CHAPTER 449 CAN'T TALK

"There’s no way she can recover in Canada with her current condition. She needs to go abroad for treatment," Sam said while he sat on the bed.

The assistant scratched his head. "I understand, but she’s Mr. Lancaster's wife and it has nothing to do with you. Even if she needs to go abroad for treatment, Mr. Lancaster should be the one to take her there, not you."

Sam adjusted the quilt for Yvonne. "Henry doesn't know that she’s still alive, let alone the fact that she’s i n this situation right now."

"Then you should tell Mr. Lancaster," the assistant said disapprovingly.

Sam frowned. "Do you think I don’t want to? The problem here is that we don’t know the relationship between Henry and Jacqueline now. It won’t be good i f we rashly tell Henry that Yvonne's alive. From this incident, we can see that Jacqueline will harm Yvonne if Henry takes her back."

"This... seems like it," the assistant smiled lightly.

Sam turned his head to look at him. "Go and inform the Smith family that I’ll postpone my return date for a few days."

"Because of Miss Frey?" The assistant glanced at Yvonne.

Sam nodded. "I can’t leave her alone like this when no one's taking care of her."

"Okay, I got it. I'll go now," the assistant responded and went to do as he was told.

Three days later, Yvonne woke up. She wanted to open her eyes, but she realized that she couldn't. It felt like something was covering her eyes, hindering her vision.Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

Besides that, her body couldn't move—it was as if something was restraining her.

What was going on?

Where was she now?

Yvonne opened her mouth and wanted to ask if anyone was around. But when she opened her mouth, she realized that she couldn’t even make a sound.

What was wrong with her?

Yvonne's heart sank suddenly and she panicked.

Why?

Why couldn't she talk?

Yvonne's breathing became rapid and she breathed out unwillingly. She wanted to try again.

This time, she succeeded in making a sound, but the sound was faint. If she didn't listen carefully, she wouldn't be able to hear it and her throat stung.

With this pain, her memories were restored.

She remembered that Jacqueline had locked her up in an abandoned building, and then she was about to be burned to death. She was really burned and the fire covered her entire body, making her feel like she was i n hell.

She couldn't forget the pain of being burned, the despair of being swallowed by the fire, and the poisonous oath she made before she was about to be burned to death!

She swore that if she survived the fire, she would return what she suffered in double.

And now, she really survived!

Yvonne was so excited when she thought of this.

Then, her body that was unable to move trembled slightly. The monitoring equipment beside her bed detected a rise in blood pressure and she screamed suddenly.

Upon hearing the sound of the machine, the person from outside immediately burst in and walked towards the bed to press the emergency button. He looked at the trembling person on the bed with surprise. "Are you finally awake?"

This voice... It was Smith's!

Yvonne’s eyes were hot and she woke up from the hatred. Her mouth moved as if she wanted to say something.

When Sam saw it, he leaned down and put his ear next to her. He was stunned for a moment when he heard her hesitate, but she reacted quickly. He said with some uncertainty, "Do you want to thank me?"

Yvonne’s mouth moved again. This time, there was only one syllable.

Sam heard it clearly-she said yes.

Sam smiled lightly, “Don't say that. I should save you."

After speaking, several footsteps could be heard coming in from outside.

Then, a few doctors and nurses came in. The first doctor asked, "Is the patient awake?"

"She's awake," Sam said politely and stepped aside from the bed. "Sorry to bother you all."

"It's our duty," the doctor replied politely. Then, he nodded to the other doctors behind him and checked u p on Yvonne.

After the examination, Sam grabbed the doctor and said, "How is it going?"

"It's good that the patient is up now. It means that she has passed the dangerous period,” the doctor answered truthfully while he wrote on the medical record. 1

Sam breathed a sigh of relief, "That's great, but she seems to be unable to speak. What's the matter?"

"That's normal." When the doctor finished writing, he closed the medical record and looked at Yvonne. He said, "She inhaled too much smoke that damaged her throat, so she can't speak for now.”

When Yvonne heard this, she felt a little anxious. Her lips kept shaking as she was trying to say something.

Sam stepped forward and said, "Yvonne, do you want t o ask the doctor if you can speak in the future? If yes, close your lips. If not, move them twice."

As soon as Yvonne heard that he understood her so well, she quickly closed her lips.

Sam smiled and turned his eyes back to the doctor," Doctor, you heard her. Can she talk in the future?"

The doctor looked at Yvonne and said, "Of course she can. She'll be able to speak in two days, but her throat i s damaged and her voice may be different from before and it may become very hoarse."

Sam looked at her too.

Although Yvonne's eyes were covered and she couldn't see right now, she could feel his worry. Then, she moved her lips twice.

Sam didn't know what she was saying, so he put his ear closer to her but he barely understood what she said.

"She said it's alright," Sam straightened up and explained to the doctor.

There was a hint of appreciation in the doctor’s eyes. "I t seems that this young lady is very optimistic."

Sam nodded. "She’s strong."

The doctor smiled, "Well, let her have a good rest. Please call us whenever you need anything."

After speaking, the group of people went out.

The ward became quiet again.

Sam closed the door and went to her bedside. He took a look at Yvonne's dry lips and hurriedly put a long soft straw into a glass of water, and then placed it to her mouth. "Drink some water."

Yvonne was a little thirsty and she didn’t know how to tell him. Surprisingly, he knew her very well. She was very touched by his thoughtfulness.

She mouthed a thank you, then held the straw and sucked the water in the glass and stopped when she reached the bottom.

"Are you done?" Sam looked at Yvonne.

Yvonne's lips moved a little as a response to him.

Sam knowingly took the straw away, put the glass beside the bed, and took out a clean tissue to gently wipe the corners of her mouth.

As he wiped, he said, "I know you have a lot of questions right now. You can slowly move your mouth and I'll try to understand through lip reading. Move your lips twice if I understand it wrongly. Move your mouth once if I’m right. How about that?"

Yvonne moved her lips.

Sam threw the tissue away. "Very well. Then you can start moving now. I'll guess what you want to ask.”

When the words fell, he stared at her lips for a moment. He feared that he would miss out on any movements.

Yvonne's mouth shape was a little long, but her speed was slow. When Sam was making a guess, he almost got what she asked perfectly.

But in order to not make a mistake, he verified with her again. “You're asking how I knew that Jacqueline locked you up, right?"

When Yvonne heard that he really understood what she meant, she moved her lips in excitement.

Sam knew that he had guessed right. He smiled gently and replied, "It's Sue."

Sue?