Save Myself from Desperation

Filled with excitement and joy, Joseph beamed, “I saw Valentin move his finger. It’s true! | already called the doctor.” Ashley’s face lit up. She immediately ran into the ward without a reply.

However, Valentin was still lying unconscious with his eyes closed. Several doctors were examining him.

Her joy vanished. Disappointment came with that.

Zain motioned for her to come over.

She walked over with a heavy heart.

“Ashley, don’t worry. At least he could move. It’s a good sign.” Zain consoled her in a soft tone.

“That’s right.” Joseph continued with a serious expression, “Now that Valentin can move, it’s only a matter of time before he awakes.”

She nodded. Though she knew it was no use worrying about Valentin, she was anxious and couldn’t wait to see him open his eyes.

This was the first time that Joseph saw her so worried about Valentin. Hel didn’t know whether to be happy or sad at this moment.

He hoped Valentin would come to his senses as soon as possible and see how much Ashley cared about him.

After the examination, doctors said with their faces looked less solemn, “We had checked up on Mr. Kingsley. Though he can’t instantly react to external stimulation, he’s conscious, which is a sign of coming out of his coma. We'll keep him here for a period of time for further observation.”

After a sigh of relief, Zain replied, “I got it. Thank you.” The leading doctor said politely, “This is what we should do.”

In the evening, Ashley persuaded Zain, Ralph, and Maggie to go home. They had been in the hospital with Valentin all day long. More importantly, they were no longer young, and not as energetic as Ashley and Joseph. Afraid that the three of them were worn out, Ashley let them go home for a good rest.

Before Zain left, he asked the chefs to make Ashley a decent dinner and a

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maid of Kingsley Villa to bring it over.

There was a bathroom in Valentin’s personal ward, which was quite convenient.

After Zain, Ralph, and Maggie left, Joseph suggested that he wanted to stay a little longer with Valentin out of concern.

Ashley saw his bloodshot eyes and said, “You haven’t gotten much sleep the last two days. You need to go back home for a rest

now.

“No, I’m worried about Valentin.” He pointed at her bloodshot eyes and retorted, “You really should take a look at the dark circles under your eyes. You haven't slept a wink in two days. Just go home now.”

She looked into Valentin’s face and answered, “Joseph, please. | want to stay with him a little longer.” He kept persuading her to go home for a good rest, but she insisted.

He had no choice but to give in. Considering there were doctors and bodyguards of the Kingsley family waiting outside, he was sure Ashley wouldn't be in any danger.

More importantly, today was their anniversary. Joseph didn’t want to disturb them, so he agreed to leave first, leaving them alone.

He kept asking her to take care of herself and turned to look at her several times before leaving the ward. After Joseph left, the ward became quiet.

The table was filled with food made by the chefs of Kingsley Villa. The warm soup looked good. A delicious smell of food floated through the air.

However, Ashley had no appetite at all. She went to the bathroom to wash her face instead.

After that, she walked out of the bathroom with a wet warm towel in her hand, came up to Valentin’s bedside, and gently wiped Valentin’s face with the towel.

He lay quietly with his eyes closed. Under the warm light above his head, his long eyelashes cast a faint shadow under his eyelids. Given that he looked pale, the color of his lips stood out.

Though she knew he wouldn’t make any reaction, she was afraid that she

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wiped his face too hard and hurt him. Trying to be gentle, she slowly wiped from his forehead to his chin with the towel. Ashley couldn't help but touch his lips, but he still lay there lifelessly.

Her eyes slightly reddened.

She looked away, started to unbutton him, and wiped his body gently with the towel.

Carefully wiping his body, she tried to avoid the wound.

As the doctor said, she couldn't get his wound wet.

After that, she gently buttoned him up.

Sitting in front of Valentin’s bed, Ashley held his hand and caressed his fingers.

She thought, ‘Please wake up.

‘Today’s our first anniversary. And it’s going to be over in less than an hour.’

She stared unblinkingly at him, afraid of missing any of his movements.

However, as time passed by, Valentin just lay there motionlessly.

Midnight came, and her eyes got blurry with tears. She suddenly stood up and kissed him on the lips.

She thought, ‘It’s okay we didn’t celebrate our anniversary this time. We still have our second and third anniversary! Sitting beside him, she looked into Valentin’s pale face and accidentally fell asleep.

When she woke up the next day, it was bright outside.

Lying beside him in the same position too long, she felt her arms had gone numb. However, instead of paying too much attention to the pain, she immediately looked at Valentin, who was still lying there unconscious, with no sign of waking up. She desperately wanted to see him moving his fingers like he did yesterday, but he didn’t.

Three days went by, and Valentin was still ina coma.

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Doctors had checked him many times, but they couldn’t tell when he would wake up.

Ashley grew more worried. There was a depressing vibe inside the ward.

Outside the set, a black car was parked along the road.

Lester handed the photo to a middle-aged man next to him and said lightly, “Meet Cara with this photo. Tell her that she looks like your daughter who got lost when she was a child, and you want to do a paternity test with her.”

The man named Luciano Bendish took the photo over. The woman in the photo had been edited in Photoshop, who looked so much like Cara.

“Yes, Mr. Pliskin.” Lester said with a grin, “Time to show your acting skills. Don’t fail me.” “Please rest assured.” After saying that, Luciano got out of the car with the photo in his hand.

Inside the set, Cara was shooting her parts as a supporting role in the movie. After she finished a scene, the staff of a production team came over and said, “Ms. Ward, there is a middle-aged man outside looking for you.”

She smiled with a confused expression, “A middle-aged man?” Aman nearby joked, “Wow, it seems Cara has become a popular artist. Even a middle-aged man is your fan.”

The staff quickly explained, “No, he doesn’t seem fans. He said he came here for his family, and Ms. Ward looks like his daughter who was lost when she was young.”

Cara wondered, ‘What? ‘His lost daughter? ‘How’s that possible? | don’t have any family.’ She narrowed her eyes in doubt.

Though everyone knew that Cara grew up in an orphanage, out of curiosity and sympathy, the staff let Luciano in when he heard he was looking for his long lost daughter.