Chapter 46 I Told You Not to Touch Her
Two days later, Bethany didn't have a fever anymore, but she was still in a coma.
Raymond had never felt that time went by so slowly, nor had he ever been so worried.
He was afraid that Bethany would never be able to wake up and that she would wake up with amnesia which would further affect her intelligence. His anxiety made him have trouble eating and sleeping.
Raymond perched himself on the edge of her bed. He gingerly dabbed her chapped lips with a cotton swab and then wiped her hands with warm water.
Because of IV drips, the backs of her hands were blue. Raymond wiped them so gently and didn’t dare to exert any force.
"Knock-knock."
Hearing the sound of knocking, Raymond looked towards the door. To his surprise, the comer was Nolan.
"What brings you here?"
How did Nolan know that Bethany was hospitalized here after the car accident?
"I was so bored and wanted to have some drinks with you. I went to your company, but you weren't there. Morgan told me that Bethany had an accident." Nolan looked towards Bethany, who was still in a coma, and hurriedly asked, "How's she? Is it serious?"
Raymond did not speak but frowned, from which, Nolan could get the answer.
"I’m so sorry for that," Nolan uttered with emotion. He approached the bed and was about to lift her quilt gingerly. However, noticing his moves, Raymond pressed his hand to stop him.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm a doctor, too. I just want to check whether she's seriously wounded."
"You're a psychiatrist!"
"It's true, but I've also studied surgery, so I can tell."
"I told you not to touch her!" Raymond was harsh as he warned Nolan.
In this regard, Nolan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but he had to give up. He could not help complaining, "You really have a dirty mind. Do you think I can still take advantage of her when she is wounded?"
Raymond was subdued, and so was Nolan.
"Did you fall for her for real?" Seeing how nervous Raymond was just now, Nolan said knowingly, "Look at the dark circles under your eyes. You haven't slept in the past two days, have you?"
"I'm not in the mood to joke with you right now. If you have nothing else to do, get out of here!" Raymond was worried sick now, so he didn’t feel like talking nonsense with him.
"OK, fine. I’m not gonna pull your leg." Nolan said very seriously, "She seems to have been injured seriously. You gotta take good care of her. In the face of such a sudden disaster, the victims will surely get emotional and lose their temper for no reason. You have to be tolerant of her."
"You don't need to remind me of that." Raymond ordered instead, "Don’t let Damion know about Bethany's car accident."
"I know." Nolan took another look at Bethany again and then said to Raymond, "Look after her carefully. Call me if needed."
Raymond was silent.
After Nolan left, Raymond took a long sigh and continued to sit next to the bed. Eyes on her, he said softly, "Bethany, can you hear me? If you can, try to wake up. Think of your two kids. They are still waiting for you."
He didn’t sleep for the whole night again. He hadn’t slept for three nights, which kind of reached his limit. In the end. he put his head on the edge of the bed and fell asleep at the crack of dawn.
Raymond did not know how long he had slept. Once he heard the subtle noise on the bed, he quickly woke up.
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