Alex’s eyes were bloodshot; he had no choice but to take out his cell phone and dial Erica’s number.
“Hello?”
“Erica, Anastasia froze my bank cards. Could you lend me yours for a moment? I need it now for an emergency.”
“What? Why would Anastasia freeze your
bank cards?” “She found out about the money I
embezzled last time and used it as a reason to have my bank cards frozen,” Alex explained somewhat indignantly.
“Alright, I’ll give you a card later,’ Erica replied.
Alex then hung up on her. Still, he was finding a way to unfreeze his cards.
Meanwhile, in the hospital, the female nurse in charge of Francis’ fluids was
replacing his cannula when she suddenly sensed a movement in his arm as she was holding it. Startled, she stopped putting in his cannula and hurried outside to report it to the doctors.
Soon after that, Anastasia learned that Francis had shown a response. Seeing the few specialists who were checking on Francis’ condition before his sickbed, she stood outside the window with a flicker of surprise in her eyes. Dad finally made a movement, which means that he’s getting closer and closer to regaining consciousness.
Just then, the nurse in charge of replacing Francis’ cannula just now came over to her, saying, “Miss Tillman, I’m sure that your father moved.”
“Thank you. I believe that my dad’s recovering, Anastasia replied thankfully. After that, she took out her cell phone and dialed Elliot’s number. She said to him in surprise, “My dad showed a response just now. He moved.
She didn’t realize that it was strangely
quiet on the other end of the line. Elliot’s
voice sounded especially deep and clear
as if it were played in stereo; he was happy for her. “Is that so? Well, that means our efforts aren’t in vain.”
Realizing that it was too quiet on the
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