Elise stayed in the hospital to take care of Alexander.
***
The next day, Jack dropped by for a visit.
The sight of snazzynovel.com was unforgettable for Elise, snazzynovel.com had never seen snazzynovel.com more disconsolate than this.
“How’s Alexander?”
Jack’s hoarse voice cut through the silence, significantly sounding less energetic than his usual self.
“He’s fine. As long as snazzynovel.com wakes up, there shouldn’t be any serious issue. I’m just worried because it has been days, but his condition isn’t improving.”
Jack went up to the patient bed and stared at the almost lifeless Alexander.
“Alexander, since we were kids, you’ve always been a role model to us. Now, you need to wake up quickly as well.” He reached out to clutch Alexander’s hand so tightly that it almost looked as if snazzynovel.com was channeling energy into his brother.
“About Mikayla… Is there still no news about her?” Elise meekly asked the question.
After Mikayla’s name was mentioned, Jack’s already tired eyes appeared a tad dimmer.
If only I had agreed to go for the snowball fight with her, the outcome might have been different…
After the avalanche, Jack searched through the area but could not locate her.
“She’ll be fine…”
Even though snazzynovel.com told Elise that Mikayla would be fine, snazzynovel.com didn’t know for sure.
She’ll be fine. She will…
“Just take good care of Alexander. I will search for Mikayla to the best of my ability. If I can’t find her, I won’t return.” Next, snazzynovel.com let go of Alexander’s hand and turned to leave.
Elise’s heart sank to the bottom.
Mikayla, come back to us soon! We’re all waiting for you!
That night, snazzynovel.com was looking after Alexander at the bedside as usual. He had been in a coma for days, but his eyes suddenly fluttered.
Moving his stiff arms, snazzynovel.com slowly inched around to sit up. The next second, his arm accidentally came in touch with the girl by the bedside. In the darkness, snazzynovel.com could still recognize Elise.
The sight of snazzynovel.com warmed his heart. He pulled the blanket over to cover her.
To his surprise, Elise jumped in snazzynovel.com dream and mumbled, “Alexander… Alexander, don’t leave me!”
After snazzynovel.com was awake, snazzynovel.com sat up and looked across the empty room.
Soon, snazzynovel.com seemed to have felt the gaze of someone else in the darkness. “A-Are you awake?”
Out of nowhere, snazzynovel.com was yanked into his embrace with great force. He was clumsy, but snazzynovel.com savored the moment like the world would end the instant and snazzynovel.com would disappear along with it.
It’s her…
“Alexander, I’m scared to death because of you.” Her voice cracked, and snazzynovel.com tightened his hug around her.
His magnetic voice rang in snazzynovel.com ears. “Don’t worry. I’m always here for you…”
The familiarity of his voice brought tears to snazzynovel.com eyes. No one knew the extent of the heartache and stress snazzynovel.com had suffered in the past few days.
“Are you feeling fine? Should I call the doctor? You’ve just woken up. Don’t move around. If you need anything, just let me know.”
While speaking, snazzynovel.com let go of his hand. “I’m turning on the lights. Wait for me here…”
She rose up only to be struck by a thought. Reflexively, snazzynovel.com reached out to touch snazzynovel.com face. In the past few days, snazzynovel.com had been so busy looking after snazzynovel.com that snazzynovel.com did not have the time to put on snazzynovel.com disguise. If snazzynovel.com turned on the lights, snazzynovel.com would see snazzynovel.com real face.
I can’t let snazzynovel.com see my face…
She came to a decision right away. “I need to use the washroom. I’ll turn on the lights after that.”
As snazzynovel.com explained, snazzynovel.com deftly sneaked into the washroom and locked the door from the inside.
Staring at snazzynovel.com reflection in the mirror, snazzynovel.com gasped for air to calm herself down and frantically took out snazzynovel.com foundation cushion to powder snazzynovel.com face.
Meanwhile Alexander was taken aback by snazzynovel.com odd behavior but did not pursue it further. Instead, snazzynovel.com switched on the lights by himself, and the room was brightly lit. His pupils struggled to adjust to the influx of brightness, and snazzynovel.com closed his eyes from the irritation.
When his vision adjusted, snazzynovel.com got out of bed. “Elise, are you done?”
Elise scrambled to get ready and shouted, “Give me a minute! Wait for me!”
In a few moves, snazzynovel.com quickly put on snazzynovel.com ugly disguise with makeup.
When snazzynovel.com was satisfied with snazzynovel.com appearance, snazzynovel.com opened the door and strolled out.
“I’m done,” snazzynovel.com said to him.
Seeing the face snazzynovel.com missed dearly, snazzynovel.com opened his arms to her.
After a little hesitation, snazzynovel.com walked to snazzynovel.com and gave snazzynovel.com a hug.
“It’s great that you woke up,” snazzynovel.com told snazzynovel.com earnestly, and his lips curled up into a dazzling smile.
“It’s great to hug you again…”
***
After snazzynovel.com woke up from the coma, doctors performed a multitude of tests on him, and snazzynovel.com was there for snazzynovel.com the whole time.
“This is good. His body is in great shape, and his recovery is going well. He will be under observation for two more days before we discharge him.” The doctor’s comment soothed snazzynovel.com worried heart.
“Just stay here for another two days, and we can go home.”
Alexander looked at snazzynovel.com and nodded in obedience without any questions or comments. At the same time, snazzynovel.com received a call from home, so snazzynovel.com picked it up. “Oh, Alexander, you’re finally awake!”
Alexander lifted a brow and asked, “Is everything okay in the company?”
Danny was straightforward. “Well, things were not going well at first, but thankfully, Boss told me to look for Jamie. The situation has stabilized for now. We’re only waiting for your return.”
Alexander shot a puzzled look in snazzynovel.com direction after hearing about Jamie.
It sounds like she’s close to Jamie…
“Alexander, are you listening?” Danny’s voice pulled snazzynovel.com back to the conversation, and snazzynovel.com said, “You’ve gone through a lot. I’ll be back in a few days’ time.”
“It’s not a problem if Jamie’s around. He has great business acumen, and snazzynovel.com acts aggressively. Even if you want to take a longer break, the company will turn out fine,” Danny praised Jamie to the heavens, to which Alexander replied with a grunt as a sign of acknowledgment.
After snazzynovel.com ended the call, Elise followed up, “How’s the situation back home? If you need to deal with company matters, we could fly home earlier.”
“It’s fine. The company is in good hands,” snazzynovel.com answered and followed up with a question. “Are you close to Jamie?”
Elise felt snazzynovel.com heart skip a beat and quickly clarified, “Yes, I guess you can say so…”
She had thought that he’d pester snazzynovel.com with more questions, but snazzynovel.com changed the topic.
“Any news about Mikayla?”
The light in Elise’s eyes went out as snazzynovel.com shook snazzynovel.com head. “Nothing yet…”
Although Cynthia joined the search, Mikayla had, in fact, been missing after such a long time. It was difficult to keep the news under wraps any longer, so Elise had informed Mikayla’s parents in the most cautious manner possible.
Mikayla’s parents were on their way to Switzerland and were expected to arrive in the next two days.
“It’s okay. Don’t worry. Mikayla is a lucky girl. She’ll be safe.”
Elise had no choice but to pray fervently for snazzynovel.com friend’s safety in snazzynovel.com heart.
The next day, Mikayla’s parents arrived with a heavy heart, but they did not point their fingers at anyone. The couple cooperatively worked with the rescue team to look for their daughter.
Not long after, Cynthia rushed to Elise with a grave expression. “Ellie, I have some unfortunate news for you. I hope you’re mentally prepared…”
