Chapter 210 I Will Wait for Her to Wake Up
Not long after, Caleb left Mandalay Apartments. There was still a long time ahead, and they would see what happens.
At the hospital, Anna and Bella were admitted to VIP rooms.
Anna had been impacted by the explosion, but because she was healthy, she wasn't seriously injured, though she remained unconscious with only superficial wounds.
At 3 AM.
Colin had stayed up all night. No one had any desire to sleep. A group of people were keeping vigil in the hallway outside the neighboring room.
Sterling had just undergone surgery, but he insisted on staying in Bella's room.
His gaze fell on the sleeping Bella, and Sterling felt his heart hadn't stopped pounding.
Car accident, explosion—just thinking about these words made him shiver.
Just a few seconds made all the difference. Sterling trembled with fear, ignoring his own pain.
He tightly held Bella's hand, trying to see her expression, but she was deeply asleep, showing no emotion.
Sterling was too scared to close his eyes, fearing he would return to that rainy scene, the vivid blood still chilling him to the bone.
On the other bed, Anna frowned.
Her head felt noisy, like the aftermath of the explosion or the sensation of rain hitting her.
She wasn't sure if she was dead. Slowly opening her eyes, she saw Colin's red eyes.
Before she could react, Colin stood up. Anna felt a shadow fall on her face and turned to look at Colin.
'Thank goodness, I'm not dead.'
Anna tried to smile but found her mouth hurt—probably an injury from the car accident.
Colin's anxiety and pain were evident as he immediately asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere? Does it still hurt?"
Anna stared at Colin and said, "No, it doesn't hurt. I'm fine, really."
Anna still seemed in shock, unable to forget that terrifying moment.
"How can you be fine?" Colin held her hand and then told someone else in the room, "Go get Will."
Only then did Anna notice Micah was also in the room.
Soon, doctors came in, and after Will examined Anna, he confirmed she was okay and told Colin.
Anna then remembered, "How is Bella?"
The room fell silent, startling Anna. She quickly looked at Colin, "How is Bella? Tell me quickly."
Colin said, "Bella's injuries are more serious. She's still unconscious after the rescue."
Anna asked, "What about Bella's baby?"
The room remained silent.
At 10 AM.
In the upstairs room, various machines lined the walls, occasionally making noises that kept Sterling's nerves on edge.
He had stayed by Bella's side all night.
Now, Sterling looked exhausted and pale, but he still held Bella's hand, afraid to use too much force for fear of disturbing the monitoring equipment.
Bella's face was uninjured but pale and lifeless, like a broken doll.
Explosion, rescue, coma—it all seemed to happen in the blink of an eye. It was reminiscent of the day, long ago, when he heard about his parents' plane crash.
They didn't even have a chance to be taken to the hospital. By the time he arrived, all he faced was wreckage.
This time, he faced the risk of losing Bella. This accident involved his wife and child.
Sterling himself was seriously injured, but he remained tense and calm, handling everything.
Now, after staying up all night, he repeatedly stared at Bella, imagining countless possibilities in that second.
Fear gripped him, and he couldn't stop murmuring, "Bella, Bella, Bella..."
Sterling kept repeating her name, counting how long Bella had been asleep, hoping she would wake up soon. Only when he saw her open her eyes would he feel at ease.
Sterling didn't want to deal with anything else. There was a knock on the door, but Sterling ignored it, lying by Bella's bed, unable to get up due to the pain in his chest.
The knocking continued, and the door was forcefully opened from the outside.
"Sterling, what are you doing? Bella is already hurt. Don't let yourself collapse too. Come back to the room with me."
"Colin," Sterling called out hoarsely.
Colin sighed, "You haven't slept all night. Go eat and rest. Zoey is on her way. You can't keep going like this. Go back to your room."
Sterling looked at Bella, his tone stubborn and firm, "No, I'm fine. Bella will wake up soon. I need to stay with her. I need to wait for her to wake up."
Colin's tone became more forceful, "Don't forget, you're the CEO of the Windsor Group, the head of the Windsor family, and Bella's husband."
"If you don't take care of yourself, you'll regret it later. There are still many things to handle. If you collapse, who will take care of them?"
But Sterling couldn't listen. Overwhelmed with sorrow, he murmured, "The child... I couldn't protect the child again."
Colin heard Sterling's words and, as a man, his eyes reddened. Sterling had just learned about the baby, only to lose it. How could he accept that?
Sterling said, "When Bella wakes up, how will I explain about the baby?"
The only response was the sound of the machines in the room.
They hadn't been able to save their first child, and now this child was also lost. Sterling finally couldn't hold back his tears.
Colin rarely saw Sterling show emotion, but this time Sterling was deeply hurt.
Seeing him so uncontrollably sad, Colin thought, Sterling never flinched when he was hurt, but Bella was his only weakness.
Colin held back for a long time before saying, "There will be more children. The most important thing now is for both of you to recover. Otherwise, nothing else matters. So go back to your room and rest."
Sterling shook his head again, lying by Bella's bed, repeatedly tracing her features. His voice was dry and scratchy, "Move my bed here. I want to wait for her to wake up."
Colin had no choice but to have Sterling's bed moved to Bella's room.
After much persuasion, he finally got Sterling to lie down.
Sterling's surgical wound had reopened, and Will had to treat it urgently.
"Can you stop hurting yourself? Otherwise, forget about recovering in a hundred days; you won't heal in six months at this rate."
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