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“Renly! Renly！”
The call of war and chaos came from nine days away and passed through layers of illusion. Like thunder on a clear day, it tore the sky and exploded the ground. The whole world began to shake. The surrounding fog gradually dissipated, and the ruins of the broken walls and scorched earth were bit by bit. It became clear, and suddenly, with a surging and surging pulling force, Renly woke up..
Maybe it was because he caught a cold last night, maybe he was too tired, or maybe he slept too deeply. Renly felt that his whole body was heavy and his head was blurry and chaotic. The groggy feeling made people feel a little dizzy. While my tongue was dry, my chest felt tight, "What's wrong?"？”
Renly sat up, picked up the water glass on the bedside table, and took a big sip. The cold boiled water flowed down his throat and into his stomach. He felt slightly relieved, but his brain was still a little dizzy, and he closed his eyes slightly. He raised his hand and rubbed his temples, trying to relieve the rising dizziness..
“Renly, something happened." The whirring, anxious voice belonged to Nathan, and the slightly trembling words revealed his nervousness, impatience, and panic. Even without opening his eyes, Renly could imagine Nathan's confusion. Expression. Nathan is an excellent assistant, but he is not a manager or agent after all..
But Renly calmly raised his hand and slowly pressed it down, "Nathan, breathe, breathe." In this way, he tried to calm Nathan down..
“Renly." Then there was another call. This was not Nathan, but Roy..
Renly was a little surprised and opened his eyes. In a daze, he saw three figures: not only Nathan and Roy, but also Andy standing at the end of the bed. He couldn't help but chuckled, "Why? Are all three here? Maybe I overslept and missed today’s event?？”
“If I remember correctly, today's party is at eight o'clock in the evening...wait, or did I sleep for nearly twenty hours? "Renly rubbed his temples again, his voice was slightly hoarse, and his speaking rhythm was extremely slow, as if his brain couldn't work at all. "No wonder my head feels a little heavy, I've slept for too long..”
However, Renly didn't get an answer. After getting up, his head was completely muddy. He gave up thinking and asked directly. It was more efficient, "What's wrong? What is it specifically? You finally woke me up, and now it doesn't work anymore." Did you speak? Andy, this is not your style, hesitating..”
Andy, who was called, raised his head and looked at Nathan, then at Roy, took a deep breath, then exhaled a long breath, seemed to have made up his mind, and then simply said, "Heather Cross. Her condition suddenly worsened, and she might not be able to support it anymore.”
Renly's breathing couldn't help but pause slightly. Not only his breathing, but also his brain, muscles, blood, and heartbeat all paused at the same time. His chaotic brain seemed to be unable to react, and a slight smile froze at the corner of his mouth. One second, two seconds, then the arc of the smile rose, and a muffled laugh rolled in the throat..
Renly rubbed his temples again, opened his mouth, and shook his head, "No." That's not the case. In the ward last night, Heather's condition improved significantly, and even her speech became sharper, "No... No, no." That's not it. They just witnessed the miracle yesterday. This is a prank. This must be a prank..
He opened his mouth, but closed it again. The words rushing in his mind could not come out. A sense of absurdity came over him, and Renly smiled even brighter. He felt dizzy and felt sick in his stomach. He had to shut his mouth tightly.
“Renly..." Roy called out worriedly, but found that he didn't know what to say, so the words just stayed in place, leaving an awkward and jerky ending..
Andy still had the usual smile on his face, but behind that smile was a touch of sadness and worry. As old as he was, he had to be careful at this time, "Early this morning, her condition deteriorated suddenly and rapidly. , fell into a crisis situation. But this time, it was mainly due to the failure of the respiratory system, which was a manifestation of the disease's accelerated pathogenesis. The doctors were helpless..”
Words are just an arrangement and combination of syllables and words. They have no power and will dissipate in the air with just a breeze; but sometimes, their power is so powerful and ferocious that it ignores all defenses and resistance. , can easily defeat a giant.
Renly's brain was groggy and chaotic. The words entered his mind through his ears. He could only objectively interpret them like computer data, but there was no way to use his brain to digest and understand them. Those words were so familiar, yet so unfamiliar. For a moment, For a while, Renly couldn't even feel the true meaning of those words, nor the real power hidden in them..
Helpless. What on earth is this word? This is a word that highlights the incomparable insignificance, fragility, and embarrassment of human beings..
“Well..." Renly pondered for a moment, and finally seemed to have a clear idea, "Give me five minutes, I'll wash up, and we'll leave for Mount Sinai Hospital immediately." Renly said calmly..
He lifted the quilt, was stunned for a moment, and then added, "Remember, don't let the media reporters know, they always block the hospital and make noisy, affecting the patients' rest, which is not a good thing for the hospital; Also, Nathan, remember to pick up the suit for tonight’s party at the dry cleaners. Eaton sent it over before..”
Afterwards, Renly got off the bed and walked toward the bathroom. Roy's worried call came from behind him, "Renly？”
This made Renly stop, turned around, and explained again, "Also, Roy, didn't we discuss the establishment of the foundation the day before yesterday? Have the specific articles of association been listed? If necessary, you can fax it to Matthew, let him take a look, and then ask Mr. and Mrs. Cross for their opinion. If there is no problem, we need to draft a formal statement. Don't forget these things..”
After the explanation, Renly thought carefully about it, and after confirming that nothing was missing, he walked into the bathroom and closed the door. The noise in the room gradually settled down, and it became quiet again, but it made people feel panicked..
So calm, so cool, so calm, this Renly is so abnormal, even more abnormal than when he arrived in New York five days ago..
That day, the turbulence behind the calm could not be hidden. In the end, Renly left the carriage and ran all the way back to Manhattan; but today, there was nothing, nothing, except the confusion and panic in the first moment. Nothing was out of the ordinary, as if this was just a normal day..
Roy's temples also began to hurt. He turned his head to look at Andy and asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"？”
Andy breathed out softly, "We can only pray..”
For Andy and Roy, they're not worried about Heather Cross.
It may be a bit cruel, maybe a bit cold, but the fact is that they are not related to Heather, and they don't even have any intersection with Heather. They just met each other yesterday, and they are completely strangers. Yes. , suffering from illness, this makes people very sad and sympathetic, but this is all.
What they were worried about was Renly. Renly seemed calm. On the calm ocean, they could smell the breath of the storm, but could not see any signs or symptoms. Naturally, they had no way of judging how to deal with this. The panic caused by the unknown is like hanging in mid-air, unable to reach the sky or the ground..
Five minutes, indeed it was five minutes. After Renly took a brief shower, he changed into fresh and convenient clothes, a white shirt with navy blue suit pants, and picked up a piece of blue, green and dark red Scottish plaid wool. Cardigan, showed a shallow smile to the three people in front of him, "I'm ready, we can go.”
After saying that, Renly took the lead and walked in front, picking up the dark blue long windbreaker and royal blue knitted scarf hanging on the hanger. While wearing them, he looked back at the three people who were standing still, " What's wrong? We need to speed up or we may not make it in time..”
“Renly, are you okay? "Roy endured it again and again, but still couldn't hold it back and asked aloud..
Renly couldn't help but laugh, "Why is everyone asking if I'm okay? It was like this last time at the airport, and it's like this again today. I'm fine, except for the fact that I slept too deeply last night and had some signs of a cold..”
Seeing the solemn expressions on the three people's faces, Renly paused what he was doing and said seriously, "Believe me, I'm fine. I'm not the one who's sick, nor am I the one who's facing death. I don't have anything." question.”
“I know what you are worried about, but Heather's illness has lasted not just one day or two, but seven years, a full seven years. We all knew that this day would come sooner or later, but we just didn't expect it to come so suddenly." Renly. He exhaled and showed a shallow smile, "We all need time to accept it, but this is an outcome that has been foreseen for a long time. So, I'm fine, don't worry..”
Those eyes were calm and bright, reflecting the radiant light of the indoor lights; that smile was light and warm, blooming with a heavy sense of relief. Renly stood at the door calmly and generously, frank and straightforward, as if he didn't need to Persuasion, but this is the fact: he is really fine.
Roy and Andy exchanged glances again, but were still speechless. Should they feel relieved? They should feel relieved. However, this is not an easy task.
“We really need to speed up. Although it's not the peak traffic period, we are racing against time." Renly reminded with a smile, "I want to go to the hospital and see Heather. Maybe, I should fulfill my wish. Our agreement is to make up for last night's regret. We haven't sung her favorite song together yet..”
The gentle words were like the rolling clouds under the crystal clear sky, sparse, leisurely, and lingering, but they made Nathan avoid his sight in a panic, strode forward, and passed by Next to Renly, he said nervously, "I'll go downstairs and start the engine first." In a hurry, the figure disappeared between the corridors..
footsteps, fragmented.
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