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Chapter 467 No Guarantees
Luca and Janie were visibly nervous too. Benjamin looked down and gave his nose a little pinch, as if to comfort
himself. Waylon gently pushed the heavy door open.
The room was a tastefully decorated waiting lounge, filled with warm lights and the scent of fresh flowers. There
were two maids in the room who immediately greeted Waylon with a polite bow. Beyond the lounge was another
door.
“You may leave the room. I have some guests,” Waylon instructed the maids.
Abel glanced intently at the door, wondering if Emma was beyond those doors.
“This is usually where I spend some time with Emma. My father spends half his days here as well,” Waylon informed
Abel.
“I want to see her,” Abel urged. “Is she in there?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBenjamin walked to the door and opened it, motioning for Abel to step inside first. Abel immediately found Emma
lying unconscious on a white king-sized bed covered in pristine white sheets. She was completely still and silent,
almost like a wax figure. Abel froze in disbelief. Was his Emma… dead?
“Emma!” Abel called out as he tried to lurch forward, but Waylon held him back with a firm grip on his arm. Abel
tried to wrestle himself out, but Waylon only tightened his grip.
“Please, Waylon, let me see her…” Abel pleaded.
“You can see her by all means, or else I wouldn’t have brought you here, but you cannot touch her!” Waylon said
authoritatively.
“What… why?” Abel asked in surprise. Only God knew how long he had dreamed of the day where he could hold
Emma in his arms once again. He would never let her go ever again.
“There’s a device under Emma’s body that’s working to extricate the bullet from her body. If you move her, you will
undo all the progress that’s been done so far and may even take away her last chance at survival,” Abel explained.
“You mean…” Abel inhaled deeply. “… there’s still hope for Emma?”
“She’s hanging on by a thread. Even my father cannot guarantee that she’ll survive…” Waylon sighed before
continuing. “The bullet had pierced through Emma’s cardiovascular artery. If it was any other normal person, they
would’ve died on the spot, but Emma managed to shut down her meridian points at the very last minute which
gave her a fighting chance. We’ve already consulted with the best doctors around the world. Unfortunately, they’ve
all agreed that they would not be able to retrieve the bullet via surgery, so we finally decided on using this device to
slowly extricate the bullet. Emma is also consuming a special supplement formulated by our family that helps to
repair her damaged artery, but no one knows how long this process will take. It all depends on Emma’s will to
live…”
Abel finally understood what Waylon and Robert Adelmar meant by “leaving it all up to fate”. If Emma was able to
overcome this brutal process, she would be out of the woods. If she could not, it would mean certain death.
“Emma!” Abel fell to his knees in front of her bed. “Please, I’m begging you. You must hang in there and overcome
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmthis! Our children are still waiting for you… I’m still waiting for you…” he cried.
“Now that you’ve seen her, you may return home, Abel…” Waylon hinted.
“No,” Abel shook his head. “I’m not going anywhere. I’m staying here with Emma until she wakes up!” Abel insisted.
“Emma might not win this battle in the end,” Waylon emphasized again. “There’s no point for you to be here, and
who knows how long this process will take?”
“What do you mean there’s no point?” Abel argued defiantly. “Emma knows I’m here. I’ll give her to support she
needs to overcome this!”
“Don’t forget that you need to be treated urgently too, or your stomach will bleed out anytime soon…” Waylon
reminded him.
“I’m fine. I don’t feel any pain when I’m with Emma,” Abel maintained stubbornly.
“I really cannot win against you,” Waylon sighed, realizing there was no changing Abel’s mind. “Fine, you can stay
here for the next few days. The facilities here are free for to use. Just call a doctor or nurse if you need anything.”
“Thank you, Waylon. I really appreciate this,” Abel thanked him.
“Waylon, I’d like to stay here too,” Benjamin said suddenly. “Could you please persuade Master Adelmar on my
behalf?”
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