Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 199

Kieran and Julie rushed back to the hospital.

After more than half an hour of intense rescue efforts, they finally saw Dr. Brice appear at the door of the emergency room.

The moment Dr. Brice saw Julie, he quickly reassured her. "Chill out. Sansa is OK."

Julie's inner tension was finally relieved. Standing on her tiptoes to peek into the emergency room, she asked Dr. Brice, "She was alright when I left. What happened all of a sudden...?”

Before she could finish her sentence, Sansa was wheeled out of the emergency room by a nurse.

Sansa had a respirator on, but her eyes were open.

Julie was so shocked that she could hardly speak. Her legs felt weak...

Fortunately, Kieran was quick to catch her body and prevent her from falling. “Sansa…” Her eyes quickly welled up with tears. She rushed to Sansa's bedside, surprised and overjoyed. But Sansa, lying on the bed with her eyes open, seemed to be unresponsive, as if she heard nothing.

Julie anxiously looked at Dr. Brice.

"First, let's move her to the ICU." After saying this to the nurse, Dr. Brice turned to Julie and Kieran. "Let's talk more in my office."

In Dr. Brice's office, he said, "After you left, Sansa had a cardiac arrest. After the resuscitation, she opened her eyes. But she is now paralyzed, unresponsive and unable to speak or think. We noticed some brain activity, but we're not sure why. Did you say anything important to her?"

After letting out a sigh, Dr. Brice continued, "As long as her heart doesn't go into sudden cardiac arrest, this is a good sign."

"Although she is paralyzed and unresponsive now, there have been cases where patients like her woke up with the efforts of their families. Don't give up hope." Dr. Brice said.

Julie was elated to hear this.

"Thank you, Dr. Brice!" Julie bowed to him, her face full of gratitude and excitement.

Dr. Brice nodded with a smile, modestly saying, "I just did what I had to do. To prevent her from having a sudden cardiac arrest, I've transferred her to the ICU. You can go see her now. Also, it would be wise to hire a professional nurse to take care of her. If anything changes, I'll let you know."

"Thanks." Kieran said.

Dr. Brice smiled and said, "You're welcome."

Kieran and Julie headed to the ICU together. Every time she thought of the possibility of Sansa waking up, Julie couldn't help but tear up. In her excitement, she tightly clutched Kieran's fingers and said, "Honey, did you hear that? Dr. Brice said…Sansa might wake up! She might wake up!"

Kieran nodded, giving her reassurance and support with his eyes, "Stay hopeful. I'm always here for you."

Julie nodded, then entered the ICU with Kieran while wearing sterile clothes.

Sansa opening her eyes was unbelievable. Although Dr. Brice had said that Sansa was still unresponsive, and wouldn't react to her surroundings, Julie still couldn't resist waving in front of Sansa.

As expected, Sansa didn't react, but Julie didn't give up. She kept waving and calling her name.

The rhythmic beeps of the heart monitor echoed in Julie's ears. She turned her head to see Kieran standing by, quietly watching her.

Kieran said, "I'll go sort out the nurse."

Julie nodded, but then remembered what Dr. Brice had said. She looked at Sansa again and asked, "Sansa, can't you really hear me?"

The only reply was the silence of the room. Julie figured she was probably overthinking.

Kieran arranged for the most professional nurse to take care of Sansa. Julie had intended to stay overnight with Sansa at the hospital, but the hospital rules stated that family members could only visit, not stay overnight, in the ICU. So, in the end, Kieran took Julie home.

On the way home, Julie didn't volunteer to drive. She looked at Kieran, thought for a moment, and finally said, "Before I left today, I mentioned the Fitzgerald family and Simon's name to Sansa. Dr. Brice said that before Sansa woke up, her brain had shown activity. I wonder... could this have anything to do with Simon?"

Julie paused, then said, "The Fitzgeralds are a big family. As an heir to the Fitzgerald family, Simon couldn't have made a mistake about who he wanted to sponsor… so if he didn't know Sansa before, why would he sponsor her?"

Kieran didn't answer her, but it was clear he was thinking about the same thing.

After a moment of silence, Julie frowned and said, "But before Sansa's incident, she never mentioned the Fitzgeralds to me. If they really knew each other, why would Sansa hide it from me?"

Julie had to admit, this little boy indeed had a unique way of thinking.

Ivan, not interested in The Little Prince anymore, picked up another book from the bedside table and asked Julie, "Mum, can you read this story to me?"

Julie looked at the book. It was titled The Shadow Thief.

She opened the book and began to read softly, "Shakespeare said: some only kiss shadows, hence they only possess the illusion of happiness. What love needs most is imagination. Romain Gary said: everyone must use all their efforts and imagination to shape the other person, without bowing to reality. So, when the fantasies of both parties meet...there's no more beautiful scene."

As she was reading, she noticed a familiar handwriting on the edge of the page. It was Kieran's.

"The most beautiful scene is meeting you, my Julie."

When Julie finished reading, Kieran, standing at the doorway, suddenly realized what was written in the book. He quickly stepped forward and snatched The Shadow Thief from Julie.

Stunned, Julie looked up at Kieran who was hiding the book behind him.

For a man who was usually so smooth with words, he seemed a bit uncomfortable now.

"Give it back!" Julie reached out to Kieran.

Instead of returning the book, Kieran turned around to leave.

Excited, Ivan sat up and urged Julie, "Mum, go after him!"

Julie threw off the covers and chased after Kieran. Ivan sat on the edge of the bed, covering his mouth and giggling. So the usually arrogant Kerry would hide in his study every night and write these things...

Ivan figured his mom probably didn't know that Kerry had an old phone he'd been using for years. Every day, he would write a message he never intended to send, and then save it in the draft box.

Although he didn't know what those messages said, he decided there and then, he'd secretly let his mom know...