Could my tears make
you understand how sad I was?
Would you miss me when I was gone?
"Prepare for surgery."
"I'm afraid that Mr. Brian Long would be in danger if he goes through a second surgery."
"If we don't do it, he will be in greater danger."
"Should we ask Mr. Long's opinion?
"
Three expert doctors had examined Brian, and they were discussing Brian's surgery. Their voices were calm, yet anxious. Finally, the oldest doctor said, "We can't wait. We have to do this right now."
The others were silent for a moment, and then silently began to prepare for the surgery. The oldest doctor was the chief surgeon and the other two were his assistants. The surgery proceeded with a nervous heaviness.
At that moment, Brian was completely unconscious. He had known that Molly's safety depended on the final blow to the State Parliament. He had done his best and had spent more than a dozen days fighting C Army Group. His army had suffered heavy losses and he was seriously wounded. However, he never regretted what he had done
because he had promised Molly that he would treat her well in the future.
...
Shirley looked at her son, who was still unconscious after three days. She was so worried that there was not even a trace of smile on her face.
"Shirley, don't worry. Bri will wake up soon." Richie gently put his arm around Shirley and pulled her into his arms, "He hasn't yet done what he wanted to do. He'll wake up. Take it easy."
"This is your fault!" Shirley's eyes turned red, "Why did you always have to torture him like that? Why would you treat your son like that? Bri grew up in XK Intelligence Agency. Even when he was only in primary school, everyday I used to see him covered with scars. I thought at least when he came of age, I wouldn't have to worry about that anymore, but..."
Richie just kept his arm around Shirley without interrupting her. He looked at Brian who was in a coma, and thought, 'He's our child. Now that he has decided to take over XK Intelligence Agency, he must take responsibility for his decisions.'
Richie was worried about Brian too, but he didn't show his concern.
As his father, he had to keep calm and support Shirley. Richie knew that if Brian wanted to be strong enough to protect everything that he wanted to protect, then he had to overcome this suffering.
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