The sanatorium was located in the south of M City and located in a beautiful tourist sanatorium area. It was surrounded by mountains and seas. The sight of it made people feel good.
It was easy for Fiona to find the division of medical care. She led Sarah to the nurse station. And Ryan followed.
Wayne had been lying on the bed for nearly three years. The doctor said that if he couldn't wake up this year, there was little hope he could wake up again. However, she had been waiting for a miracle.
"Sarah." With Sarah in her arms, Fiona came to Wayne's ward and said, "Today we came to see great Grandpa again. You can ask him if he missed you or not."
Sarah sat on the bedside and took Wayne's wrinkled hand and said in a sweet voice, "Great Grandpa, I'm here." After that, she turned to look at Fiona and asked, "Mom, great grandpa has been sleeping all the time. He doesn't talk to me. When will great grandpa wake up?"
With reddened eyes, Fiona choked, "It won't take long."
The room was a little quiet. Ryan, with Sarah in his arms, stood aside and watched Fiona massaging Wayne's legs and pinching his hands. It had been a habit for Fiona to repay her grandpa's kindness in her own way.
"The doctor said that it would be better to have a more foot massage." "Although the nurse here does massage every day, I think it's better for me to do more massage every day," Fiona added as she was massaging Wayne.
"Ryan, if you feel bored, just leave. I'll be here with Sarah."
"It doesn't matter." "I don't think it's boring," said Ryan flatly As long as I can see you, I will never be bored. Glancing at Wayne lying on the bed again, Ryan thought to himself. Grandpa Wayne, I'm sorry and abrupt, but I still want to say that I like Fiona. Now that Spencer doesn't cherish her, I have to protect her. '.
Sarah liked to be with Ryan. No one knew what they were playing and Sarah was amused by him.
The phone rang——
When they were having fun, Ryan's phone suddenly rang. He had to put Sarah on the bed, make an apology and then went out to answer the phone.
"Mom, can I sing a song for you?" Sarah, who was sitting on the side of the bed, suddenly spoke.
"Good idea. Have you learned new songs?" Fiona asked curiously.
Sarah nodded and began to sing, "What shall I call father's father? Father's father is Grandpa. What shall I call mother's father? Mother's father is Grandfather..."
Sarah hummed in a small voice and couldn't speak clearly, and the rest of the words were vague. But from the very beginning, Fiona's face darkened.
Feeling uneasy, she clenched her fists. When she heard the word "Father", she had mixed feelings.
Sarah stopped singing after a few songs and innocently looked at Fiona. "What is great grandpa?"
"Yes?" It suddenly brought Fiona back to earth. She replied hurriedly, "Great grandpa is Grandpa's father."
Hearing that, Sarah looked quite confused. All of a sudden, she asked, "What's daddy?"
Fiona's heart jolted, and her face turned pale, her lips trembling. Sarah was almost three or two years old, but as a mother, she had never taught her the concept of "father". She was escaping. No matter how long it had passed, when she thought of the man who refused to admit Sarah was his baby, she still felt heartbroken. But now the question asked by Sarah out of nowhere made her panic.
How could she forget that one day Sarah would know what "father" was? But what should she do now?
"Sarah, do you want to know what father is?"
Ryan's voice came from behind them. Fiona turned to look at the door.
When Ryan returned to the ward, he had just heard Sarah's question. Seeing that Fiona was helpless, he decided to help.
"Of course!" The little guy nodded vigorously.
Ryan went to the bed and held Sarah in his arms. "Daddy, which means he will live with mommy. Mommy and daddy will grow up with Sarah, and daddy will protect mommy and Sarah. He will make money and buy delicious food for Sarah."
The little guy pouted and felt wronged, "Doesn't Sarah have a father?"
Fiona pressed her lips and her throat became more and more dry.
"Sarah is so cute. You must have a father!" Ryan pretended not to see the unnatural look on Fiona's face and coaxed Sarah, "Sarah, if you think who can protect you and your mommy, who treats you and mommy best, let him be your father, is that okay?"
Fiona was touched by what Ryan said.
After thinking for a few seconds, Sarah said, "Then I want Auntie Sophia to be my father. "
"Ahem!" Upon hearing this, Fiona burst into laughter. She choked on her saliva and coughed.
Hearing Sarah's answer, Ryan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. With a big smile on his face, he said, "Sarah, Auntie Sophia can't be your father. Auntie Sophia is a girl. Only boys are qualified to be fathers. "
"Boy..." Sarah mumbled and suddenly blinked. She looked at Ryan expectantly, "Uncle Ryan, are you a boy?"
"Yes." Ryan nodded in a hurry. With more and more expectation in his eyes, he slowly guided Sarah to what he wanted her to say, "What do you want uncle Ryan to do?"
The topic was getting more and more off track, and it seemed that Fiona could think of something that Sarah would ask a few times. Suddenly, she was at a loss.
Knock, knock, knock——
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