Free Web NovelChapter 109: Chapter 110: Felix Preston Wakes Up
"Suit yourself." Sonia Quincy, on the other hand, looked completely unbothered, unlike Cecilia Quincy and Fiona Dalton, who were clearly losing their composure.
"My Felix Preston is blessed with good fortune and a strong will to live. Your little curses won’t affect him in the slightest. Go ahead and curse him if you want. It’s useless anyway. He’s not fragile like Willow Quincy, who acts like he’s about to die from just a few bad words."
"You..." Fiona Dalton and Cecilia Quincy were rendered speechless by her retort.
Fiona Dalton’s finger, pointed at her, trembled uncontrollably. She was clearly incensed. "Sonia Quincy, how can you be so vicious? No matter what, Willow is your older brother! How could you say such awful things about him?"
Sonia Quincy flicked her hair back, a mocking smile on her face. "Because he deserves it. Why shouldn’t I say he deserves to die? What, are you worried your son’s life is too fragile to withstand a curse? Afraid I’ll actually jinx him to death?"
...
Fiona Dalton’s chest heaved violently. Her cruel eyes stared daggers at Sonia Quincy, but she couldn’t utter a single word in response.
Sonia’s eyes curved as she gave Fiona a deceptively sweet smile. "If you’re that scared, why don’t you go buy your son some Nikes to wear? His constitution is so weak, anything I say might just jinx him to death. Better hurry and get him in some Nikes so he lasts a little longer."
"Sonia Quincy!!" Fiona Dalton couldn’t take it anymore. Almost instinctively, she raised her hand and swung it viciously toward Sonia’s face.
Sonia didn’t flinch or dodge. She stood her ground.
The palm descended with swift, fierce force, about to smash into Sonia’s cheek—
But just then, Mrs. Preston burst out of the hospital room, stumbling as she ran.
"Sonia! Felix is awake! He’s awake! He’s calling your name!"
"What?!"
Fiona Dalton’s hand froze in front of Sonia’s face. At Mrs. Preston’s words, the color instantly drained from her own.
Mrs. Preston’s eyes were completely red. She grabbed Sonia’s arm with one hand and pointed toward the hospital room with the other, so excited she was barely coherent.
"Felix is awake! F-Felix is really awake! He’s been calling your name ever since he opened his eyes. Quick, go in and see him."
"..." Sonia’s eyes widened in a daze, her mind thrown into chaos.
The joyous news came so suddenly she was completely unprepared. She just stood there dumbly, nodding. After nodding, she numbly followed Mrs. Preston toward the room.
But halfway there, she suddenly remembered something. She turned back to look at the pale-faced Cecilia Quincy and Fiona Dalton and said with a smile, "My Felix Preston woke up safe and sound. Can your Willow Quincy still wake up?"
"There’s been no sign of life for so long. Don’t tell me I actually cursed him to death."
"Willow... Willow!" Fiona Dalton completely broke down. Forgetting all about settling scores with Sonia, she turned and stumbled away, crying and shouting as she ran toward Willow Quincy’s room.
"Mom!" Cecilia Quincy shot Sonia a vicious glare, then spun on her high heels and chased after her.
Mr. Quincy remained silent from beginning to end. Now that Fiona Dalton and Cecilia Quincy had left, he followed them, just as silent, like a puppet whose soul had long since been stolen.
"Sonia..."
"Sonia... So... COUGH COUGH COUGH..."
Felix Preston’s haggard voice came intermittently from the bed. Sonia snapped back to reality. Tears streaming down her face, she turned and forced her trembling legs to carry her to Felix Preston’s bedside.
Felix Preston had opened his eyes, but his gaze was hazy, and he didn’t seem fully conscious.
"Sonia..." He tremblingly raised an arm full of IV lines, desperately searching for her.
"I... I..." Sonia carefully took his hand. She wanted to answer, but she couldn’t form a complete sentence. Her throat felt like it was glued shut, and she could only squeeze out a hoarse whisper.
"I’m here. I’m right here." She tried to smile for Felix, but the moment she opened her mouth, she could only cry wretchedly, a truly pitiful sight.
"Sonia... Sonia’s right here. You’ve found me."
"Heh..." Felix Preston blinked. Even though he couldn’t see Sonia’s face clearly, he still managed to smile at her at once.
"Sonia..."
"Yes," Sonia replied through her tears.
"I-I’ll go get the doctor!" Mrs. Preston didn’t intrude on the couple’s moment. Instead, she covered her mouth, turned, and ran out of the room, calling for a doctor between sobs.
"Sonia..." Felix Preston curled his bandaged hand and gently caressed the back of Sonia’s hand. He asked worriedly, "W-Were you bullied? Did someone... did someone bully you while I was out?"
"No." Not wanting to worry him, Sonia lied. "No one bullied me. I’m doing just fine."
Felix Preston: "But... but I felt like someone was bullying you. They... they even wanted to hit you... I won’t have it. I won’t allow it."
Sonia blinked, squeezing out the tears welling in her eyes so she could see Felix more clearly.
"No, really, no one bullied me, and no one hit me. The baby and I are both doing just fine."
Felix frowned, his long, thick eyelashes fluttering like a startled butterfly. "But... but I felt like someone was bullying you. I... I also felt like you didn’t want to live anymore. You wanted to drag Willow Quincy down with you... drag down the people who were bullying you to die with you..."
"I didn’t." Her vision, clear for a moment, blurred again. Sonia buried her head and irritably wiped away the ceaseless flow of tears with the back of her hand. "You’re still alive. How could I bear to die?"
"Good..." Felix nodded. "Don’t be willing to die. Y-You have to wait for me. I haven’t given you a good life yet..."
"Family, please step aside! Make room for the attending physician!"
Just as Felix finished speaking, a large group of doctors and nurses swarmed into the room. Their footsteps were heavy and chaotic. A nurse helped Sonia up, leading her out of Felix’s line of sight.
"Sonia." Mrs. Preston came over, crying, and pulled the tear-streaked Sonia into her arms, repeating over and over in her ear, "He’s awake. Felix is awake. Felix pulled through..."
Yes, Felix Preston had pulled through. The attending physician said he had successfully passed the critical period and now just needed to rest and recuperate peacefully.
Felix’s recovery was faster than the medical staff had estimated, but he didn’t stay conscious for long. After waking up, seeing Sonia, and confirming she was safe, he quickly closed his eyes again.
This time, however, it wasn’t a coma, but a deep sleep.
As long as he got enough sleep and recovered his energy, he would be able to wake up normally.
By now, the sky was completely dark. After dinner, Sonia sat on the sofa waiting for Felix to wake up, using the time to discuss design details with Julia Dawson on WeChat.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK—
Suddenly, there was a knock on the hospital room door from outside. Sonia put away her phone and asked impatiently, "Who is it?"
"It’s me," Jasper Linden answered softly.
