Journey to Happy Ending

Chapter 1537 The Critical Moment (Part Two)

"I need to go back, Adonis. I want to see him right now. I can't just pretend that I don't care about him."

Leena grabbed Adonis' clothes in terror. She loved him, and she decided to not run away from the

reality. She had to go back to him right away. He was in critical condition, and she must be by his side

at a time like this.

"Understood. We'll head back." Adonis was single, and had never been in love. But he could tell that

Leena loved her husband to death and wanted to get back to him.

The red letters, 'In Operation', flashed brightly even after ten hours. Kevin's surgery was taking longer

than expected. But no one left the hospital. They patiently waited for his news outside the operating

room.

By the time Leena showed up in the hospital, the operation had been going on for eighteen hours.

When they saw Leena's staggering figure, they held their breaths and widened their eyes. They

couldn't believe that she was here.

"Duke, where's Kevin? How is he?" Leena stumbled towards Duke. But she was in no mood for a meet

and greet.

"So now you are worried about him?" Duke taunted. On the inside, he was happy to see his little sister,

but it vexed him that she had left them for a man. Even though this wasn't the time or place to show his

anger, he still couldn't control his emotions.

"Sorry Duke, I..." Leena bit her lower lip, not knowing how to explain. She was still worried about Kevin.

"If it weren't for Kevin's accident right now, you wouldn't have ever bothered meeting us, would you?"

Edward asked in a cold voice. They used to dote on her, but she had left them without saying a word,

which broke their hearts.

"I'm so sorry..." Instead of answering Edward's question, she apologized to him. She had foreseen their

reactions on her way to the hospital. She could do nothing but take the blame silently.

"Leena, you're finally back," Shannon said and held Leena in her arms. She heaved a long sigh of relief

and hoped that Kevin would wake up to see his wife.

"Mom, it was all my fault. I shouldn't have left," Leena said, tears streaming down her cheeks as she

hugged Shannon back tightly.

"It's okay. Now that you're back, Kevin would be thrilled and he'll wake up soon." Shannon stroked

Leena's back. She had come to S City as soon as she had heard the news of Kevin's accident. Kevin's

father had something urgent to do in the army, so he couldn't come along with Shannon.

"Leena, Major General Gu has been waiting for you all this time," Lee said, happy to see Leena.

Although Kevin was still in the operating room, Lee believed that he was a tough man and would

survive this ordeal.

"Lee, what happened to Kevin? Why was he injured?" Leena felt guilty because she felt that what had

happened was somehow her fault.

"Major General Gu rushed in to rescue an elderly from the debris regardless of his own safety, and the

aftershocks struck sooner than we estimated," Lee explained, sniffling a tear. How he wished he could

have been the one who had gone in to save the person.

"What about the other soldiers? Were they injured?" Leena asked as she knew what Kevin cared about

the most.

"We're all safe. Only Major General Gu was hurt." Lee cast a glance at the door of the operating room.

He never knew that an operation could last so many hours.

"Don't worry. He'll be okay," said Leena. She didn't know whether she was trying to comfort him or

herself.

The man she wanted to see the most was in the operating room, and they were separated by the thick

doors. Her heart was gripped by the red light that was shining above the door. She felt suffocated by it.

"Have some water. You need to calm down," Duke said, handing Leena a bottle of water. Despite his

anger, Duke still cared about her.

"Duke, thank you," Leena said, moved by his gesture. She hadn't expected that her brother would wait

here for such a long time. After all, Duke had always disliked Kevin.

"I'm glad that you're finally back. When you are in trouble next time, please tell us, instead of leaving us

behind, okay?" Duke sighed. Luckily, his father was traveling now and they hadn't told him about

Kevin's accident yet. Otherwise, the old man would have passed out from the news. He liked Kevin

very much.

"Okay," Leena said, tears appearing at the corners of her eyes. "Edward, Rain... I'm so sorry. And thank

you." Leena couldn't thank them enough. Words failed her. Even after what she had done, they still

waited for hours outside her husband's operating room. She knew that they were doing it for her sake.

"Leena, since we're in a serious situation here, we will take this matter off the table for the time being.

But when Kevin gets better, we're going to teach you a lesson you won't forget," Edward said. He knew

that it was partially their fault because they had spoiled her and that was why she had become so

willful.

"I agree with Edward. Leena, you are not going to get away this time," Rain said with a teasing smile.

Luckily, she was finally back, unlike a certain someone who was still missing. 'Will she only come back

when I am at death's door like Kevin?' he wondered.

"I'll take whatever punishment you give me," Leena said, with a small smile through her tears. Her heart

melted when she realized that so many people still cared about her.

"Put on this coat," Duke said, as he took off his coat and put it on Leena's shoulders.

"Where's Belinda? How is she?" Leena asked as she hadn't seen Belinda around.

"She's fine. She was here for a while. But since she's expecting to have the baby soon, she can't strain

herself too much. I asked her to go back early and get some rest." Belinda was due to give birth in a

month. Duke was really looking forward to meeting his child.

"Good, I'm glad she's fine," Leena sniffed and flashed a gentle smile.

"You look really ugly now. Here, wipe your tears." Edward handed Leena some tissues. He was a

fanatic for cleanliness and couldn't bear to see Leena's tears and snot.

"You are such an ass!" Leena complained as she grabbed the tissues from him and wiped her face with

it.

"Why is Tom taking so long? He has been in the operating room for almost a whole day. Why hasn't he

come out yet?" Rain complained. Ever since he'd had drinks with Kevin in the Grand Apartment, his

opinion about Kevin had changed. Now, Rain was really worried about him.

"His injuries might have been severe," Edward said in a low voice, making sure Leena didn't hear his

words. They were all tired. They hadn't had any rest, nor had they eaten for the past twenty hours.

They wanted to stay by Kevin's side for Leena's sake. Although she was now here, none of them

wanted to leave. They wanted to be with her.

After another two long hours, the red light above the door finally went out. Everyone's heart began to

race, as they waited for Tom to come out.

Leena grabbed Duke's coat tightly. Her face was so pale that she looked like she was about to pass

out.

"Leena, relax. Kevin will be fine. You have to trust Tom," Duke comforted her as he stroked her back to

calm her down.

"Hmm. I do trust Tom. I'm not worried." Leena tried to flash a smile, but failed. She was unable to calm

herself down.

She was not the only one who was nervous. The operation had taken so long and no one was coming

out of the room. They couldn't be at ease until they heard from Tom. The men were just better at hiding

their emotions than Leena.

After a long while, the door was pushed open from the inside. The person who came out first wasn't

Tom, but a nurse. And she was in a hurry.

"Lady, how was the operation?" Leena asked anxiously.

"Excuse me, please don't stand in my way. Dr. Qin has passed out, and I need to fetch the injection for Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

him." Saying that, the nurse left in a hurry. Her words froze the blood in their veins. 'Why did Tom pass

out? How was the operation? Did he pass out because the operation has failed?' they thought.

Everyone's heart bounced to their throat. They stared at Leena, wanting to console her, but didn't know

what to say as they watched her terror stricken face.