Chapter 726


    "Ah!" Vera was startled and screamed while getting up to help. "Minerva, are you okay?"


    That violent reaction from her threw everyone for a loop. Her face was pale from the vomiting; she


    couldn''t even straighten her back. Her forehead was beaded with sweat.


    Minerva was not looking good.


    Juliette, who was standing at the side, noticed this but kept silent. She turned around and went


    straight to call the doctor.


    "I''m sorry, Minerva. Did I feed you too quickly, I''m sorry... I didn''t take into ount that you''d just


    woken up. I should have slowed down." After Vera helped her up, she started tearing up.


    Minerva''s breathing was shallow as she leaned on the pillow and panted heavily. She was obviously


    struggling to breathe. Vera could only ce an arm on her back and pat her lightly. "I''m really sorry.


    I''ll pour you a ss of water, okay?"


    "Let her rest for a while." Quill frowned at the scene, and got the janitors outside to clean up the


    mess. Soon, Juliette came with the doctor in tow. The ward was buzzing with activity.


    Minerva looked at the person in front of her.


    Vera''s eyes were watery and her face was full of guilt and restlessness.


    Quill, beside her, also looked a little pale. He looked like he had aged in just a few days; he looked


    worse than before.


    Juliette told the doctor what had happened and the doctor checked Minerva''s condition. Then, he


    spoke to them sincerely.


    She felt her ears buzzing. After she threw up, she felt very tired. Her body was too weak. Sheid


    back on the bed and said softly, "I want to rest alone for a while."


    Everyone was dumbfounded.


    Vera sniffed and asked, "Will you be alright alone?"


    Quill nced at her seriously, paused for a while, then said, "Leave her be."


    After that, he went out of the ward.


    Vera nced at Juliette, still hesitating. She shot her a look, then the two of them went out together


    and closed the door behind them.


    After they went out, Vera immediately became anxious.


    "Why? She''s very poorly now. If we leave her alone inside..."


    "Don''t worry." Juliette exined, "Miss Minerva is an adult. She''ll change when we don''t pamper


    her."


    "But you saw what happened this time. Do you know how big of an impact it had on her?"


    "Precisely because it had such a huge impact on her, she needs to have a change of mind. She''s


    doing everything she can to convince herself because she can''t ept Young Master Yardley''s


    death. This... is even more difficult than just epting it. Do you understand? It''s difficult but... at


    the same time, it''ll be easy if shees around."


    Life was just this cruel sometimes.


    But weren''t they all the same? Some would resort to anything forfort, even if it was all lies,


    because thatfort was easier to ept than the truth.All rights ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Maybe a person''s whole life consisted of them consoling themselves and getting by with that fake


    comfort.


    Vera didn''t say anything. She leaned against the door and looked at Minerva through the window.


    She really hoped that she woulde around and regain her cheer quickly.


    Minerva slept for a long time. When she woke up, her eyes were hollow. Vera prepared hot oatmeal


    for her again. This time, Vera only fed her half of a small bowl of food. Every time she took a bite,


    Vera would carefully observe her reaction before feeding her again.


    "I''m fine. What happened in the morning was an ident. It won''t happen again," Minerva


    reassured her


    Even if it did happen, she would not let these people, who cared about her, see her in that state.


    "Really? I''m worried that your stomach is upset. If you feel any difort, please tell me," Vera


    pleaded.


    "Alright," Minerva replied.


    After the oatmeal was nearly all gone, Vera cleared it away. She told Minerva that she''d feed her


    again once she made some headway in recovery. When she heard her request to meet Quill, Vera


    went wide-eyed right away.


    "Your brother, he..."


    "I just want to ask him if he has found Maddox. Vera, you don''t need to stop me like that," said


    Minerva.


    Vera felt a little relieved when she heard how calm she sounded, so she went to ask Quill to enter


    the ward.


    When he arrived, he went straight to the point.


    "We haven''t found him yet, but we still have people out searching for him. Minerva, Maddox has not


    been found yet. Do you understand my meaning?" He asked.


    She nodded. He didn''t know whether she really understood.


    After a long time, she let out a bitterugh. "Quill, I know what you''re trying to say. No news is good


    news. It means that... there''s still a chance of him being alive, right?"


    Since she had said what he didn''t dare to, he could only nod.


    "I know it''s better that he''s missing than to see his corpse with my own eyes. This way, there''s still a


    glimpse of hope... I know that nothing will happen to Maddox. So many people survived. Luck will


    be on his side. Am I right, Quill?"


    As she asked that, she raised her head and looked at him, seeking his acknowledgment.


    He didn''t know what to say in reply; he could only nod his head obediently.


    After a long while, he walked forward and gently patted her head. He said softly, "Minerva, I''m very


    happy that you''re optimistic. Do you know that you''re already pregnant?"


    Minerva''s lips twitched. She lowered her eyes and looked at her lower abdomen. "I suspected as


    much."


    "I had a hunch before, but I wasn''t sure. I wanted Maddox... to bring me for a checkup after the


    wedding. If I''m really pregnant, then... we''ll take it as a wedding gift from me to him," she continued.


    When she spoke, a warm smile appeared on her face. "He''ll definitely be delighted to know that I''m


    pregnant. Quill... If this news is released to the public, do you think he''lle back earlier?"


    He answered, "He will."


    "Well then, I''ll be waiting for him over here. I''ll leave the matter of my pregnancy to you," Minerva


    said.


    "You can rest assured." He clenched his fists, looking at his sister resolutely. "As long as he still


    walks this earth, I will definitely find him for you. I''ll have hime back to you safe and sound."


    Of course, he left something unsaid... If Maddox was no longer in this world, what could he do?


    "Quill, I''ll keep it in mind. You must keep your promise."


    She thought to herself, "Maddox, you have to keep your promise too. Just as you promised me


    before, you have to give me a surprise."


    "I believe that you''re still alive, safe and sound. I''m waiting for your surprise."


    In the following days, she recuperated in the hospital. At first, Quill stayed there everyday, but since


    there were many things in Hidalgo that he needed to deal with, he returned. Upon his return to the


    country, he discovered something even more problematic on the horizon.


    It was Beanie.


    Because Minerva knew that the media would be present at the wedding, and she didn''t want Beanie


    to be harassed by the media, she didn''t allow him to attend the wedding.