Chapter 166 Darlene, You Will Be a Mother
After a night of coma, Averyâs unstable heart rate and breathing slowly calmed down.
The doctor checked up on him and concluded that he was recovering and was basically
out of danger.
However, Avery did not wake up. For three consecutive days, he had been asleep on the
bed.
Like everyone else, he slept soundly without being disturbed. He did not seem to be sick.
Andrew had stayed with Avery in the hospital for three days. He couldnât eat or sleep well. And his
always dignified face began to pale.
Among the younger generation of the Gallard family, Averyâs father was the most disappointing one. He
didnât have a knack for business management.
Erick was quite capable of management, but he was very scheming. Although Andrew didnât expose his
dirty tricks, it didnât mean that Andrew didnât know anything.
Other elders and some of Averyâs cousins coveted the Gallard Group, but they werenât capable enough
and got nowhere.
Therefore, after thinking about it, Andrew believed that the only person who could take over the Gallard
Group was Avery.
However, Avery was now lying on the bed helplessly. The chief executives of the Gallard Group intended
to take the opportunity to do something. Besides, the Gallard Group encountered a crisis of public
opinion because of the previous news. The company was
in a mess now.
Andrew sat by the bed and looked at Avery, who hadnât woken up yet. Andrew sighed
anxiously, âWhat can I do? Iâm too old to handle the company.â
Sandra secretly gave Erick a look. Erick immediately went over and said with a worried expression,
âDad, the Gallard Group is a large company. We need someone to manage it.
âIn my opinion, why donât we choose a temporary president to help Avery manage the company for a few
days? When Avery wakes up, he can still take a good rest.â
How could Andrew not understand his meaning? He was not muddleâheaded, so he immediately said
with a cold face, âWhy would we choose a temporary president?
It has only been a few days. There are so many shareholders and directors in the company. Wouldnât
they do their job? Or do you want to be the temporary president because you think that Avery wonât wake
up in a short time?â
With a guilty conscience, Erick immediately changed his words, âDad, youâre right. I was just too anxious
and worried about Avery.
âThe company has so many shareholders and directors, so they will take their responsibilities. It is
indeed inappropriate to choose a temporary president.â
Andrew glanced at Erick and then glared at Sandra. âGood to hear that. Avery will wake up in just one or
two days. You donât have to stay here. Just go back to your work. Since you are not doctors, it is of no
use for you to stay here.â
Erick did not succeed in his plan and could only leave in silence.
Avery had a very long dream. In his dream, he went through all the two years he had spent with Darlene
after their marriage.
From the time he was paralyzed and woke up to the time before Vivian came back, hist entire dream
passed all these two years.
In the beginning, he could still dream of all the details.
However, his dream excluded the following details: the two years he spent with Darlene happily; he
flared up and smashed Darlene with something; he mentioned Vivian in
front of Darlene when he was in a bad mood.
After that, the dream slowly repeated until it was like a sieve, filtering out all the unhappy memories of
those two years.
The dream was filtered and beautified.
In the end, all the remaining memories became what he wanted but could not get.
When Darlene was twenty years old, he woke up from paralysis and sat in a wheelchair.
They were married and loved each other. Their life was happy and peaceful.
When Darlene was twentyâone years old, his legs had recovered and he no longer had to rely on the
wheelchair.
He managed the Gallard Group and worked with ease. After Darlene graduated from
university, she did her favorite job and became a famous cartoonist.
Her comic artwork was adapted into movies and TV dramas, gaining wide popularity. He watched the TV
screen and saw her beaming in front of reporters.
Four months ago, Darlene was twentyâtwo years old. They had prepared for two years. Finally, Darlene
got pregnant.
The doctor said that the fetus was healthy. Darlene must take good care of herself and
rest well.
In the dream, Avery started a family. He lived with his wife and child happily. The future was very
promising.
The dream was too good to be true. The only unreal thing was that in Averyâs life, other than Darlene,
who had been married to him for two years, there was no other person.
No family, no friends. In the dream, other than Darleneâs face, nobody else appeared.
The dream came to an abrupt end the moment Avery took Darlene to the hospital for a pregnancy
checkup.
He remembered that he took Darlene to the hospital. Darlene was lying on the bed and had just finished
the checkup. The doctor smiled and said that they were about to be
parents.
Darlene lay on the bed and smiled at him. Her eyes were shining brightly. When she smiled, her eyes
curved in happiness.
Avery approached her and embraced her. He leaned over to her neck and said, âDarlene, you are going
to be a mother.â
He only closed his eyes. When he opened them again, all he saw was the snowâwhite ceiling of the
hospital and the empty surroundings.
Avery woke up. He had been unconscious for five days. When he woke up, it was still the middle of the
night.
There were not many people in the ward but Seth, who was dressed in a white coat and was sleeping by
Averyâs bedside.
Andrew was sleeping in the next room. Seth just happened to clock off, so he offered to keep an eye on
Avery for a while.
Unexpectedly, Avery, who had been unconscious for more than five days, woke up at
this moment.
Seth felt the movement from the bed. When he opened his eyes and saw that Avery had
woken up, he was in disbelief.
He thought that he had been muddleâheaded from sleep, so he immediately got up and turned on the
lights in the ward. He asked tentatively, âAre you awake? How do you feel? Did you feel refreshed after
sleeping for five entire days?â
Avery looked at him as if he was looking at a stranger.
Seth was scared by his gaze. In the middle of the night, his gaze was a little creepy.
Since when did Avery look at him with such a polite and distant gaze?
Seth thought of the doctorâs speculation and felt that something was wrong. Although waking up was a
good thing, Avery didnât lose his mind, did he?
Avery stared at Seth for a long time. Only when he slowly regained consciousness did he stand up and
look around the ward.
Then, Avery asked warily, âDoctor, where is my wife?â
Sethâs expression froze. âWhat?â
It was true that Seth was a doctor, but it was not just abnormal for Avery to call him this way.
Avery looked at Sethâs confused face and immediately got up from the bed with a sullen face. âMy wife,
Darlene. She just came with me for a pregnancy test. Where is she?â