman when she needed a man's company, she would be so grateful and beholden to him.

Liam was very well aware of this strategy.

Dr. Wallace finally came out of the ward after some time.

"Dr. Wallace."

Sharon immediately got up.

"Your father is okay. Nothing serious."

Sharon's taut nerves were completely relaxed all of a sudden that her legs went jelly. Liam quickly reached over and held her into his arms in time.

As she leaned in his embrace, her faint fragrance exhumed into his nose that he secretly took a deep breath and squinted his eyes slightly.

Sharon did not notice any of this since her main concern was her father. "Dr. Wallace, can you tell me what's going on?"

Dr. Wallace thought for a moment and said, "There were some indicators from the equipment that was attached to your father's body. After a series of tests on him by the experts, they concluded that your father has signs of awakening from his coma."

Sharon listened in a daze and couldn't believe what she had heard.

"Is dad going to wake up soon?"

"Am I dreaming?"

"Has the prayer and hope that I've made for the past year finally come true?" Sharon thought.

Her tears fell even more violently. "Doctor, thank you..."

At this moment, she didn't know what else to say except gratitude.

Dr. Wallace smiled and said, "Let's go to the ward first to see your father. I'll explain your father's situation while we're walking."

Sharon nodded.

An hour ago, When the nurse went to Sharon's father's ward for the daily routine inspection, she realized that there were abnormalities in his life support system so she immediately contacted Dr. Wallace. Dr. Wallace checked his vital signs thoroughly and consulted an authorized expert to discuss his situation.

"Miss Cruz, it's good for your father to have such a reaction, but we also found something unusual during the examination." Dr. Wallace frowned as he spoke.

Sharon was stunned. "How unusual?"

"Your father's reaction this time was too intense. All his bodily functions suddenly reacted as if he had been stimulated." Dr. Wallace paused, not knowing if he should continue telling her about it.

Sharon hurriedly asked, "Dr. Wallace, if you have something to say, just say it."

After a pause, Dr. Wallace said slowly, "According to the nurse, someone had visited your father right before he showed such an abnormal reaction, so I think that the person who came to visit him must be someone significant that she has the ability to awake him from his deep coma."

What?

Sharon was a little stunned and asked, "Who visited him?"

Dr. Wallace shook his head and said, "The person did not register herself when she came to visit your father. The nurse said that she looked like a notable somebody so she let her in."

"She?"

"Yes, a woman in her forties."

Frowning, she had an epiphany as to who the visitor was but she couldn't believe it herself.

Liam, who had been standing by her side silently, said, "There are surveillance cameras in the hospital. We can find out who it is when you look at it."

Half an hour later, they received the

surveillance footage of that period of time.

Sharon bit her lip tightly as she saw the woman who appeared in the corridor on the screen. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Evonne Murray.

The woman who appeared on the screen was Evonne!

Sharon should have known that it was her doing that caused her father to be in this state.

She was so angry that her hands trembled and her eyes turned red. She wasn't about to cry but the ultimate fury made her react like this.

Liam had never seen her being so furious and cold. He arched his eyebrows slightly and pointed to the woman on the screen. "Do you know her?"

"Of course! She is my mother." Sharon spat out a sentence from between her teeth in great dismay.

Liam kept his mouth shut after her remark. He gently tapped his slender fingers on the table and raised his sword-shaped eyebrows. "If you are very sad, you can cry on my shoulder."

Liam noticed the imperceptible sadness and disappointment in the midst of her resentment.

He somehow identified with her because they shared a quite similar family background that he also had family members who were ruthless and cold-blooded.

His eyes softened unconsciously, and his voice was very gentle as he said, "If you want to cry, cry. I can be your punching bag."