Chapter 1442 New Years Surprise (2/2)

Darren just stood there and watched her cooking. His legs even became numb from s

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The nurse could only help Estelle by giving her words of comfort.

”Okay, I know. You can go to bed now. I'll take care of my father,” Estelle replied with a faint smile and took the basin of water from the nurse.

Upon seeing this, the nurse simply agreed and turned around to leave. She then went to the cubicle to rest.

Estelle gently wiped her father's face and softly said, ”Father, you've been asleep for so long now. Why aren't you waking up? Don't you want to see your daughter again?”

Her voice had a bit of anxiousness as well as a hint of restraint. Perhaps, it was because of her pride.

She lowered her head to rest for a bit, but as she did, her father's eyelids moved a little. It was quite an unfortunate timing.

A few days later, the Lantern Festival arrived. Estelle bought some small dumplings and ate them with the night shift nurse. She also placed some in a thermal cup so that she could have them for breakfast the next day.

As night fell, the city lights shined brightly like stars.

But Estelle was not in the mood to look out of the window. As usual, she cleaned her father's face with a damp cloth. After that, she leaned over to gently touch his face and whispered, ”Father, please wake up already. I miss you so much.”

A teardrop slowly fell from the corner of her eye onto her father's neck.

”Estelle..... Estelle, why are you crying? You don't need to cry. I'm here.”

A hand slowly touched Estelle's face.

Estelle slowly opened her eyes to see if what she had just heard was true.

”Dad... Dad! Are you awake? Can you hear me?”

She still couldn't believe it. She had been looking forward to this moment for so long. Now that it was right in front of her, it seemed too good to be true. Had her father finally woken up? In a wave of confusion, a faint voice responded, ”Yes, Estelle. Please don't cry anymore. I'm right here. From now on, I will always be here to protect you.”