Chapter 2076
When Wayne came to again, he was already dressed in a patient gown, in a ward.
This room was unlike any other hospital room he had been in.
The walls were a soothing shade of pale green.
"You awake?" Rosalynn's voice echoed near Wayne..
He took a moment for his memories to resurface from before he blacked out.
Wayne instantly rose.
"Easy there." Rosalynn stood up as well.
"Rosa..." Wayne looked at her, then to her neck.
Days had passed and the bruise on her neck had faded somewhat, but it was still clearly visible.
Penn had asked her to remove her scarf and makeup.
Perhaps to make Wayne face the harsh reality, which would be beneficial for his upcoming treatment at the research facility.
Wayne reached out to touch it, but he dared not.
Rosalynn took his hand and placed it on her neck, saying, "He did this."
Tears welled up instantly in Wayne's eyes, and he was overwhelmed with a sense of helplessness.
"It looks pretty bad, huh?" Rosalynn, too, had tears in her eyes, but she was still smiling, "So we must defeat him.
For me, for Cory and Ivy so they won't be at risk of being hurt by him. Wayne, you must stay here."
"But I'll miss you." Wayne felt extremely wronged. Even when he was a child, disregarded by his mother and ignored by his father, he had never felt this wronged.
Rosalynn felt a pang of heartache. She tenderly kissed Wayne a few times, "I'll miss you too, a lot. But I believe in you and Penn, it won't be too long."
Wayne understood the logic in her words, but that didn't stop his breakdown.
He held onto Rosalynn, whimpering like a wounded animal.
"I'll tell Cory and Ivy that daddy has to do some important work, but they are smart, so they might start to suspect after some time." Rosalynn gently stroked the back of Wayne's hand, "Hopefully by then, your treatment will be showing noticeable effects, and you can video call them: Wayne knew he should agree, but he just couldn't bring himself to speak.
Just the thought of Rosalynn leaving, and not being able to see her for a long time, filled Wayne with an unprecedented fear.
After a while, Penn came in. It was time for Rosalynn to leave.
"Don't you have places back in our own country too? Cant I be treated there?" Wayne asked Penn.
Penn looked at Rosalynn, who let go of Wayne, took a deep breath, and then asked Wayne, "Is Ayden Silverman here?"
Wayne was taken aback, thinking it was a strange question from Rosalynn.Content is © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.
However, the next moment, Wayne saw, through the window of his room, a neatly dressed boy with a football waving at him.
A sane person would have been confused by the sight, but not if they had a mental disorder.
Like Wayne now.
Although he was confused, he didn't find it too outrageous. He turned to Rosalynn, "Did you bring him too?"
"Is he here?" Rosalynn asked.
Wayne pointed to the window, "Over there."
Rosalynn looked at Wayne with sorrow on her face, then whispered, "We can't see him."
Wayne looked puzzled, "What do you mean you can't see him?"
"Only you can see Ayden." Rosalynn's voice choked with tears, "That time in the park, only you walked through the thorny bushes, when you visited his hometown, only you were in the footage, Wayne, he's a figment of your imagination, and he doesn't exist: Wayne was struck as if by a bolt from the blue. He glanced out the window again.