Chapter 17

"What... What happened?" When Cirrus spoke, he suddenly felt heartache. He frowned and covered his chest, continuing to ask, "What's wrong with her?""Miss. Walker is in danger now..." Peter told him about Vivian’s condition. However, Cirrus didn't hear what Peter had said at all because a painful scream interrupted him."Ahhhh! Cirrus!" Not far away, Florence, who had fallen to the ground, exclaimed while covering her ankle in pain. Beside her stood a little boy who was holding an old football and at a loss.“Mr. Williams? Mr. Williams?” Peter waited for a while but didn't hear Cirrus' reply so he called Cirrus anxiously.Cirrus said, "Florence got hurt. I have to go to see her first. You may deal with the affairs in the hospital for me first.""But Mr. Williams, Miss. Walker...""She still doesn't want to divorce, does she?""Mr. Williams, please listen to me. Miss Walker may not live long. She is being rescued in the emergency room!" Peter said.However, Florence cried even louder at this moment. "Cirrus, it hurts...""I'm going to see what’s going on with Florence first. Vivian is a cunning woman. She has lied to me many times. Don't trust her easily. I’ll talk to you later," Cirrus said and then directly hung up the phone. After hanging up the phone, he ran to Florence and squatted down anxiously to check her injuries.Florence's ankle was a little red and swollen, and the skin at her ankle was abraded. Cirrus asked softly, "Are you all right? What happened?"Florence bit her lips with a pitiful look and said, "... I'm okay. Did I bother you? What did the lawyer say?""No. Don't worry about anything. I'll take you to the hospital first," Cirrus said and carried her in his arms.When he turned around, he saw that the little boy was still standing there with tears in his eyes. The boy then reached out his little hand and pulled the corner of Cirrus’ clothes. "Sir, I'm sorry," he said.Cirrus' face was a little darkened. Since the boy had apologized, he just said, "Next time, be careful while playing football like this. It’s dangerous.""I see, sir. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," the boy said."That’s all right," Cirrus said."Sir, are you taking this lady to the hospital? It will cost a lot of money to see a doctor. I still have some money. I'll give all my money to you as compensation," the little boy said as he took out some one dollar bills and five dollar bills that were folded neatly from his pocket. Then he raised his hand and handed them to Cirrus. "Here you are. It’s all I have."When Cirrus lowered his head, he noticed the cotton ball on the back of the boy's hand and guessed that he had just had an injection. Then he saw that there were many other small spots caused by injections on the back of the boy’s hand."Where is your mother?" he asked."My mother works as a cleaner here. She doesn't make much money. She spent all her money on curing me. A few days before, a kind-hearted lady gave me a lot of money, but it was still not enough to cure me. These are all the money that I have now. Sir, I really didn't hurt this lady. I had been holding the ball just now and didn’t play it. This lady suddenly lost her balance just now and bumped into me. Then the ball fell to the ground. I didn't..."Florence pulled Cirrus’ sleeve and said in a soft voice, "Cirrus, he is so pitiful. Don't make things difficult for him. I'm fine."Cirrus smiled and said gently, "I see. Let's go. I'll take you to the hospital first."Half an hour later, the doctor did a check-up for Florence carefully and then said, "Don't worry. It's just soft tissue contusion. She will be fine after resting for a few days.""Okay. Thank you, doctor," Florence said."You’re welcome. You are a newly married couple, right? You are so lucky to have a so considerate husband. Generally speaking, few people will come to the hospital for such a small injury but your husband even insist that you have an X-ray. He cares about you so much."Florence snuggled up against Cirrus’ shoulder shyly and said. "Yes, my husband loves me very much.""You're so lucky. Today a patient with advanced lung cancer about your age was sent to our hospital and almost died. Fortunately, she survived after being rescued. She is so pathetic. Alas, I heard that she just gave birth to a baby. But her husband didn’t even show up when she was in the emergency room," the doctor said and sighed.Florence seemed to realize something and asked, "How is she now?"The doctor answered, "Well, she is at the advanced stage of lung cancer and has just given birth to a baby not long ago. Although she was rescued in time and survived, she’s weaker than before. She doesn't have much time to live. What a poor woman!"Cirrus then rubbed Florence’s nose with his finger and said, "Did you forget that you got hurt? Why are you still in the mood to care about others?"Florence wrapped her arms around his neck and said, "Well, you know I'm always too soft-hearted. I always feel very sad when I hear that others are having a bad time."At this moment, Cirrus' phone rang again.Florence leaned over, took away his phone, and rejected the call directly.Then she pouted, acting like a spoiled child and saying, "We should have registered for our marriage today. But now I’m injured and we can only go to the registration office another day. I know you are busy but I want you to stay with me today. How about you go back to work tomorrow?" Cirrus said, "OK. Then I'll drive you home first.""Thank you, Cirrus."Then the two of them left the hospital. After carrying Florence into the car, he got into the car and drove away.Florence looked through the call records on Cirrus' phone and found that the call that she had just interrupted was from Peter.Peter must have called to tell Cirrus about the children. At the thought of this, she deleted the call record with a sneer......."Sorry, the subscriber you dialed cannot be connected for the time being. Please redial later..." In Vivian's ward, Peter, who was both anxious and irritable, called Cirrus several times but Cirrus didn’t answer the phone.The children's operation bore no delayed. However, only the immediate family of the children had the right to sign the informed consent.If the operation was delayed, the two children would be in danger and the consequences would be dire.Suddenly, Vivian's finger moved slightly. The next moment, she woke up and murmured weakly, "My babies..."“Miss. Walker!” Peter called her name excitedly and rushed over to the bed. "You're finally awake!"Lying on the bed, Vivian was intubated and muzzled with an oxygen mask. Her face was pale and bloodless. In such a condition, she even had difficulty in breathing but she still tried to utter a word, "Ch... Children...""Don't worry. The children are fine now. Miss. Walker, listen to me. The doctor is preparing to do stem cell transplantation for the two children, but you need to sign the informed consent before the operation. Can you sign it now?"Vivian raised her hand slowly and nodded weakly.Peter put the pen in her hand, squatted down, and placed the informed consent in front of her. "Please sign your name here," he said.When Vivian sighed the consent, sweat trickled down her forehead and she felt faint and shortness of breath. Finally, with the help of Peter, she managed to finish it. Then the next moment, the pen in her hand fell to the ground. She didn’t even have the strength to move her finger."Cir... Cir... Cirrus...""When I was talking with Mr. Williams on the phone, Miss White seemed to get hurt accidentally. Mr. Williams said a few words and then hung up the phone. Just now, I called him many times but couldn't get through."Before he could say anything more, Vivian vomited blood and dyed the oxygen mask.

"What... What happened?" When Cirrus spoke, he suddenly felt heartache. He frowned and covered his chest, continuing to ask, "What's wrong with her?"

"Miss. Walker is in danger now..." Peter told him about Vivian’s condition.

However, Cirrus didn't hear what Peter had said at all because a painful scream interrupted him.

"Ahhhh! Cirrus!" Not far away, Florence, who had fallen to the ground, exclaimed while covering her ankle in pain. 

Beside her stood a little boy who was holding an old football and at a loss.

“Mr. Williams? Mr. Williams?” Peter waited for a while but didn't hear Cirrus' reply so he called Cirrus anxiously.

Cirrus said, "Florence got hurt. I have to go to see her first. You may deal with the affairs in the hospital for me first."

"But Mr. Williams, Miss. Walker..."

"She still doesn't want to divorce, does she?"

"Mr. Williams, please listen to me. Miss Walker may not live long. She is being rescued in the emergency room!" Peter said.

However, Florence cried even louder at this moment. "Cirrus, it hurts..."

"I'm going to see what’s going on with Florence first. Vivian is a cunning woman. She has lied to me many times. Don't trust her easily. I’ll talk to you later," Cirrus said and then directly hung up the phone. 

After hanging up the phone, he ran to Florence and squatted down anxiously to check her injuries.

Florence's ankle was a little red and swollen, and the skin at her ankle was abraded. 

Cirrus asked softly, "Are you all right? What happened?"

Florence bit her lips with a pitiful look and said, "... I'm okay. Did I bother you? What did the lawyer say?"

"No. Don't worry about anything. I'll take you to the hospital first," Cirrus said and carried her in his arms.

When he turned around, he saw that the little boy was still standing there with tears in his eyes. 

The boy then reached out his little hand and pulled the corner of Cirrus’ clothes. 

"Sir, I'm sorry," he said.

Cirrus' face was a little darkened. Since the boy had apologized, he just said, "Next time, be careful while playing football like this. It’s dangerous."

"I see, sir. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," the boy said.

"That’s all right," Cirrus said.

"Sir, are you taking this lady to the hospital? It will cost a lot of money to see a doctor. I still have some money. I'll give all my money to you as compensation," the little boy said as he took out some one dollar bills and five dollar bills that were folded neatly from his pocket. Then he raised his hand and handed them to Cirrus. "Here you are. It’s all I have."

When Cirrus lowered his head, he noticed the cotton ball on the back of the boy's hand and guessed that he had just had an injection. Then he saw that there were many other small spots caused by injections on the back of the boy’s hand.

"Where is your mother?" he asked.

"My mother works as a cleaner here. She doesn't make much money. She spent all her money on curing me. A few days before, a kind-hearted lady gave me a lot of money, but it was still not enough to cure me. These are all the money that I have now. Sir, I really didn't hurt this lady. I had been holding the ball just now and didn’t play it. This lady suddenly lost her balance just now and bumped into me. Then the ball fell to the ground. I didn't..."

Florence pulled Cirrus’ sleeve and said in a soft voice, "Cirrus, he is so pitiful. Don't make things difficult for him. I'm fine."

Cirrus smiled and said gently, "I see. Let's go. I'll take you to the hospital first."

Half an hour later, the doctor did a check-up for Florence carefully and then said, "Don't worry. It's just soft tissue contusion. She will be fine after resting for a few days."

"Okay. Thank you, doctor," Florence said.

"You’re welcome. You are a newly married couple, right? You are so lucky to have a so considerate husband. Generally speaking, few people will come to the hospital for such a small injury but your husband even insist that you have an X-ray. He cares about you so much."

Florence snuggled up against Cirrus’ shoulder shyly and said. "Yes, my husband loves me very much."

"You're so lucky. Today a patient with advanced lung cancer about your age was sent to our hospital and almost died. Fortunately, she survived after being rescued. She is so pathetic. Alas, I heard that she just gave birth to a baby. But her husband didn’t even show up when she was in the emergency room," the doctor said and sighed.

Florence seemed to realize something and asked, "How is she now?"

The doctor answered, "Well, she is at the advanced stage of lung cancer and has just given birth to a baby not long ago. Although she was rescued in time and survived, she’s weaker than before. She doesn't have much time to live. What a poor woman!"

Cirrus then rubbed Florence’s nose with his finger and said, "Did you forget that you got hurt? Why are you still in the mood to care about others?"

Florence wrapped her arms around his neck and said, "Well, you know I'm always too soft-hearted. I always feel very sad when I hear that others are having a bad time."

At this moment, Cirrus' phone rang again.

Florence leaned over, took away his phone, and rejected the call directly.

Then she pouted, acting like a spoiled child and saying, "We should have registered for our marriage today. But now I’m injured and we can only go to the registration office another day. I know you are busy but I want you to stay with me today. How about you go back to work tomorrow?" 

Cirrus said, "OK. Then I'll drive you home first."

"Thank you, Cirrus."

Then the two of them left the hospital. After carrying Florence into the car, he got into the car and drove away.

Florence looked through the call records on Cirrus' phone and found that the call that she had just interrupted was from Peter.

Peter must have called to tell Cirrus about the children. At the thought of this, she deleted the call record with a sneer.

......

"Sorry, the subscriber you dialed cannot be connected for the time being. Please redial later..." 

In Vivian's ward, Peter, who was both anxious and irritable, called Cirrus several times but Cirrus didn’t answer the phone.

The children's operation bore no delayed. However, only the immediate family of the children had the right to sign the informed consent.

If the operation was delayed, the two children would be in danger and the consequences would be dire.

Suddenly, Vivian's finger moved slightly. The next moment, she woke up and murmured weakly, "My babies..."

“Miss. Walker!” Peter called her name excitedly and rushed over to the bed. "You're finally awake!"

Lying on the bed, Vivian was intubated and muzzled with an oxygen mask. Her face was pale and bloodless. In such a condition, she even had difficulty in breathing but she still tried to utter a word, "Ch... Children..."

"Don't worry. The children are fine now. Miss. Walker, listen to me. The doctor is preparing to do stem cell transplantation for the two children, but you need to sign the informed consent before the operation. Can you sign it now?"

Vivian raised her hand slowly and nodded weakly.

Peter put the pen in her hand, squatted down, and placed the informed consent in front of her. 

"Please sign your name here," he said.

When Vivian sighed the consent, sweat trickled down her forehead and she felt faint and shortness of breath. 

Finally, with the help of Peter, she managed to finish it. 

Then the next moment, the pen in her hand fell to the ground. She didn’t even have the strength to move her finger.

"Cir... Cir... Cirrus..."

"When I was talking with Mr. Williams on the phone, Miss White seemed to get hurt accidentally. Mr. Williams said a few words and then hung up the phone. Just now, I called him many times but couldn't get through."

Before he could say anything more, Vivian vomited blood and dyed the oxygen mask.