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Without Brandon’s approval, no one dared to let Frank into his ward, even if he was one of the top
doctors.
Frank didn’t have a choice. He waited impatiently in the hospital for a long time until Sean called him
back. “What’s the matter, Dr. Watson?” Sean asked in concern as he just checked his call log and
found that Frank had called him many times.
“Tell the person in charge to let me in. I want to see Brandon,” Frank snapped impatiently. He then
handed his phone begrudgingly to the person in charge of the hospital, who was keeping him out of the
ward.
After a word with Sean, the person in charge allowed Frank entry and roughly caught him up with
Brandon’s condition.
Frank looked worried after hearing about Brandon’s condition. He pushed the door open and rushed in.
He had expected Brandon to be in aa. However, he saw two people kissing intimately instead.
He was stunned and quickly looked away. He frowned and scolded, “Brandon! You are injured. Please
be more mindful of your own health!”
Natalie got out of Brandon’s arms in a hurry. She covered her red face and stood next to the edge of
the bed. “Frank, why are you here?” she asked awkwardly.
“He must have seen the news,” Brandon hazarded a guess. He leaned calmly against a pillow and said
patiently, “Frank, I’m fine.”
Frank looked slightly annoyed and nagged, “Last time, you were admitted because your memory was
affected by drugs. This time, you are suffering from a concussion. I’m afraid that you will need further
head scans to check if there are any problems that may be missed during the general examination.”
“It has been a while since he was drugged. Is there anything wrong with his head now?” Natalie asked
worriedly. The nervous look on Frank’s face gave Natalie the idea that something might be wrong.
Feeling her anxiety rising, she pushed, “Frank, are you keeping something from us?”
“Well…” Frank hesitated. He had never lied to Natalie before. However, when he saw the threat in
Brandon’s eyes, he coughed and assured Natalie, “No, there’s nothing wrong. I was just worried about
Brandon. I’ve recently acquired some advanced medical instruments in my hospital and thought that I
can give Brandon a more thorough check-up.”
Natalie looked at Brandon coldly and pouted, “I saw you winking at Frank just now. Are you two hiding
something from me?”
Brandon immediately sat upright and tried to exin, “I was just blinking my eyes because they were
sore.”
Frank quickly supported Brandon, “Natalie, if anything happens to Brandon, I’ll let you know
immediately.”
Natalie was still skeptical, but she did not have any evidence to prove her doubts. Brendan’s heart
softened as he looked at Natalie’s disappointed expression.
Brandon smiled softly and patted her head. “I was in a hurry to find you and I haven’t had dinner yet.
I’m so hungry now. I want to eat something,” he hinted to Natalie in a low voice and looked at her with
his puppy eyes.
Natalie nodded readily, but then she realized how strange it was since he seldom asked for anything.
“Is there anything you’d like to it?” Natalie prodded with a sweet smile.
She had a nagging suspicion that Brandon wanted her to leave because he had something private to
discuss with Frank.
This feeling had been with her for a long time now. Whenever Brandon and Frank were in the same
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room together, they always acted suspiciously.
Brandon had no appetite, and this was his way to distract Natalie anyway, so he said, “The doctor told
me not to eat anything for the night. I’m supposed to have some tests tomorrow morning with an empty
stomach. But I would like it if you cooked something for me for tomorrow’s breakfast after the tests.
Why don’t you go home and get a proper rest? You cane back in the morning with my breakfast.”
“Oh, I see,” Natalie said in a pointed tone, making no move to exit the room. When Brandon looked up,
he caught a faint smile dancing on her lips.
“What’s wrong?” He sat up straight, his chest tightening inexplicably.
The atmosphere in the room grew tense. In the blink of an eye, Natalie’s expression turned serious,
and she whirled around to stare at Frank. “Tell me the truth! What the hell are you two hiding from me?”
Brandon stole a nervous nce at the other man.
Frank was a clever guy, and he knew how to get a hint. When he replied, his tone was so sincere that
anyone would have easily believed his lies. “I promise, we are not hiding anything from you. People are
naturally vulnerable when they are ill or injured, and Brandon is especially so after he got hurt in the
head. Mood swings and changes of habits happen, and he just needs particr care to recuperate.”
“Very good,” Natalie said, her smile reappearing. Although her voice was light, there was a vehemence
to her words. “If I find out that you and Brandon lied to me, I definitely won’t let you off.”
She could tell that Frank was lying, but she just couldn’t prove it.
As for Frank, his back broke out in cold sweat, and his heart thundered frantically inside his chest.
Tiptoeing around this couple was as challenging as performing the most delicate surgery on a dying
patient. It was all he could do not to cave in to the pressure.
Still, he persevered. Frank took a deep breath and buried the secret in his heart. “Don’t worry. I am a
doctor. Why would I lie about a patient’s condition?”
Still smiling, Natalie stared long and hard at Frank, and then at Brandon. “All right. I believe you. I’ll go
and arrange for a leave of absence at the studio. Have a good rest, Brandon.”
“Be careful on your way,” her husband replied eagerly. “Call me when you get home.”
“Okay, don’t spend too much time talking to Frank. The doctor said you need plenty of rest.” Doubt
shed in Natalie’s eyes, but it was gone in the next second. She bid goodbye to Frank, and then left
the ward.
Frank watched her go, and immediately closed the door when she disappeared down the corridor. He
leaned against the door and heaved a long sigh. “Your wife sure is a tricky one.”
“Natalie is a smart woman. We won’t be able to hide it from her forever. How long do I still have?”
Brandon didn’t look like a man suffering from the debilitating pain of disease. If anything, he looked…
serene.
“Don’t say such horrible words,” Frank admonished, his face darkening. “I’ve checked your X-rays and
medical records. They look fine.”
“There is one thing, though,” Brandon said slowly. “I’m not sure if it’s good or bad, but the two years’
worth of memory that I lost ising back to me bit by bit.”
Frank was surprised to hear this. He hurried over to Brandon’s side and asked, “How do you feel? The
human brain is truly an enigma. Perhaps the impact from the blow you just suffered might bring back
your lost memories. You’ll have to keep an eye on your b*ody and watch out for headaches. Your case
is one of a kind. I’m afraid I can’t give a diagnosis so easily. I need more information.”
“Actually, I no longer experience a headache whenever I try to recall the past,” Brandon exined, his
brows furrowed. “But what about those side effects that you mentioned before?”
Frank mustered a bitter smile. “Look at you, acting all frightened for once. You’ve always been so
fearless.”
Brandon said nothing.
Frank was right—he had been fearless in the past. But when Natalie appeared in his life, he suddenly
had a formidable weakness. His heart broke at the mere thought of her weeping for him.
Frank reached out and patted him on the shoulder. “Based on your current condition, chances are high
that you wouldpletely recover from your amnesia. Of course, there is no way of knowing what the
future holds, but all the information and results we have on hand show that you are fine. Don’t worry
too much.”
Brandon smiled at that, but then his eyes were arrested on a lipstick mark on the cor of Frank’s shirt.
“So, you can dally around with women, after all. Why is it that you still don’t have a girlfriend?”