Chapter 286 Allen''s Critical Condition


    "Ca, Father is in a critical condition right now and every member of our family are all here to take


    care of him. So I think you have to wait a few days if you want to go back,"


    Noah said in a calm and collected tone. Then, he threw the bloodstained apple into the garbage can


    and pressed on his wound with a piece of tissue.


    He continued, "If you''re really bored, I''ll ask the doctor to examine your injury tomorrow. If the doctor


    says you can leave the hospital, you can go back to my residence first."


    He took another apple to peel when his wound stopped bleeding.


    "My home is close to the hospital. If anything unexpected happened to Father, you coulde over


    here easily," Noah said while he carefully peeled the apple this time.


    As a matter of fact, Ca didn''t care much about the things that Noah had just said. She had been


    worrying about something else. She bit her lower lip a little, sat up straight, looked at him and said,


    "Noah, I want you to discuss something with Father and Mother, would that be okay?"


    "What''s wrong?" Noah asked while he continued to peel the apple.


    Ca hesitated for a while, then she looked down and said, "Father and Mother... They want me to


    marry you. But I know I''m not the kind of girl that you like. You like mature and considerate women


    such as Julie."


    It took a few moments before Ca could continue speaking. "Noah, can you go and tell Father and


    Mother that you don''t want to marry me?"


    Noah took a small te beside him, slowly cut the apple into smaller pieces and gave her one of them.


    Then he said, "Father and Mother had already told me about this. I know that they don''t trust me. So


    they want me to marry you, then I can be Hua family''s son-inw." He forced a smile then he sighed


    while he said, "After all, I''m not their biological son. Technically, I''m an outsider so they''re not that


    convinced to hand over such argepany to me."


    Upon hearing what he had to say, Ca also exhaled deeply before she ate the fruit.


    "I think Father and Mother has a tendency to overthink things. You''re a trustworthy person. If I were


    them, I would choose to believe you," Ca stated with determination.


    Noah looked at her with a warm smile and said, "But not everyone trusts me as much as you do."


    Ca returned the smile and they sat in silence for a while. After a few moments, Noah stated, "I


    thought of a solution just now. I think the only way to reassure Father is if we got engaged first. We


    could just act for a while to make him happy until everything about the inheritance had been settled.


    After a while, you can resume your rtionship with Terence."


    Upon hearing Noah''s words, Ca became a little relieved. After all, the only thing she cared about


    was to be with Terence.


    She nodded as she responded, "Right, this is the only way that we can make Father and ourselves


    happy."


    When he noticed that Ca had finished a piece of apple, Noah gave her another one and said with a


    smile, "You should eat more. The doctor asked you to eat more fruits so you can have more nutrients in


    your body. That way, you can recover faster."


    Ca took the piece of apple that he gave her and looked at him with some embarrassment. She then


    said, "Noah, I''m sorry. Did I do something out of the line when I haven''t regained my memory?"


    She was ashamed to think about her thoughts and actions when her brain was still impaired.


    "What do you mean? Are you talking about the time when you said that you liked me a few days ago?"


    Noah asked with a smile. In reality, he didn''t think that it was hard to say that out loud. After all, he was


    When she heard Noah''s question, Ca immediately looked down and then nodded slightly.


    "Ca, as a matter of fact, I really like you. So when you said that you liked me, I was really surprised


    but delighted. But I know who you really love so I won''t force you to love me. Do you understand me?"


    Noah exined.


    He reached out his one hand in an attempt to hold her hand but he stopped midway.


    She had regained her memory now. She was no longer the Ca who leaned on him, the Ca who


    liked him. He felt a little sad since the happiness that he felt was cut too short.


    Ca heard the pain and sadness in his voice no matter how much he tried to hide it. She raised her


    head to look at him. She wanted tofort him but the only thing she could say was, "Noah..."


    Noah forced a smiled while he said, "Ca, I saved you once and you also saved my life. Now, we


    don''t owe each other anything. But we''re still sworn friends. Last time I saved you, it wasn''t forced. I


    wasn''t asking for anything in return. I just did that because I wanted to, because I care about you. So


    when you saved me, to say that I was touched was an understatement. I think our rtionship had


    already exceeded beyond acquaintances."


    Noah looked at her sincerely, then he continued, "I would never want to do anything that would hurt


    you. And it''s not just because you''re my friend, but it''s because you''re Ca. Not only are you my


    savior, but you''re also my father''s only biological daughter."


    Then, Noah cast his gaze on the floor while he breathed deeply.


    In the past, he did a lot of unpleasant things to her. He lied to her and tried to control her. He was even


    close to killing her.


    But the only thing that he didn''t lie about was his love for her.


    He loved her. It was as simple as that but the circumstances that had been brought between them was


    not that simple. For the longest time, he had tried to deceive her that he didn''t love her. And for so long,


    it worked. He even made himself believe that his feelings for her were superficial. However, he couldn''t


    go on lying anymore. There was no denying that what he felt for Ca was love and nothing else.


    He continued, "At first, I didn''t want to tell you. After all, I knew that you like Terence. But I know now


    that one can''t hide his or her love for so long."


    Noah smiled a little once again while he said, "I don''t want to keep lying to you but I also don''t want to


    put pressure on you. So just follow your heart. Don''t think about my feelings. You could continue to love


    Terence and be with him. I won''t get in your way. Am I making sense right now?"


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    Touched by his words, Ca couldn''t help but lean forward and put her arms around his neck.


    Then she said, "Noah, I''m sorry. I really had no idea...I didn''t know. I would like for us to be just the


    same, like always..."


    Ca could actually feel his sincerity which made her heart ache a little for him.


    She began to me herself. She was sorry for what she did when her brain and memory were


    impaired. What she did to him for the past few days was insensitive. Perhaps, it only gave him more


    stress.


    Noah then embraced her and lightly patted her on the back. He said softly, "Remember, you never


    need to say sorry to me. Whatever you do, I won''t be mad at you. Because you''re the only one who''s


    willing to support me in spite of others'' objections. I will forever cherish such a silly girl."


    Noah could finally smile without forcing himself. Then, he continued, "You could treat me as your family,


    or a friend whom you asionally think of and want to talk with. As long as I can apany you, I''m


    willing to be anyone or anything just for you."


    Suddenly, Noah felt that Ca had begun to cry. He leaned backward to look at her, then he gently


    wiped her tears. He soothingly said, "Don''t cry. I don''t want to make you cry."


    When Ca didn''t stop crying, he continued, "For you, and also for Father, I''ll protect the Hua family


    and the Hua Group! Don''t cry, okay?"


    Ca finally exhaled deeply and nodded. She didn''t know what to say or what to do. She just felt


    distressed.


    In fact, if Noah was a little aggressive with her, she would have felt better. If only he screamed at her or


    med her, but his kindness and gentleness made her more distressed and to be honest, a little guilty.


    She didn''t know if she deserved to have Noah in her life.


    Maybe Noah was not kind enough to other people but in her eyes, he was perfect.


    Soon enough, evening came.


    Ca was sleepy but she couldn''t sleep at all. There were too much in her mind and in her heart.


    That night, when she was finally able to sleep, she was awakened by various noisesing from the


    outside.


    She got up and was nning to ask what happened.


    But before she was able to do so, someone came into her ward.


    "Ca, follow me upstairs," a voice that she recognized as Noah''s said.


    Noah was wearing a solemn face when he came in. He helped her get into the wheelchair and then


    pushed her out of the ward.


    "Noah? What''s wrong?"


    Seeing his serious face, Ca asked nervously.


    "Father... he''s about to leave us Ca," Noah answered in a low voice. They quickly reached the


    elevator.


    Ca didn''t expect for such a moment toe so soon. She was surprised, upset, and grief-stricken


    all at the same time.


    She saw a lot of people standing outside of Allen''s ward but she didn''t know most of them. When Noah


    pushed her wheelchair past them, they all greeted him.


    As soon as they entered the ward, she saw Andrea crying hysterically beside Allen''s hospital bed.


    York and Tristan stood beside her. Bonnie was also there and she was also crying.


    "York, Tristan, Bonnie, please leave the room for now..." Noah told them while he pushed Ca''s


    wheelchair towards the bed.


    Once the three of them had left the room, Allen who was lying lifeless in the bed turned his eyes to


    Ca.


    At that moment, Allen couldn''t speak at all. He looked at Ca and then he turned to Noah. Lastly, he


    turned his gaze towards Andrea and the sides of his lips slowly curled into a smile for a few seconds.


    After all, Andrea and Allen had been living together for several decades. Even if he didn''t get a chance


    to do so, Andrea knew what Allen wanted to say.


    She tried really hard to stop crying and then she stood up. She took Ca''s and Noah''s hands and put


    their hands together.


    She breathed deeply before speaking, "...... Ca, Noah, your father hopes that you can make the


    engagement as soon as possible. This is hisst wish." After which, Andrea lost herposure once


    again and she broke down and cried.


    She held their hands together tightly and then turned to look at Ca.


    "Ca, will you help your father fulfill hisst wish, please?"