After Reborn, I Become a Billionaire novel Chapter 404

Chapter 404 Disappointment

Not for a while, a nurse came out from the operating room and called on the corridor. "Any family members of Susan Johnson around?"
Manuel blinked his eyes and looked at her, "I'm her husband."
"She will be out sooner and we will send her to her ward straight away. Please wait for a second."
"OK." Manuel said, "Is she alright?"
"She was slightly injured. But sadly her baby is aborted so she just had a curettage. The operation was successful. There will be no sequel if you took good care of her body afterwards." The nurse said, "By the way, this is the signed consent form of your wife. You can keep the copy."
Manuel got the form, looking at her crooked handwriting in silence.
A few minutes later, Susan was pushed out. Her face was pale and she seemed to still be in a trance.
"The anaesthetic will wear off sooner. We're taking her to the ward for rest now." The doctor explained.
Manuel nodded his head and followed them to the ward.
After they put her into bed, Susan frowned and gradually woke up. Staring at the white room, suddenly she realized her baby was aborted. The rims of her eyes started to burn.
She could hear the nurse nearby speaking to her, "Madam, you just had an abortion, so please take good care of your body. You can have another child when you are well recovered. Don't be stressed."
Susan bit her lip and nodded.
"Have a rest. You can press the call bell to call us if you are not feeling well." The nurse said to her when everything was done.
"Um."
Then, the nurse left.
Only Manuel and Susan were left in the room.
It was fairly quiet. Actually, Susan knew Manuel was here when she woke up. He was sitting in the wheelchair quietly with no expression on his face. He didn't speak.
Susan didn't know what he was thinking about. She didn't even know how to tell him that the child was aborted.
They kept silent in such a quiet room.
And finally, Susan couldn't bear it and she spoke, "Manuel, our child was aborted."
Manuel nodded his head but he didn't look at Susan. Exactly he had known it a few minutes ago.
"I..."
"Never mind. You don't like it, do you?" Manuel said in a flat voice, appearing to be sober.
The words came to her lips, but Susan swallowed them back.
Manuel said, "Have an early night today. The doctor said you need to take good care of yourself these days after the operation. Have a good rest."
"Are you angry with me?" Susan couldn't help but asked him.
She knew Manuel was badly longing for the birth of this child.
But he didn't admit it.
"No." Manuel shook his head. He just felt disappointed.
Susan didn't know how to describe her feelings right now when seeing the indifference on his face. She was feeling a bit stuck but didn't know what to do.
The room came back to silence again. They didn't speak to each other for more.
After a long time, the door was pushed out. Manuel was back at the door, so he only saw the excitement of Susan in the bed. She had stayed calm since the abortion till now.
Then, Manuel heard her call, "Henry."
He knew clearly that only this man could touch her heart. Manuel wheeled himself aside for a bit.
Apparently, he was giving his place to Henry.
"Henry, how are you feeling now? Are you hurt?" Susan asked him in excitement.
Henry came to her with apparent injuries. He sat on her bed and said, "I'm fine. Why are you there? I heard the nurse say there were two car crashes tonight. I talked with her and only to find you are another one. So I'm here to find you. How did you get into a car crash?"
A sudden red rimmed her eyes. She couldn't control herself.
"What happened? Don't cry. The doctor said I'm not seriously injured and it is a superficial injury. I'll recover within half of a month." Henry explained at once.
"It's good to hear you are fine. I'm afraid you will suffer dreadful injuries. I'm really worried." The tears were running out of her eyes.
"Don't cry. I'm fine." Henry was wiping her tears tenderly.
While Manuel was sitting aside, watching their interaction silently.
"So what's up?" Henry asked, "How did you get into a car crash?"
"I received a call and heard that you got into a car crash, so I was in a hurry to go to the hospital. But I bumped into a guardrail on the road accidentally."
"Are you hurt?" Henry said with concern.
"I'm also slightly injured. It's fine." Susan said calmly, "But the child was aborted."
"Was the child aborted?" Henry sounded more worried than Susan.
Susan nodded her head and comforted him, "Doctor also said I can have another one since I'm still young."
She'd rather deceive herself that she didn't care by saying so, since she didn't want anybody to know her sadness, or she might break down.
"Susan," Henry held her in his arms as if to give her support.
Manuel thought the only one in this world that Susan could rely on might only be Henry, not him. So he turned around when they embraced each other.
Henry noticed his leave, he put Susan out of his arms and said, "Give me a minute."
Susan bit her lips. There was an intangible feeling in her heart when seeing Henry go out to catch up with Manuel. She didn't even know what it was.
Henry called Manuel outside the ward, "Manuel!"
Manuel paused
"Let's talk," Henry said.
"You may say it now." Manuel pushed his wheelchair to face him.
"Susan doesn't love you," Henry said.
"I know."
"Do you think you can make any difference by plaguing her?" Henry asked.
Manuel pursed his lips and said, "No."
"So why don't you leave her? You've tried and forced Susan to stay with you, but her life is a mess. I am the only one she needs! She even can do anything for me. Do you think she will do the same for you?"