Chapter 768 Could You Open Your Eyes And Hold Him


    ''After she wakes up, I''ll help her glow like a mother-to-be again, '' Wesley mused.


    Gifford Li crawled forward towards ir and sat on her leg, looking at the woman who was asleep


    every time he saw her. She wasn''t very interesting to him.


    Wesley thought Gifford Li might call ir "Mama." That was doable, but the child made no sound. So


    Wesley patted him on his bottom and urged, "Mama."


    "Mama," Gifford Li called, reaching out his tiny hand to grab ir''s. ir''s hair had grown much longer.


    A few strands had fallen loose, covering her forehead. Wesley tenderly tucked it behind her ear.


    "Honey, our son''s here to see you. You''ve been sleeping a long time. Could you open your eyes and


    hold him?"


    There was no change. She still had her eyes shut, her breathing regr.


    "Honey, the Spring Festival is just around the corner. What are you wanting? Tell me. I''ll buy it for you.


    You said you wanted to buy me a down jacket. You always said I wasn''t wearing enough. If you get up,


    we can go shopping with our son."


    Gifford Li held ir''s finger and shook it. "Mama," he called lightly.


    Wesley stroked his head and said, "Attaboy. Keep saying it. When your mom hears you, she''ll wake


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    up."


    Later, after cing Gifford Li on the sofa, he fetched a basin of water, grabbed a towel and started


    cleaning ir''s body. Meanwhile, he kept an eye on his son.


    Two hourster, carrying Gifford Li, Wesley walked out of the ward and into the attending physician''s


    office.


    "I want to take my wife home," he said simply.


    The doctor thought about it and then replied, "I know. But you don''t have the necessary medical


    equipment at home."


    "My brother''s a surgeon. He''s going to be living with me for some time after his wedding. Tell me what


    kind of equipment we need, and I''ll buy it. He knows med-techs, and they can set it up."


    Niles and Irene were getting married. At Cecelia''s request, he transferred to a hospital up in his


    hometown so he could be closer.


    "Okay. Let''s go over instructions for outpatient care and get her discharged."


    "Thank you, doctor."


    Because ir was home now, Wesley came home every day as soon as he got off work. He also hired


    a family physician and an in-home care specialist.


    Soon after the Spring Festival, Debbie gave birth to Terilynn. When the baby was a month old, Carlos


    held a party to celebrate. Wesley was there, too. He wouldn''t miss it for the world.


    Afterwards, the old gang—Debbie, Curtis, Colleen, Damon, and Adriana—and the new item—Dixon


    and Ga—all flew to Wesley''s hometown to visit ir.


    Joslyn and Hartwell had just visited her, so they didn''te along this time.


    Days came and went. Soon, Gifford Li was a tender 18 months.


    One day, Cecelia and the little guy came upstairs for Wesley. They opened the door to his bedroom


    and saw that he was cleaning ir''s face with a towel. She was still in aa.


    As usual, little Gifford Li ran to ir''s bed and called out, "Mama." Wesley had told him to call ir


    "Mama" every morning, every night before he went to bed, and whenever he saw her.


    "Niles and Irene talking about putting off the wedding until ir wakes up," Cecelia told Wesley.


    That brought Wesley up short. "Okay," he said. ''She''ll wake up soon. She has to, '' he told himself.


    Cecelia med herself every day ever since ir got shot. "This wouldn''t have happened if I had been


    with her. It''s my fault."


    She had the same nightmare every night. Every time she closed her eyes, she could see ir, covered


    in blood, a pool of red spreading underneath.


    "Not your fault. I should have protected her." Wesley had lost count of how many times he said this.


    Guilt and shame ate at him. For more than ten years, he was known as a hero. Yet, in the end, he


    couldn''t even protect his own woman. Instead, she had been wounded protecting him.


    Tears streaked down Cecelia''s cheeks. Wesley continued washing ir''s face. Keeping an eye on her


    grandson, Cecelia rose from her chair andined, "I hate the Zhuges. They keep trying to fix you


    up with their daughter. It''s nuts! I already have a daughter-inw! Once ir wakes up, I''ll take her by


    the Zhuges'' house to shut them up!"


    Wesley looked at ir, who refused to open her eyes, and then out of the blue, he said, "Since they''re


    so helpful, why blow them off?"


    "Excuse me? You want to go out with that woman?" Cecelia thought there must be something wrong


    with her ears. "Wesley, if you''re thinking what I''m thinking, cut it out! I''ll disown you if you cheat on ir!


    I won''t have a son like that!"


    Wesley dropped the towel into the basin and looked at his son ponderously. "Gifford."


    The imp looked up at him and then went back to ying with his toy.


    "Do you want a new mommy?" he asked the little guy.


    "A no mommy?" Gifford Li wasn''t quite articte yet. "Yes. We need a new one. This one just isn''t


    doing it.


    I''ll find you a new, more beautiful mommy. Okay?"


    Furious, Cecelia raised a hand and was going to hit Wesley in the back of the head when he put one


    finger to his lips to shush her.


    Gifford Li didn''t understand what Wesley meant. "Why?" he asked.


    "She keeps sleeping and doesn''t even open her eyes to look at you. We don''t want her anymore."


    Then a smug smile stole over Wesley''s face. He saw ir''s finger twitch.


    "Oh," Gifford Li responded, still confused.


    Wesley stood up and gathered him up with one arm. "Let''s go meet your new mom."


    Cecelia was also perplexed. But Wesley took her outside the room.


    ir was in the middle of a dream. A long one. She saw many people in her dream. And she was with


    her parents again.


    They lived in a beautiful ce. And it was just the three of them there. They were very happy.


    Then one day, a chubby little guy came into their life. He looked exactly like her, and he even called her


    "Mama."


    She liked this little guy, because he looked like her, and acted like Wesley.


    ''Wesley!''


    Only then did she remember Wesley.


    She had lost her Wesley! She started looking for him everywhere, going up streets, and down alleys.


    Her utopia was now far away, barely visible on the horizon. But she couldn''t find him anywhere.


    The Chubby Monkey followed her around.


    After more searching, ir was exhausted. She kept hearing voices, but she couldn''t figure out where


    they wereing from. Joslyn and Debbie were calling her. Cecelia was crying. The Chubby Monkey


    was saying good night to her. But where was Wesley?


    She kept walking and searching until she reached the end of the world. Ahead was a huge ck hole,


    through which she saw Wesley.


    The Chubby Monkey ran into his arms immediately.


    Then she heard Wesley promise him they would find him a new mom, because ir wouldn''t even


    open her eyes to look at him.