Chapter 6: 006. Four Years Later Chapter 6: 006. Four Years Later Editor: Henyee Translations Elly Campbell didn’t know how she had made her way out of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department. She felt lost and disoriented, her hand resting absently on her flat abdomen. Who would have thought that a little life was growing inside her?
She had once dreamed of bearing Adam Jones’s child, but never imagined it would happen after she had asked him for a divorce.
After a moment of dazed silence, she suddenly grabbed her phone, her fingers trembling as she frantically dialed a number—
“Grandpa, I need a favor from you.”
Boston First Hospital.
“Dr. Campbell, the patient in Emergency Room 3 is in a critical condition. Dr. Matt needs you there immediately.”
By the time Elly Campbell reached the door of the emergency room, she was taken aback by the sight of the patient on the resuscitation bed.
Lily Jones, Adam Jones’s sister. Elly had never imagined she would run into her, whom she never got on well with the first thing after she returned to the country.
Elly Campbell furrowed her brows briefly, but there was no time to dwell on it. She turned to the young man standing nearby, his face filled with urgent concern, and asked, “What’s the situation with the patient?”
“My wife’s water broke, doctor, please, you have to save her…”
The man’s words were rushed and jumbled, his nervousness evident.
Elly Campbell gave a slight frown, quickly realizing the man wouldn’t be able to provide any clear information. Without hesitation, she turned and rushed into the emergency room.
She left the man anxiously pacing outside the emergency room, his unease growing as the silence from within deepened. Every passing second seemed to stretch his anxiety even further, leaving him unsure of what to do next.
From a distance, the sound of hurried footsteps approached, growing louder. Soon, a figure appeared outside the emergency room, radiating a chilling tension that was impossible to ignore.
“What happened to Lily?”
“We were just leaving the house when suddenly her water broke…”
Adam Jones said nothing more, his brows furrowed tightly as his gaze remained fixed on the emergency room door, his expression tense.
He was well aware of his sister’s fragile health—pregnancy had never been an option for her. If something went wrong…
His thoughts were interrupted when the door to the emergency room suddenly swung open. A figure emerged, pulling off a mask to reveal a delicate face he hadn’t seen in a long time.
But at this moment, this face was not on him but towards his brother-in-law next to him.
“Are you Lily Jones’s family?” Elly Campbell asked urgently. “Your wife is in critical condition, and we need to operate immediately. Please sign here.”
She handed over the form and then turned to an intern beside her, giving a sharp command, “Prepare for general anesthesia.”
“Understood, Dr. Campbell,” the intern responded quickly.
Elly Campbell nodded.
After giving the instructions, Elly Campbell hurried back into the emergency room without once glancing in Adam Jones’s direction.
In truth, she hadn’t seen him at all, unaware of the shock and intensity reflected in his usually stoic eyes.
The moment Adam Jones saw the face behind the removed mask, his heart jolted violently.
There she was—the woman who had disappeared without a trace four years ago, the one he had searched for in vain all this time. She had returned, without warning, and without any preparation on his part.
She had re-entered his world, catching him completely off guard.
The hand hidden in his pocket tightened into a fist, struggling to contain the rush of emotions swelling within him.
Four years. She had been gone for four years, and now she reappeared, leaving him in complete disbelief with her entirely unfamiliar role.