When There Is Nothing Left But Love Chapter 1248


    “Stop talking right now!” John turned away abruptly. “I’ll go talk to the doctors about the recovery


    process. You have a good rest!”


    “John…”


    Even as I doubled over and coughed, John pretended as though he hadn’t heard me. He quickened his


    footsteps and disappeared out of the door in a matter of seconds.


    I stared at the door, hoping that he might change his mind and return. However, he left and didn’te


    back.


    I sighed deeply and stared gloomily at the ceiling. Myst bit of hope had disappeared.


    Eventually, I drifted off to sleep.


    A long whileter, I detected a bright light shining above me. I opened my eyes slightly to see what it


    was.


    What I saw was the snow-white fabric of a doctor’s coat. Apparently, a doctor was changing my


    medication.


    rm bells sounded in my head, and I snapped awake immediately. The biggest hospital in M County


    would never trouble a doctor to change a patient’s medication by themselves!


    “Who the hell are you…!” I struggled to open my eyes and see who it was. However, my vision


    remained dismally blurry.


    When he heard me, the person who was changing my medication stumbled backward. When my vision


    finally cleared, I could only see the door swinging shut after him. There were way too many people here


    who were after my life. Even though I knew my days were numbered, I didn’t want to go before my


    time. I hung on and shouted for help as loudly as I could.


    “Is anyone there? Please help…”


    By the time John returned with the doctors and nurses, I had already wormed my way to the side of the


    bed, and was a few inches from falling right off.


    “What’s going on? Didn’t I tell you not to move around? What do you think you’re doing?”


    Summoning up what was left of my energy, I grabbed hold of John’s arm and shot a look at the infusion


    bottle. “The medication…someone touched it…”


    Before I could finish my sentence, I copsed in John’s arms and lost consciousness again.


    I finally woke up three hourster, feeling much more energetic than before.


    When he saw that I was awake, Ashton quickly ran to my bedside. It had only been a few days since


    west saw each other, but his cheeks were covered with ck stubble, and his eyes looked horribly


    sunken. He looked as though he had aged ten years overnight.


    “You’re awake! Are you hungry? Do you want to eat anything?” Ashton’s voice sounded a little hoarse.


    Perhaps it was just my imagination, but he sounded as though he had been crying.


    “I’m not hungry,” I replied, reaching out a hand to caress his cheeks. “You haven’t been taking good


    care of yourself, have you?”


    Ashton’s eyes still looked rather wet, but he stered a smile onto his face and said, “I’m fine. Thank


    goodness you’re awake. Don’t worry, we’ve nearly figured out where the child is. Throw your energy


    into recuperating. Do as John says and stay put for now.”


    “I feel much better now.” Ashton gave me the courage to face every challenge in life. I sat up and


    leaned against the headboard, feeling my headache lessen by almost half. Even my vision was getting


    clearer by the second.


    I turned to John and asked, “Have you discovered who it was that tried changing my medication?”


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    “It was George from the Thoracic Surgery Department. Thank goodness you were vignt and


    managed to scare him off! Otherwise, who knows what might have happened to you. We’re


    investigating the rest of the doctors in the hospital now. Whoever is behind this is a very frightening


    person! They even managed to bribe a doctor who has been working here for more than ten years!”


    John looked very agitated, as though he was gearing up to go into battle.


    I nodded my head and didn’t stop him. I had fallen into the person’s trap once when I was giving birth,


    and he had nearly tricked me again today. I couldn’t allow this to happen a third time.


    I asked Ashton, “You said you have new leads about the baby’s whereabouts?”


    “That’s right,” Ashton said, nodding. He cupped my face in his bony hands and tucked a stray strand of


    hair behind my ear. In a gentle voice, as though he didn’t want to startle me, he said, “We’ll find him


    very soon. When the baby returns, you’ll get better too.”


    I knew the matter couldn’t be as simple as it seemed. Stubbornly, I pressed, “What sort of conditions


    did Armondy out?”


    He had done this to me and made sure that Ashton got a good look at his handiwork. Armond was after


    something for sure. He was no longer the same person as before—these days, he spoke only to


    increase the difficulty of the terms he was negotiating.


    Ashton chuckled. Caressing my face, he saidfortingly, “Don’t worry about it, I’ll settle it by myself.


    Just return home with John quietly. I’ll handle the rest.”