Chapter 321 – Love Entangled with Her Unconscious Husband Novel Free (Volume II)

If Nathan truly loved Adrian, then he would not call him an idiot.

Elyette never called Shea such a thing, and he would get furious if anyone called Shea an idiot.

This was the difference between loving someone and not loving someone.

“There’s an old saying in Aryadelle that you never see a good person standing by the bed of someone with an old illness. I think Adrian’s family probably does love him. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have spent all that money and effort to treat his illness.” Averie took a sip of water, then readjusted her mindset.

“I suppose that’s true. Either way, his family still shouldn’t be letting out their frustrations on you.”

“I was the one who didn’t explain things to them well enough before the surgery. They were under the impression that I could help Adrian return to normal.” Averie lowered her gaze and looked at Adrian. “Perhaps I said something that made them misunderstand.”

“Their expectations were too high. It would already be a great outcome if Adrian’s condition improves slightly,” said the nurse as she comforted Averie. “Don’t stoop to their level, Doctor Tate. By the way, don’t forget to collect the payment for the surgery.”

Averie had only collected a deposit from Adrian’s family. They had agreed to pay the rest after the surgery.

However, judging by their attitude, Averie had no plans to collect the rest of the payment. Back when she agreed to take on Adrian’s surgery, it was not wholly because of the money, but also for Shea.

After Averie sat in the room for a while, the patient on the bed suddenly opened his eyes.

Averie shifted her gaze from her phone and met Adrian’s eyes. “How are you feeling, Adrian?” she asked gently as she put her phone down. “Your head might hurt a little, but that’s normal. Can you hear me?” Adrian gazed at her face and very quickly responded. Not only did he nod his head, but he also managed to hoarsely say ‘yes’.”When His Eyes open” Averie looked at his eyes and expression. She did not think he was an idiot ated all. His reaction was about the same as Shea’s back then.

Apart from once calling Shea an idiot in the heat of a moment during a fight with Elyette, she had never seen Shea as an idiot.

“I’m your attending doctor. My name is Averie Tate.” Averie was introducing herself to him because she never had the chance to do so with Shea before.

If she could turn back time, she wished that she could have said these words the moment after Shea woke up from surgery and made her feel safe.

“Let me know if you don’t feel well. If I’m not here, then you can tell whoever is around about it and ask them to inform me.” Averie held Adrian’s cold hand, then added, “I’ll do my best to help you.” The space between Adrian’s brows relaxed and he once again responded to Averie. “If you’re feeling dizzy, you can close your eyes and get some rest,” Averie continued after noticing he was a little quiet.

Adrian shook his head and kept his clear, glistening eyes fixed on her.

Averie flashed a polite smile at first, but his extended staring made her feel slightly embarrassed. “What are you thinking about, Adrian?” she asked. Adrian hesitated, then asked, “My name is… Adrian?” “That’s right. Your name is Adrian White.

You’re sick, so your family asked me to treat your illness,” Averie explained patiently. “Your head might hurt right now or your mind might occasionally go blank. Don’t worry. Things will get better gradually.” Adrian’s lips parted, then he said hoarsely, “Thank you.”

At the doorway to the room, Nathan was stunned to see the scene before him.

Adrian had woken up twice before. He did not seem to be able to hear anything the first time and had no reaction. He could hear the second time, but his eyes were blank and he ignored everyone. He did not expect him to wake up this time and be able to speak.

“Adrian! My dear boy!” Nathan rushed into the room and shoved Averie aside. Averie did not feel any respect from this man at all.

It was as if he wanted to kick her out of the room.

She stared at the man’s profile and wanted to say something, but her reason stopped her from doing so

She felt bad for Adrian, but she had no connection to him at all. Once she was finished with his surgery and his family was happy with the results, her job here was done.

“I was wrong about you earlier, Doctor Tate!” After Nathan got a response from Adrian, he immediately turned around and said emotionally, “Adrian understood when I called out to him. This is a huge improvement! I’ll wire over the remaining payment to you in three days, Doctor Tate. As for the follow up… If Adrian doesn’t have any other incurable diseases, then we don’t bother you again.”

Averie was stunned. Nathan was saying that once they paid her off, whatever happens to Adrian in the future had nothing to do with her anymore. He also meant for her not to bother them again. However, Averie really wanted to know how Adrian would recover.

“I don’t need the rest of the payment, Mr. White. I just need you to allow me to pay him follow -up visits later on. This is our professional habit as doctors,” Averie said.

“Are you this responsible toward every one of your patients, Doctor Tate?” Nathan flashed a meaningful smile. “If I receive your call in the future, then of course I will answer it. However, please don’t blame me if I get too busy to pick up your calls!” Averie found the smile of his face to be slightly sinister.

She always gave people the benefit of the doubt, but there was something about Nathan that made shivers run down her spine. He was basically telling her that he would never answer her calls no matter how much she tried.

She did not understand why he would not let her make follow-up visits.

Could Nathan somehow guarantee that Adrian’s illness would not cause problems again in the future? If it truly was in Adrian’s best interest, then he would never be this disrespectful toward his son’s attending doctor.

Averie was livid and wanted to chastise him, but she held back her rage when she saw Adrian on the bed from the corner of her eye. It was fine. She had the White family’s home address, so she could just pay Adrian a visit there later. Within half an hour of leaving the hospital, Averie received a notification on her phone about a new deposit into her bank account.

She had received the rest of the surgical fees from Nathan. Her fingers clenched tightly around her phone as she stared at the amount of money. What a strange family the Whites were!

They were extremely respectful toward her before the surgery. They went with everything she said, as if afraid that she would refuse to treat Adrian’s illness. However, their attitudes took a shocking turn after the surgery.

Averie decided that she absolutely had to make a follow-up visit to the White’s family home to check on Adrian in the future. She did not believe that they would refuse to let her into the house.

When she returned home, Mrs. Cooper saw her long face and asked worriedly, “What’s wrong, Averie? Is the patient not doing well?”

Averie shook her head. “He’s doing pretty well, but there’s something off about his family. “You’re a doctor. You just need to focus on your patient. Whether or not there’s something off about his family has nothing to do with you. You’d be exhausted if you also had to care about your patients’ families!” said Mrs. Cooper.

“Spending all of that money to hire you for the surgery must mean that they really care about the patient, right? Even if they don’t love him, they probably aren’t abusing him,” she added. “I suppose so. I was probably just overthinking it.” Averie smiled, then said, “I wonder if it’s because I miss Shea so much. I keep thinking that this patient is so similar to her. What’s even weirder is that his father reminds me of Elyette.”

Averie was just kidding around, but Mrs. Cooper’s expression turned slightly unnatural after she heard what she said. Mrs. Cooper froze for a moment, then forced a smile and said, “Maybe you’re not just missing Shea, but Master Elyette, too. Since your work here is done, can we go back to Aryadelle now?”

Averie did not feel like returning so soon.

There was not much to worry about after Hayden and Layla went back to school. Besides, she had spent too much energy on the surgery the past few days, so she was exhausted.

She wanted to take a break, then think about returning to Aryadelle. Otherwise, if she rushed back now, she would only end up cooped up resting at home.

“You can take a break first if you’re too tired. I’m not in a hurry to go back.” Mrs. Cooper was especially talented at reading faces. “I’m just beginning to miss Hayden and Layla, that’s all. My heart feels empty even when I don’t see them for just a day.” “I know. I miss them, too, but I’ve been too tired the past few days. Let’s head back after a couple of days of rest,” Averie said, coming to a compromise. She could not continue to delay her return just to avoid Elyette.

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