Let's Get Married

Chapter 681: A Sign of Awakening

Karl thinks that Adonis might not be able to hear him, so he raises his voice.

But Adonis only shakes his head. He can't speak clearly with the feeding tube. However, he still tries his best to say, "I ... I know. You do ... not have to hide it from me."

Karl knows Adonis has known about his illness. But seeing him speak calmly with difficulty, Karl feels very bad. He doesn't want to tell Adonis the cold and ruthless truth, so he just comforts him. "Grandpa, don't worry. We'll get a way. If you don't feel well, just tell me. Don't think too much. You can't be stressed out."

"I'm not." Adonis shakes his head slightly. But people wouldn't notice it if they don't look carefully. However, he is almost struggling to make such a small movement. "I'm satisfied."

Karl almost bursts into tears. But he manages to hold it back. "Grandpa, don't say that. Let's calm down. The most important thing right now is to stay positive."

Adonis nods and doesn't say anything. Every time he speaks, he feels his nose uncomfortable because of the feeding tube.

Karl stays in the ward for a while and leaves with Amelia when she returns.

Only Adonis and the nurse are left in the ward. Amelia is worried, so she doesn't walk too far. She stands at the door and holds Karl's hand. Her eyes turn red. "Doctor Karl, is there no way for Adonis to recover?"

Everyone has tensed up because of Adonis’ illness. And Amelia is the most heartbroken person, because the man lying on the bed is her father, her closest family member.

Karl couldn't look at the tears in her eyes. He feels so bad for her. "I ... I will try my best, Auntie."

He wants to say something to comfort her as usual, but he suddenly remembers his conversation with the attending doctor. He should stop giving them hopes. The patient and his family have the right to know the progression of his illness.

If he keeps hiding it, it will only make it harder for them to accept the result.

Thinking of this, Karl swallows the words and says something else. "The medical team in charge is working hard. But you'd better get prepared for the result."

Amelia's tears fall. She lets go of his hand and wipes her face quickly. "My father has been well. He used to be so healthy. How does he end up like this?"

"He's getting old. Any illness would be serious to him. Besides, he didn't notice anything from the previous examination. Now, it's deteriorating too fast."

Amelia sighs. She doesn't know what else she could do. She lowers her head like a soldier who has just been defeated on the battlefield. "I know it. Thank you, and please think of some way..."

"Don't worry, Auntie. We will."

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"Alright."

Karl watches Amelia return to the ward. He could feel her depression through the door.

Every day, he sees patients struggling on the verge of death. Although he's a doctor who could save them, he still can't escape from the shadow of death.

No one could stay indifferent when seeing others dying. They could only try their best not to think about it and tell themselves that people are born to die.

Karl does not stand at the door for too long. He returns to his office. In such a large hospital, only this small place truly belongs to him.

He could temporarily get relaxed here. He doesn't need to think too much and he could just be himself.

Unfortunately, he doesn't rest for too long this time. The next second, the phone on his desk rings.

...

Karl picks it up and sounds extremely exhausted. "What happened?"

"Mr. Karl, we found that Ms. Eunice's left index finger moved when we were rounding. She seems to be conscious. Please come over and take a look!"

Karl's exhaustion is wiped gently away by the news. He stands up and walks out with his white coat. "Keep observing. I'm coming."

It's the first time that Karl has run so fast in the hospital. It only takes him three minutes to reach Eunice's ward.

The room is filled with all the doctors in charge. Even the nurses have come too.

Karl doesn't care about anything else. He pushes them away and gets inside the crowd.

"Mr. Karl, you're here." Lorraine is a little panicked when she sees so many people here. She wants to say something, but Karl raises his hand to interrupt her. "Auntie, please wait a moment. I need to examine Eunice now."

Lorraine walks to the side and says, "Alright, OK!"

Without saying a word, Karl bends down and opens Eunice's eyes. They show that she's still unconscious. He carefully checks her pupils, ECG, blood pressure, and so on. There is nothing unusual about them, apart from the violent fluctuations in her brain waves.

"Who saw her fingers moving?" Karl stands up and asks the doctors beside him.

A doctor who looks under forty raises his hand and says, "Me."

"Tell me about what happened at that time."

"I was rounding and I just wanted to see the patient's physical condition and the records. However, when I got close to her hand, her left index finger moved. My eyes won't deceive me. It did move."

The doctor seems a little nervous, and he doesn't get to the point. Karl frowns. "How did it move?"

The doctor thinks for a moment, then he raises his hand. As he thinks about the scene, he repeats the same action. "Like this."

He keeps his fingers straight and then raises his index finger a little. Then he lets it fall quickly. It's more like a jump than a movement.

But whether it was moving or jumping, it's good news for Karl.

If her brain waves did not fluctuate, it means she was physically twitching. However, the fluctuations of the brain waves with the movements of her fingers together become a sign of awakening. It proves that she has been conscious for a short while.

"Very well, you guys keep observing her, especially the EEG data. You must pay attention to it all the time. Just connect it to the display screen of the nurses' station. If this happens again, you must report it as soon as possible." After Karl finishes speaking, he looks at the doctors behind him and says, "Let's go and discuss the new plan. It seems that it's time to adjust it."

Lorraine is confused when she hears them talking. She asks uncertainly, "Mr. Karl, do you mean that Eunice is conscious?"

"Just for a moment. But it's good for the following treatment. Auntie, don't worry. It's a good thing."