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Chapter 518
“Mom, what should we do now?” Erica asked sullenly.
“Don’t panic. Let me think about what we can do.” Naomi was equally anxious. Should Francis wake up to find the
contents of his will having been replaced, he would most definitely be furious and might divorce Naomi and kick the
mother-daughter pair out of the house.
In one of the corners of the corridor outside, Anastasia was looking at the lounge room with calculative eyes. Just as
she planned, the mother-daughter pair had listened in on the play she had with Dr. Jones. As she knew Naomi’s
greatest fear was her father regaining consciousness, she was fully anticipating what Naomi would do next. If all
went according to her expectations, Naomi would go frantic in trying to prevent Francis from regaining
consciousness.
Pacing around restlessly in the room, Naomi wondered if Anastasia was lying to her. But this is the Presgrave
Hospital! She heard that the doctor treating Francis right now was a global leading neurology specialist. Adding to
that, the hospital had gathered countless skilled doctors. Thus, she couldn’t discount the possibility that Francis
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtwould wake up. However, she couldn’t understand why Anastasia had told the doctor to refrain from telling her
about this. Was it to prevent me from doing something? How dare that girl try to hide this from me? she thought.
Then, the nurse came back in and invited them to visit Francis. Sitting by the bed, Naomi noticed that Francis was
slowly regaining the colors in his face and the mysteriously high-end looking machines, as though they were a
source of life that could wake Francis at any moment, on him. Glancing at these machines, Naomi had the
immediate thought of taking them off Francis to settle this matter quickly. Regardless, they left the ward as soon as
the visitation hours were over.
When they left the ward, they ran into Anastasia, who feigned surprise. “You’re here.”
“How is your father?” Naomi asked deliberately.
“It’s not looking good. The doctor told me the chances of him waking up are miniscule.” Anastasia told them the
truth.
“Don’t you lie to us. Will my dad be waking up or not?” Erica asked with slight anger.
Anastasia’s eyes flickered slightly as she deliberately leaked hints of emotions in her eyes. “Why would I lie to you?
My dad will not be waking up anytime soon.”
Naomi thought that Anastasia was lying to her so that the latter could use Francis to deal with her after he regained
consciousness. Hence, Anastasia told her that her husband would not be waking up anytime soon just so she would
let her guard down. Hmph! I won’t fall for that, she thought. “Then take good care of your father. We’ll come and
visit him tomorrow. There’s something back in the office that requires my presence right now.” Saying that, Naomi
left in a hurry with Erica in
tow.
Looking at the backs of the mother-daughter pair gradually vanishing in sight, Anastasia knew they had taken the
bait. She then took her phone out and dialed Rey’s number. “Rey, please arrange some men for the next phase of
the plan.”
“Don’t worry, Miss Tillman! We’ll keep a close eye on Naomi and Erica the entire time.”
Anastasia knew Naomi would definitely find a way to deal with her father regaining consciousness, yet she hadn’t
the slightesticles on what Naomi would do specifically to harm her father once more. Right now, all Anastasia had
to do was wait for the moment Naomi would strike, and catch her right in the act.
As soon as Naomi and Erica entered their car, they called Alex and told him everything they heard in the hospital,
including the fact Anastasia had lied to them.
“Are you sure that President Tillman will wake up?” Alex asked cautiously.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“We’re not sure. However, we overheard the conversation between Anastasia and that doctor and heard Anastasia
asking the doctor not to tell us the truth! You should know that the doctor-in charge is the world’s leading expert in
neurology!” Erica said in anger,
“Don’t make any moves for now. I’m afraid Anastasia might be planning some sort of trap for us here.” Alex was
planning to be cautious until the end.
Left without any choice, Naomi could only listen to Alex, and stopped thinking up methods to deal with Francis.
Nevertheless, Anastasia had expected this development. Even if Naomi was on guard, the fact that her father
would wake up any moment now was like a ticking bomb in their head, as they would
feel a sense of danger at all times. It would be like a nightmare haunting them at their every waking moment.
Just as Anastasia expected, the seeds of fear had slowly taken their roots in Naomi’s heart, as she could not eat nor
sleep well after she had returned home, fearing she would wake up to hear the news that her husband had
regained consciousness.
That night, Naomi woke up from her sleep in a cold sweat. She then sat up and looked at the pillow beside her. As
the fear in her gradually poisoned her mind, even the sound of a car passing by was enough to cause her to tense
up.
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