As days passed, Zayn convalesced gradually under Derila's care and treatment.
Though he had to be wheeled in like before, his movements had improved significantly, and he looked much more rejuvenated.
On the other hand, Carla and the three children had also fully recovered. She could now accompany the children to swim, ride horses, pick flowers, harvest grapes, and fly kite at their backyard.
Dori's wings had also regained their strength to soar high in the sky. Every time the kite veered to one side or was on the verge of crashing, Dori would use its sharp claws to bring it back up high again.
When that happened, the children would be so thrilled that they kept on clapping and screaming at the top of their lungs, "Go, Dori, go!"
"Hahaha…" Carla laughed boisterously. "I think Josh needs to work a little harder. Run, Josh! Don't leave the hard work to Dori."
"Okay, Mommy!"
Josh pulled the string connected to the tail of the kite and ran across the hill.
Seeing so, Randy and Venus applauded his spirit and rooted for him cheerfully.
Gazing at the children's happy faces, Carla's heart was so full. On the contrary, Derila who witnessed the scene from afar felt a turmoil of emotions because she missed her girls.
I wonder how Alpha, Beta, and Gamma are doing right now.
Initially, they would video call her quite often and shared about every little thing that happened back home. As time passed by, they switched from video calls to voice calls, and they eventually stopped calling her from Erihal.iously, she never liked any electronic gadgets. Now, she would gladly lug an iPad around, so that she could answer the girls' video call anytime, anywhere. However, the device had never rung even once.
Moments ago, she tried calling Daemon but was unable to get through to him.
Feeling frustrated, she took a walk in the woods and ran into the blissful scene of Carla spending time with her children, flying kites.
An instant dejection washed over her.
She started contemplating if she should return to Erihal. Yet, the thought was dismissed rather quickly.
Perhaps this is all that bast_rd's scheme to get me to compromise. No, I shouldn't meet him halfway. He might give up soon. Maybe the kids miss me so badly that he will return them to me? After all, he doesn't like children. Yes, that's right, so be it. This is all a game. The one who is able to endure the longest wins the battle.
Every time she thought of that, she inwardly cheered herself on. Hang in there!
Meanwhile, Carla turned and saw Derila on top of the hill. She smirked. Deep down, she knew that Derila would give in very soon.
Right then, Rogan rushed over and reported hastily, "Ms. Lierger, Dr. Goman called earlier saying that Mr. Thompson has fallen ill. He's now in the ICU."
"What happened?" Carla asked frantically.
"I'm not too sure about the details." Rogan frowned. "She said it's quite serious this time. Mr. Giblo's phone is turned off the whole day because there's a product launch event. No one dares to disturb him, that's why Dr. Goman called me to inform you accordingly."
"I see."
Subsequently, Carla instructed Jewel and Ilali to take care of the children while she made her way to the hospital with Rogan.
During the journey, Freda called and asked in trepidation if they needed more hands since Boris had escaped. She was worried that something bad would happen.
Carla could not be bothered about Boris and responded that four people were sufficient to do the job. She then ordered Freda to stay back and protect the children.
With that, Freda dropped the topic.
When Carla arrived at Serene Hospital, Naya was already waiting at the entrance, ready to give her a full update.
"Actually, Mr. Thompson's health started deteriorating after Old Mr. Giblo passed away. He has been depending heavily on the wheelchair to get around. With the overwhelming pressure and multiple issues unfolding at the company, he's been quite stressed out, and that has certainly affected him adversely."
After a slight pause, she continued, "Last night, he suddenly had a heart attack and was immediately rushed to Serene Hospital. Upon carrying out a thorough check-up, the doctor realized the severity of his health problem and contacted Benard and I at once.
"However, Benard was with Mr. Giblo dealing with the product launch event. I couldn't get him on the line anymore. Considering Mr. Thompson's condition, I thought I'd better report to you."
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