A Night To Remember novel (Diane and Norman) novel Chapter 27

Chapter 27 Would You Like to Drink It Yourself, or Should I Feed You

“Mmm…” Christopher heard faint moaning sounds next to him. Sleeping beside him was Diane, and those sounds belonged to her.

He got up and eyed Diane carefully with a frown. Her face was so pale that it was almost translucent; as she curled herself into a ball, she seemed to be suffering intense pain with her eyes tightly shut.

“What’s the matter?” he asked while putting his large hand on her shoulder, but the small size of it caused the furrows in his brow to deepen. Before she could answer him, he asked again, “What’s wrong with you? What is ailing you?”

Diane had her back to Christopher at first, and it wasn’t until she heard him asking her twice in a row that she opened her eyes and answered feebly, “I’m fine. It’s not a big deal.”

“How could you say that it’s not something serious when you’re in so much pain?” Does this woman have any sense of self-preservation at all? Is she not going to call it a big deal until she dies from the pain? thought Christopher to himself. He threw back the covers annoyedly, got out of bed, and stretched out his hands.

When she realized that he was going to pick her up, Diane hastily stopped him. “No, you don’t have to do that. I’m really fine. I… I’m just menstruating.” She felt somewhat embarrassed to tell a man this kind of thing.

Christopher’s outstretched hands froze for a moment, and so did his face. After being stunned for a while, he replied, “That won’t do either. If you’re not going to the hospital, I’ll have Erin come over.”

Diane had no idea who Erin was, but she could only let Christopher do as he pleased. At the moment, she was trembling all over with pain—she was in no mood to say anything.

Meanwhile, Christopher put his words into action and picked up his cell phone from the bedside table before he made a call. He sat on the edge of the bed after that, feeling helpless as he stared at the lady who had curled herself up into a ball. However, he grew impatient after looking at her for less than five minutes, so he picked up his phone and pestered Erin to hurry up. He then repeated the process of putting down the phone, taking a look at Diane, and picking up the phone again. By the time Erin arrived, he had made at least five phone calls to hurry her up.

Erin was Christopher’s family doctor. Despite her young age, she was a specialist who had returned from overseas. Since Christopher didn’t like going to the hospital, he specially hired her so that he could see a doctor at home whenever he fell ill with minor ailments.

Since she had received five phone calls from Christopher on the way to his house, Erin thought that the sky was going to fall down. As soon as she entered the house, she asked anxiously, “What happened, Mr. Wayne? What’s the matter with you?”

Christopher darted a look at the bed with deep furrows in his brow. “It’s her.”

Erin shifted her gaze to the bed in a surprised manner. Finally, she discovered a dainty woman huddling up in the large bed in the bedroom.

“She’s got a tummy ache. Could you see if there’s any way to relieve her pain?” asked Christopher.

Erin nodded repeatedly. “Uh, sure, Mr. Wayne. Would you like to leave the room first?” She spoke first without thinking much of it, for she feared that it would be bad for a man to be present while she was examining Diane. After all, she had no idea what was wrong with her.

Christopher took a look at Diane. Then, he turned around and left without any objection. He paced back and forth a few rounds outside the door before Erin finally came out. “How is she?”

Erin was startled for a moment by the anxiousness in Christopher’s voice. She had been his doctor for quite some time, but she had never seen him in such a state of agitation. “Her problem is nothing serious, but she needs a good deal of nourishment. This lady recently had a miscarriage, and she hasn’t recovered fully from it. This is probably related to the severe pain she’s suffering from.” She learned of these experiences from Diane herself while examining her. On the other hand, Christopher’s face darkened when he heard the word ‘miscarriage’. After a moment of silence, he then asked, “How should she be nourished?”

“It’ll be best if she can drink some sort of herbal concoction—I will have them prepared and sent over soon. For the time being, you may give her some painkillers if her pain is severe; I happen to have some in my medical kit. Brewing some brown sugar ginger tea is also good for relieving the pain. It’s normal for women to suffer this kind of pain, but in most cases, these pains can’t be treated properly, so it takes time for the patient to recover.”