âWe received word from the mole you planted at Thompson Hospital.â
News of Justinâs emergence from a coma reached the Salvadors.
Nigel and Gregory rushed to the hospital. Seeing that Justin was awake, Nigel lost it and climbed onto
the bed to hug his grandson. He was near tears.
âMy dear grandson, you scared the hell out of me!â
âIâm sorry to make you worry, Grandpa.â Justin hugged his grandfather back as guilt consumed him.
âHow do you feel? Does your head hurt? Does it hurt anywhere?â Nigel raised his hand to stroke
Justinâs head but froze.
It struck Nigel that Justin had just gone through more than ten hours of surgery to glue his head back
together. His head should be off- limits for now.
âIâm fine, really.â
Reading Nigelâs mind, Justin gently put the old manâs hand on his head with a smile. âJust feel my
head. I have a tough skull.â
âYou are such a silly child!â Nigel kept to a light touch. Still, he grinned widely.
Gregory came to visit his son, but the relationship between the father and son was still strained.
While Justin was in a coma, Gregory could barely sleep or eat due to worry. Now that his son was
awake, Gregory pulled a long face and could not say anything nice.
âDonât scare me like that again, boy. I know you want to protect Anna, but donât put yourself in danger.â
Nigel patted Justinâs face. The fear still took hold of him. âI can understand that you want to keep her
safe, but you need to be healthy and strong to shield her from harm.
âHow are you going to protect her when you are a lifeless corpse?â
Gregory was lost for words.
Justin made a face. âAhem. Grandpa, canât you say something nice? Why are you talking about death
when I just came out of a coma?â
âGeez, you get it. You know what Iâm trying to say.â
Nigel drew close to his ear and whispered, âIâll let you in on a secret. Your wife is amazing.â
Wife?
Justin turned red in the ears as his heart skipped a beat.
âAnna performed the surgery on you. It took her more than ten hours to remove all the blood clots in
your head.â
âBella⦠She operated on me?â Justin was stunned.
âA shocker, right? I wasnât expecting that either. Anna turns out to be the legendary Dr. Brown. Sigh.
What should we do now? That child is highly competent, and I donât think you are good enough for her.â
Nigel lamented, feeling anxious for his grandson.
It took a while for Justin to reel in the shock. He gritted his teeth and stayed firm on that note. âI will
work hard to become outstanding. I will shield her from harm and make her the happiest woman.â
âHa. Youâll be lucky not to give her any trouble.â
Gregory sneered at the thought of losing a capable daughter-in-law. âI wanted you to stay together and
not divorce, but you refused to listen. Your heart was set on being with Rosalind. I think itâs too late to
make amends now.â
Justin frowned, but before he could say anything, Nigel jumped in and snarled, âTsk. Youâre not getting
any younger, and yet you have not learned to keep your unhelpful thoughts to yourself. Why do you
have to bring up that woman? At least my grandson came back to his senses in time and left that vile
woman, unlike a certain somebody whoâs still stuck in a rut. The nerve of you to lecture Justin!â
âDad-â
Gregory saw red. He was about to refute him when his phone rang.
He pulled out his phone to take a look. Gregory was happy to find his eldest son calling from abroad.