Looking at Sonia, who was getting more and more worked up, Charles was very distressed.
Immediately, he took her into his arms. “Darling, don't be afraid. Maybe it's just temporary. Maybe the situation is not as serious as we think.”
As he said that, he tapped the emergency call at the head of the bed a few times in a row.
Sonia obviously didn't listen to a word of Charles’ comfort as she was now only immersed in the panic of being blind, blocking everything else.
Even if she heard it, could she bring herself to believe him?
She was already blind—how could it be only temporary?
After all, she had never heard of a blind person who was only temporarily blind.
Sonia closed her eyes and shed tears silently as she fell into absolute silence and blocked everything else.
Charles knew that whenever she was in this state, no matter what outsiders said, it would be useless.
Now, he could only pray for good news from the doctor.
Charles clenched his fists and looked at Sonia sadly.
Why is God doing this to my darling? Why would He toy her like this? The amount of pain that she has endured—is it not enough? And on top of all that, for her to be made blind? Isn’t God a little bit too cruel?
Outside the ward, a group of doctors and nurses rushed over.
In the ward next door, Tom came out to take a look. He happened to see the group of doctors and nurses entering Sonia's ward, and instantly, his face was filled with joy. Immediately abandoning the idea of going back to the office, he turned back to the ward and said to Toby, “President Fuller, Good news! Miss Reed is awake!”
If Sonia hadn't woken up, why would so many doctors and nurses rush over to her ward?
When Toby, who was scanning through the documents on the hospital bed, heard what Tom said, he slammed the documents close and got out of bed. Without even bothering to sit in the wheelchair, he walked directly to the next door.
As soon as he entered the door, Toby heard Charles shouting eagerly, “Doctor! Please take a look at her eyes. She can’t see anything!”
At this moment, Toby’s expression changed.
Sonia is blind?
Toby immediately strode to the hospital bed.
Tom, who was by the door, was also stunned.
Miss Reed can't see? How did things turn out this way? he thought.
Toby came to the side of the Sonia’s bed and looked at her lying on it while staring at the ceiling blankly. He lowered his head and asked in a tense voice, “Sonia, can you see me?
Sonia didn't respond.
At that point, she looked like she had even lost her sense of hearing.
Toby felt defeated. Not wanting to disturb the doctors diagnosing and treating her, he turned to Charles. “Charles, what’s going on? Why can't she see?”
“How would I know?” Charles replied with bloodshot eyes.
He was the first to find out that Sonia couldn’t see, so he wanted to know the reason more than anyone else.
Toby looked at Charles for a while. After confirming that Charles really didn't know, he withdrew his gaze and cast his eyes on Sonia again. The worry in his eyes was unmistakable—he was visibly restless.
After a while, the doctor finished the examination.
Both men approached.
In the end, it was Toby who asked first, “Doctor, how is she?”
Sonia, who was on the hospital bed, finally reacted as her eyelashes trembled.
Obviously, she also wanted to know the answer.
The doctor put away the small flashlight and replied, “The patient’s blindness should be related to her head injury.”
“Can that be recovered?” Toby asked again, narrowing his eyes.
The doctor shook his head. “I can't answer for the time being. She needs to be examined with professional equipment to determine what caused her blindness. Only by clarifying this can I know if it can be recovered.”
Hearing this, Charles clenched his fists and urged, “Then why are you still standing here? Use whatever professional equipment needed to check, then! I'll go get it arranged right away!”
He quickly ran out of the ward.
Toby looked at Sonia. He wanted to touch her and tell her not to worry.
But in the end, when his hand finally reached her, he withdrew it.
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