Chapter 799 Treat (1/2)

The sweet words Carol said touched Emily's heart. It reminded her of the way Debby and Andrew treated her in the past.

Back then, Emily would call home and tell her parents that she missed them. She would often tell them that she wanted to go back to visit them. Every single time that happened, they would turn down her request, saying that she should keep earning money with her job in the big city. Because of this, she had never heard things like ”I miss you” from her parents, like they didn't even miss her at all.

Now, Emily finally heard such words of endearment. She sat down beside Carol and held her cold hands firmly. ”Mom, don't worry. I'm never going to leave your side ever again. You'll recover soon. I'll be here with you the entire time,” she said softly to Carol.

Giving a slight smile, Emily put Carol's hands against her cheek to warm them up. Her gaze never left Carol, as if she was afraid that her mom would disappear once she took her eyes off of her.

”Thank you, Emily,” Carol said in a weak voice. ”I know I'll be fine as long as I have you by my side.” She felt blessed to have her daughter back.

For the next few minutes, the two kept chatting along. Eventually, Carol's voice got fainter and fainter, until she finally fell asleep.

”Mom? Can you hear me?” Emily asked, noticing that Carol hadn't been responding.

Standing up, Emily checked if Carol was doing okay. After seeing Carol's peaceful face and steady breath, Emily gently put Carol's hands back under the blanket.

Silence dawned in the ward, and Emily suddenly remembered that she hadn't asked for an excused leave yet. There was a lot of work waiting for her at the office, but she couldn't leave the hospital now as her mother needed her care. After a moment of thinking it over, Emily made up her mind and decided to do her work while she was at the hospital.

She called Joyce to explain her current situation, and then asked her to send over some files through email. In no time at all, she was fully immersed in her work as she stayed in the ward.

As she was going through a design draft, a knock at the door interrupted her. Taking her eyes off the screen, she walked over to the door and opened it. It was Tyron.

He smiled at her and walked in. He was in casual clothes today instead of his usual white hospital coat. ”Is aunt asleep?” he whispered to Emily, careful not to wake Carol up.

Emily nodded and gestured out the door, implying that they should go outside to talk. Before leaving, she saved the files she was just viewing a while ago, and then tiptoed out of the ward.

”Emily, I feel relieved to see aunt be in a stable condition. But you look so tired. Why don't you go rest first? I'll watch over her in the meantime,” Tyron said worriedly.