Love Slave to the Mafia Boss's Passion 18 novel Chapter 118

My hands covered my mouth as I tried to breathe calmly to contain my shock at the sight before me.

‘Amelia won’t marry Hayden…she can’t...’

That was what Hayden’s father said, wasn’t it? For the first time, his words and many things started to make sense. He was right, there’s no way that the woman in front of me can possibly marry anyone, Hayden included.

Amelia laid in her bed with her eyes closed while many machines were hooked up to her body to sustain her life. The angel that I had dreamt about was unconscious and in a vegetative state.

I have never felt so pitiful and disgraceful before in my entire life. All this time, I had been jealous of a woman who was in a vegetative state. I stood at the side of Amelia’s bed as I looked down at her frail sleeping body. Of course, being an artist, I didn’t have any medical knowledge. However, anyone could tell from the state that she was in and the various machines in her room that was hooked to her body that she was in a state of what we would call a ‘sleeping beauty’.

How long has she been this way? What happened?

“Amelia…this is Malissa,” Hayden introduced us before he took one of Amelia’s hands into his own.

Everything about the scene just tore at my heart. Without knowing it, I had started crying openly. This is just too sad…

“Hayden…what happened? What happened to Amelia?” I asked, my voice shaking. My whole body felt very cold, and I couldn’t stop my hands from trembling.

“It’s a little hard to explain. Let’s take a seat first, shall we?” Hayden suggested as he tried to keep his tone light.

I nodded before we seated ourselves on the sofa that was in the room. Thankfully, I had taken a seat. Honestly, I wasn’t sure how long I could have continued to stay standing. My legs felt weak from the shock. Now that the room was silent, I could hear the constant beeping of the various life-sustaining machines that were hooked up to her body.

Although this room was luxurious and beautiful, it was nothing more than a fancy hospital room. I gulped as I was reminded of my grandmother’s room at the hospital. I wonder what happened and how long she’s been in this condition. Hayden didn’t seem very bothered by it. That was probably because he had come to terms with it, I guessed.

“Hayden…” I called out his name in a whisper. My voice sounded dry.

“It’s ok. Amelia’s been…sleeping…like that for a few years now…” Hayden replied before smiling a little at me. I could tell that he wanted to comfort me so that I would recover from my shock.

“Sorry…I honestly never expected this,” I admitted honestly as I wiped my tears away from my eyes.

“It wasn’t like I was trying to keep it a secret, but it isn’t really something for me to show off either,” Hayden said flatly.

“I understand…” I mumbled softly.

If I were Amelia, I wouldn’t want anyone advertising about my condition either. I wasn’t sure if I should ask this but…

“Will she…wake up?” I asked directly.

“Medically speaking, the chances are very slim. Even if she does wake up, there’s no guarantee that she would be…normal,” Hayden replied emotionlessly.