In the hospital.
Leia took a bite of the breakfast that the caretaker bought and thought it tasted terrible. She could not help but lose her temper. "What did you buy for me? Why is it so unpalatable? Didn't my family pay?
Did you steal the money?"
The caretaker quickly shook her head. Her face was pale as she said, "I didn't! Ms. Norman, I wouldn't dare to steal your money..."
"Why are these things so unpalatable? Explain yourself!" Leia was upset. Her face was sallow, and she squinted her eyes to look at the caretaker in front of her.
"The Osborne isn't open today. I had no choice, so I bought your breakfast from the restaurant downstairs..." The caretaker explained. Leia was a picky eater. Even though she was sick, had no appetite, and could not eat much, she still insisted on eating the best and most expensive food around.
Fortunately, there was a famous breakfast place near the hospital, The Osborne. As such, the caretaker would have to leave the ward half an hour earlier every day just to queue up to buy breakfast for her. However, The Osborne was closed for a day off.
That was why she bought a croissant for Leia from the restaurant downstairs.
She did not expect that Leia would still be so picky and could tell that it was different even if her appetite had been small lately.
Leia frowned. She was very dissatisfied with the caretaker making a decision on her behalf. She scolded, "Couldn't you have gone farther away to look for something else even if they're not open today? Is the food in the hospital restaurant for humans?"
The caretaker shrank her neck in a grievance. 'Where would I have the time to do so? After all, Leia only gave me so much time.'
As a caretaker, she could not leave the patient alone for too long. She glanced at the monitoring equipment and noticed that Leia's blood pressure was rising. She quickly said, "Sorry, Ms. Norman. It won't happen again."
Leia's scolding was heard in the corridor. Queenie was there with Leia's breakfast and heard everything she said.
She frowned and shook her head helplessly. 'Leia's health isn't the best, so she's in a bad mood. It's not her fault...'
"What's wrong?" Queenie opened the door and gently checked in on the people inside.
Leia rolled her eyes and turned away when she saw Queenie.
The caretaker was a little surprised by Queenie's sudden appearance. She said in a panic, "I bought breakfast which was unfortunately not to Ms. Norman's taste..."
Queenie did not react much. After all, Leia was the pickiest eater that she knew. She believed that the caretaker did not do it on purpose. She put the breakfast she brought on the side table and said, "Leia, I brought you breakfast. Do you want to have some?"
"No, I'm not hungry." Leia closed her eyes and turned Queenie down.
"Have a bite. I have some good news for you," Queenie knew that she was still throwing a tantrum, so she coaxed her patiently.
Leia opened her eyes, and a flash of impatience appeared on her face. "I have half a foot in the coffin. What good news can there be?"
Queenie waved at the caretaker.
The caretaker noticed, nodded, and left the ward.
After the door of the ward closed, she said slowly, "I've told Luke about your return to A City."
“Luke?!”
Fear rose in the bottom of Leia’s heart when she heard Luke’s name. Her blood pressure rose uncontrollably. "You told Luke about my return? Do you want me to die immediately?!"
Queenie heard the alarm in her voice and glanced at her rising blood pressure. Queenie was pale as she said, "I didn't. I’m trying to help you! Leia, please calm down. Luke has no intentions of making you go back to New York!"
The alarm was triggered, so the nurse opened the door and rushed in. "What's wrong with the patient?" Queenie took two steps back and said, "My daughter's blood pressure has risen. Come and take a look." The nurse noticed that Leia's blood pressure reached 160. She frowned and said, "Why is it so high? I'll ask the doctor to prescribe a rapid antihypertensive drug. Don't say anything else that will agitate her." Queenie nodded again and again in response.
After the nurse left, Queenie looked at Leia worriedly. "Leia, don't be nervous. You'll be fine..."
Leia felt dizzy all of a sudden, but what Queenie said caught her attention. She resisted the strong urge to vomit and asked, "Why did you tell him?!"
"Cool down... Luke doesn’t plan to send you back to New York after he knew that you returned to A City. He’s also agreed to help you find Dexter Shaw. There’s hope for you if we can find Dexter Shaw," Queenie summarized her conversation with Luke as she was worried that Leia’s blood pressure would continue to rise because Leia was scared of Luke.
‘Dexter Shaw..’
Leia's eyes widened. She would never forget this name for the rest of her life. He made her the subject of everyone’s hatred.
Dexter ruined her childhood, wanted to sell her, and even ruined her life!
"Why. are you looking for Dexter Shaw?!" Leia's eyes were bloodshot red. It was as if she could shed blood from her eyes.
Queenie took a step back in fright.
The nurse hurried in. She held a pill and told Leia to open her mouth wide. "Open your mouth and lift your tongue. We need to help you lower your blood pressure."
Leia stared straight at Queenie and refused to open her mouth.
"Your blood pressure is very high. It must be forcibly lowered!" The nurse was worried. Leia has no history of high blood pressure, but she was in poor health, so many things could go wrong.
Leia turned her head and looked sharply at the nurse. Belongs to © n0velDrama.Org.
The nurse was startled. Leia's gaze made her feel like she was staring the demon in the eye.
"Leia, please, I beg you. Please take your medicine so we can bring your blood pressure down." Queenie could not hold back her tears and begged Leia.
Leia opened her mouth slightly.
The nurse pried her mouth open with her hands and put the medicine under her tongue. "Keep it in your mouth and let it melt. Don't swallow it. Your blood pressure should drop shortly."
Leia frowned. She could not stand the bitter taste of the medicine spreading from her saliva.
"Don't spit it out. This is a quick-acting medicine. It'll help you stabilize your blood pressure. You can't afford to have high blood pressure in your current situation. Otherwise, it'll only increase the burden on your liver," the nurse threatened.
Leia wanted to act miserable, but she did not want to die. As such, she obediently kept the medicine in her mouth.
Queenie wiped her tears when she saw that Leia was willing to take the medicine. After the nurse left, she whispered, "What we know now is that he's the only person who's related to you by blood, which is why we thought about finding him to save your life. Leia, your dad and I made this decision for your own good."
Leia did not speak and continued to dissolve the medicine in her mouth. However, the look in her eyes grew more and more resentful.
When Queenie adopted her, she already had memories of her childhood.
All Dexter Shaw cared about was money. If she asked him for help, it was likely that he would extort her for money. She may not be able to get rid of him even if she recovered.
Leia hated people like Dexter Shaw.
Queenie understood what she was thinking about, so she patiently reassured Leia. "We don't have many options. The most important thing now is to find a suitable liver source for you, so please stop making a fuss, okay?"