After Amelia entered the taxi, she turned and said to the driver, "Sir, can you please take me to..."
Along the way.
Amelia's cell phone rang. She picked it up and heard Alice's gentle and worried voice. "Amelia, I spent the night with your father in the hospital last night. When I went home... I heard they say that you didn't come back last night? Can you please tell me where did you spend the night?"
Amelia's heart softened. "Aunt Alice, I'm sorry. I had something to do and couldn't get home in time, yet I didn't call to inform you, sorry for making you worried."
Alice did not blame Amelia too. She then asked in a caring manner, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
Alice breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good then."
Amelia smiled and said, "By the way, Aunt Alice, I am going to the hospital to see my father now."
Alice sounded very happy on the other side of the phone, "Then come over quickly! I'm right with your father now!"
The rare conversation with Alice brought a sense of long lost calmness and peacefulness to Amelia.
After nearly an hour's journey, Amelia paid the taxi fare and got out of the cab. After that, she headed towards George's ward immediately.
As soon as she entered the ward, Amelia saw that Alice was preparing to scrub George's body with the help of a nurse.
Amelia took a step forward and rushed over. He said to Alice, who was taking off the buttons on George's shirt, "Aunt Alice, let me help you!"
Alice was startled. When she turned and saw Amelia, her expression softened and she said with a smile, "So, It's you! your steps are really quiet, I didn't hear you coming at all."
Amelia pouted her lips like a kid and said, "That's not true! It is obvious that you are too obsessed with my father. I even knocked before I entered. You can ask the nurse."
Seeing Amelia looking at him, the nurse nodded towards Alice in a hurry to show that it was true.
Alice's face was full of shock. "Is that so? It's my bad then, I was so focused on your dad that I neglected my dear Amelia."
My dear Amelia..
The corners of Amelia's lips curled up happily.
On the other side, the nurse who was clearly new to the hospital said, "You two sure have a good relationship with each other."
Alice's smile froze. She glances nervously at Amelia and she was worried that she would be angry.
Amelia smiled brightly and said nothing. For the first time, she did not refute this topic.
As for George sitting in the wheelchair, he was staring at Amelia all the time. The muscles of his face twitched and his twisted fingers trembled. Amelia saw it as George was welcoming her.
She lowered her body and lifted George, as she did so, she called out to him "Daddy."
The corner of George's mouth twitched much violently. He even emitted some mumbling sound.
Amelia could see that George was in a hurry to talk to her but there was nothing he could do about it.
Seeing that George was so anxious that he was breathing roughly and his eyes were turning white, Amelia changed her posture and grabbed his shoulders. She said unhappily, "Dad! I am here! Please calm down! Come on, follow me. Breath in... then breath out..."
After a while, George's situation took a u-turn. He was no longer as agitated as before. Seeing this, the nurse stood aside speechlessly. He thought to himself, "This woman do has the potential to be a doctor too!"
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