Jim was originally planning to leave, but after standing around for a while, he turned back to look at me. “I’m sorry about before… Elise.”
He used to only call me “Ms. Sawyer“.
He continued apologetically, “I always thought that you weren’t good enough for Jonathan, but that’s between the two of you. As long as he likes you, it isn’t my place to be overbearing with you.”
“It’s all in the past,” I replied expressionlessly.
I didn’t feel much about this apology, because I had never really considered him a friend. In my eyes, he was just a stranger I happened to know.
Seeing my unenthusiastic response, Jim said nothing more and left after offering a few more pleasantries.
I sat by the bedside and waited for Jonathan to wake up.
Around midnight, sleepiness overwhelmed me and I lay my head on the bed while holding Jonathan’s hand.
It was a bit cold in the hospital at night. I was just about to get up and look for some blankets when I felt a sudden warmth on my shoulder.
Startled, I quickly opened my eyes and saw Jonathan in the middle of covering me with a blanket.
“You’re awake?”
Feeling incredibly surprised and excited, I grabbed his hand and called for Scott.
While we waited for Scott to arrive, Jonathan hugged me gently and whispered hoarsely in my ear, “Don’t let my child call someone else Dad…”
He sounded glum. He had only just woken up, yet he was in such a hurry to tell me this.
I pushed him away, feeling both infuriated and amused. “We should get your head checked first!”
Jonathan had finally regained consciousness.
The Ford family was naturally ecstatic. At the same time, the Zimmers sighed in relief.
If something had really happened to Jonathan, they might have had no choice but to kill Alicia to make amends.
Of course, that was an exaggeration. However, for a down–and–out family like the Zimmers, cutting off their source of income was as good as a fatal blow to them.
As long as they were able to soothe the Fords‘ anger and convince them to show mercy, the Zimmers were willing to do anything.
Even if Jonathan had now regained consciousness, it was impossible for the relationship between
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