Abigail stayed by Lulu’s bed while the latter was still asleep with sedatives.
“You can rest now that the surgery is over, ma’am,” Eagle told Abigail. “I’ll keep an eye on her.”
After all, Abigail had been standing outside ever since Lulu was wheeled into the operating room, never stepping away once.
And now that the surgery was over and Lulu was taken back to her ward, Abigail was still glued to her-it would definitely be wearing Abigail out.
“I’m fine,” Abigail told him. “I’ll only have peace of mind when I see her wake up—I’m all she has left without anyone else around her. I won’t let her feel lonely and helpless now.”
“Yes, ma’am,” Eagle said, lowering his head.
Lulu woke up in the middle of the night, with Abigail having fallen asleep beside her bed.
“Abigail…”
Abigail quickly took Lulu’s hand. “I’m here. The surgery was a success-you have nothing to worry about.”
“Yeah,” Lulu replied, staring at Abigail. “I’m very thirsty…”
Abigail poured her a glass of water since Lulu had to lie down and refrain from moving, and she felt much relieved from her parched throat after having a drink.
“I’m done with my first surgery. When are you going home?” Lulu asked then.
“I’ll book a plane ticket in a couple days,” Abigail told her.
Abigail was still in a dilemma—she had to find someone reliable to take care of Lulu before she did, and she would feel ill at ease if she asked a stranger.
She wanted to ask Mrs. Watson since she trusted her, but doing so would arouse Zachary’s suspicion.
Though that idea just did not seem right, there was no other option.
“You’re stressing me out if you keep staying here,” Lulu said feebly then.
“Don’t worry and rest,” Abigail told her. “You’re just done with your first surgery-you need to stay healthy for your second.”
Lulu refused to listen. “You’re stressing me out because you keep staying here. I’m concerned your husband would hate me if this drags on—that I’m really taking too much of your time.”
“You worry too much,” Abigail said, patting her hand.
Diarmuid would not get upset over this, since he was not that unreasonable. Moreover, Lulu was there to help her when Abigail was in trouble before, and both of them had supported each other, giving each other their best-they were family even if they were not biologically related.
“Get some rest. Anything else can wait after tomorrow,” Abigail said.
Lulu was feeling tired and fell asleep soon after she closed her eyes.
Eagle arrived with food just then, since Abigail had not been eating while keeping an eye on Lulu.
“I’m surprised you’re that attentive,” she said, looking at Eagle just then.
“You’ve been staying with Ms. Adams since her surgery without eating or drinking,” Eagle replied. “You must be hungry by now.”
Abigail certainly was, and she started stuffing food into her mouth.
She then gestured for Eagle to sit, saying, “You have some too.”
Eagle had been waiting with her throughout Lulu’s surgery as well.
He sat down after some hesitation, when Abigail suddenly looked up at Eagle.
Since she was concerned that she was not at ease with delegating Lulu’s care to some stranger…
But while she found Eagle reliable and competent, she did not know if he was willing to stay.
“Am I out of line, ma’am?” he asked, rising from his chair since he felt a little flustered from Abigail’s stare-he was a paid professional, after all.
Abigail waved him off. “No, sit. You’re not out of line… I just have something to ask of you, but I’m worried you won’t agree to it.”
“Why wouldn’t I?” Eagle replied. “You just have to ask, ma’am.”
“Just sit down for now.” Abigail gestured.
As Eagle sat down again, she explained, “You see, Lulu is very important to me. I’m worried about letting her stay here alone, and I want someone to take care of her. I’d be concerned if it’s some care worker I don’t know, so I’d like you to stay, if that’s alright with you?”
“You’re my employer, ma’am. I’d stay if you ask,” he replied, though his tone sharply changed. “That said, I’m a bodyguard and I have an obligation to keep you safe. Moreover, I’m a man and Ms. Adams is a woman, so it would be inappropriate if I stay…
though I do have an idea.” “What is it?” Abigail asked.
“You might have to pay through your nose for it,” Eagle said.
“Just tell me,” Abigail said-she did not have to worry about money with a backer like Diarmuid.
She was just concerned that Eagle’s idea might not be reliable, and Lulu was very weak at the moment-there must be no slip-
ups.
“There’s this female colleague of mine who is strong and shows a strong sense of duty,” Eagle explained. “However, hiring her is expensive, though I could ask her over if you’re willing to keep an eye on Ms. Adams. She might not be meticulous as a care worker since her expertise is combat, so you can hire a care worker in addition to her so Ms. Adams would have both care and protection. What do you think?”
“Let me think about it,” Abigail replied.
Money was not a problem-the problem was that she did not know a thing about the woman Eagle was talking about, making her no different from a stranger.
On the other hand, it might be ideal if she had Eagle stayed instead and hired an additional care worker as he suggested.
“It’s late, you should get some sleep. There’s no danger here anyway,’ she then told Eagle.
“Yes, ma’am,” Eagle replied and left the room.
Abigail then checked the time and decided Diarmuid would still be awake at the moment.
She walked up to the window and called him, and he picked up soon enough.
“Still awake?” she asked.
Diarmuid’s voice was a little hoarse. “I’m at the office.”
“Are you busy?”
“Yeah.”
Abigail had more to say but decided that he sounded busy, so she said,” Always remember to get some rest.’
“When are you coming home?”
“Soon,” she replied, refraining from giving anything specific to surprise him.
Diarmuid was silent for a while, so Abigail asked, “Do you miss me?”
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