On the way to the hospital, Ryan sat quietly in Jacob's arms. But he stared at Arya, who was in Xavier's arms in the back seat. Tears fell down his face. His small shoulders were shrugging because of crying. Jacob hadn't comforted children before, so he didn't know what to do. He could only wipe the tears with a tissue. "Stop crying. Your crying made me anxious. Your mommy will be fine."
Xavier didn't seem to hear it. Now he only cared about Arya. Her face was pale and she looked lifeless. Looked like she was on the verge of dying. Unconsciously, Xavier exerted more strength, afraid that Arya would disappear from his world.
When the car arrived at the hospital, Arya was sent to the emergency room. Xavier sat on the chair in the corridor and lit a cigarette. The smoke made others unable to see his expression at the moment. After a long time, Xavier looked up and asked Jacob to put Ryan down. "Go and find out who it is."
He guessed that it might be Harriet. If it was true, he would not let her go again.
He had forgiven Harriet many times, but this time he could no longer ignore it.
Jacob said, "Yes."
He glanced at Ryan and turned to leave.
Ryan stood there. His clothes were messy and his long eyelashes were wet. His eyes were red as he stared uneasily at the door of the operating room.
Xavier dropped his cigarette butt and said to Ryan, "Come here."
Ryan hesitated for a moment and then walked to Xavier. Xavier looked at Ryan and raised his hand to wipe away the dust and tears on Ryan's face.
Ryan blinked his red eyes and scratched his fingers. His voice was hoarse, "Will my mommy leave me?"
As Ryan spoke, his tears fell again. He was afraid that he would lose the hard-won affection between family members.
Xavier's hand trembled slightly. He wiped the tears off Ryan's face and said, "No."
At this moment, the door of the operating room was pushed open, and then Arya was pushed out. Ryan ran to the door and grabbed Arya's hand. "Mommy!"
The doctor took off his mask and said patiently, "She is still unconscious and can't hear you."
Ryan lowered his head in disappointment.
Xavier rubbed Ryan's hair and looked at Arya. "How is she?"
"There's no life risk. There are many bruises on her body. The most serious is on her back. I've prescribed medicine. The nurse will bring it to the ward later." The doctor briefly explained Arya's condition.
Xavier nodded, pushed Arya into the ward, and then called Nanny Joy to take Ryan back.
Fortunately, Ryan was not hurt. He was brought back by Nanny Joy, and Xavier was left in the ward. He sat by the bed and brushed the hair on Arya's forehead. His fingertips then brushed her fair nose and bloodless lips. When Arya was pushed into the operating room, he asked himself a question. "If Arya dies, will he have any regrets?"
The answer was "yes".
He couldn't let her go.
Xavier stayed here all night. He thought a lot and barely slept the whole night. Occasionally, he closed his eyes to regain some strength. But he still couldn't fall asleep. He didn't feel sleepy until morning. But as soon as he closed his eyes to take a nap, the door of the ward was pushed open. It was Nanny Joy who took Ryan and breakfast here.
Yesterday, Nanny Joy knew that Arya and Ryan were kidnapped and she was injured.
Nanny Joy got up early in the morning and brought the soup to the hospital. Seeing Xavier slightly tired, she said with concern, "You must have stayed here all night. You didn't rest well, right? You can go back and I'll stay here."
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