Chapter 393 - Caspars Decision (1/2)
When night came, Alaric still hadn't replied to Wolf's message in Darknet, so finally Nicolae and Terry concluded that he did not consider Aleksis valuable enough to be exchanged with the rest of his group.
”What do you think they will do now?” Terry asked, subconsciously wringing his fingers.
”I think they would find another way. It is clear that Alaric Rhionen does not take rash decisions. My advice is that you don't go home until the situation has settled. We don't know whether he will send someone to find you or not,” Nicolae answered.
”Should we tell Uncle Caspar about this ...? Or at least Lauriel?” Terry asked again. ”They certainly know better what to do.”
Nicolae seemed to think. He glanced at Aleksis' pale face. She was lying in bed and breathing with the help of a ventilator. Aleksis' condition was very dire and they did not know whether she would survive or not.
”We should not add to their burden, at least until Aleksis is out of her critical condition. What is clear is that we already know Rhionen Asassins has no ill intentions towards Aleksis ... I think that's enough for now. I'm sure they won't do anything bad to the Aleksis,” Nicolae finally said, ”Think about it; how would Aleksis' mother and father feel if they knew that their daughter was involved with this assassin organization?”
Terry nodded slowly. Their conversation stopped when Lauriel entered with the doctor and they proceeded to do various checks on Aleksis.
”People with severe brain stem injuries are already medically dead,” said Doctor Lee with a soft voice. ”Sorry, there's nothing we can do ...”
The air in the room became very heavy after Doctor Lee said those words that broke their hearts. He bowed deeply and handed over several medical reports to Nicolae, which he read with furrowed brows. The diagnoses and the result of all tests made Nicolae's heart sink.
Poor Aleksis … She had experienced life threatening situations several times, and now it seemed that death really came knocking at the door. Lauriel looked as depressed as the two of them, but he still tried to calm down.
He had taken the time to go back to the penthouse and concoct a medicine that was very effective in speeding up cell recovery. He hoped that his medicine could help Aleksis' body heal itself faster.
Doctor Lee was puzzled to see Lauriel forcibly pour his potion into Aleksis' mouth, but he didn't dare say anything. He realized that the people in this room were not regular people. The girl must have been a daughter of a very important family so that the entire east wing of the hospital was made vacant for her.
The man whose long hair was tied with a red ribbon - who hadn't left the room at all - seemed very eloquent on medical terms, and so he assumed that the young man must be a very skilled doctor. Also, the other man whose eyes were blue and green looked very authoritative and seemed to know what he was doing.
”Are the parents coming?” asked Doctor Lee later. ”I need to consult with them about what decision to make.”
”They will arrive in a few hours,” Lauriel said. ”Let's talk tomorrow morning, Doctor.”
”Hm ... okay then, I'll excuse myself first.”
The doctor then went out and closed the door behind him.
A few hours later, when Nicolae, Lauriel and Terry almost fell asleep because they had become tired after waiting with a tense feeling, Caspar and Finland arrived. It was almost midnight when the couple entered the East Wing of Stamford Hospital, which was closed to the public. Half running, both of them hurriedly walked into the enormous and magnificent treatment room that housed their only daughter, Aleksis.
”You have arrived.” Lauriel said. He was sitting on the sofa with a worried face, and he immediately stood up when he saw the door open and Caspar and Finland enter the room. The couple flew from Germany to Singapore as soon as Lauriel called Caspar to tell him about Aleksis' condition.
Caspar just nodded and didn't say a word. Finland had run over to Aleksis and knelt at the foot of the bed while holding her child's arms which was slumped to the side. Aleksis was still unconscious, and the doctors had installed a breathing apparatus and an IV drip.
Nicolae, who was standing at the end of the bed, stared at the two strangers. He could immediately guess that they must be Aleksis' father and mother.
He was secretly amazed at how handsome Aleksis' father was and how the man looked so authoritative. Was this the famous leader of the Alchemist clan? he thought to himself.