Chapter 484 He’s Awake
Nicole couldn’t have a good sleep that night. The nightmare of her watching a truck running over Hayden was troubling her sleep.
The terrible scene in her dream jolted her awake. As she fluttered open her eyes, she found herself back in the ward.
She pressed a hand onto her forehead and realized she was sweating heavily. As she tried to steady her breath, she looked out of the window and found it was already morning.
The weather that day was gloomy and the sky was overcast. Even without pulling the curtains close in the room, no sunlight managed to reach them.
“One more, all right?” Nicole snapped out of her trance when a gentle voice reached her. Turning to the side, she saw Colton.
He was holding a bowl in one hand while the other was feeding Hayden the chowder from the bowl with a spoon.
Hayden, who was already awake, was leaning onto a big pillow as he sat on the bed. His round and dark eyes were shining, and he looked wide awake.
He did as told before turning to Nicole. “Mom, you’re awake! Do you want some chowder?”
Tossing the blanket aside, Nicole slid her legs down the bed when she heard his voice, wondering how long she had slept as she could feel her head in a daze.
As her feet touched the ground, she could feel her limbs heavy and was too weak to stand. Afraid of humiliating herself in front of the two, she sank back on the bed.
The two beds were situated about only one meter away from each other. As her gaze rested on Hayden, Nicole forced a smile at him. “Hayden, are you feeling alright?”
Hayden nodded his head at her worries. His dark eyes blinked a few times before sadness emerged on his face. “I’m fine. Grandma protected me in her arms when the truck was speeding at us. I merely passed out because I bumped my head on the hard surface when the car knocked us down.”
As he recalled the scene, his eyelashes fluttered as he tried to control his emotions and tears began to blur his visions.
The truck had approached them at a high speed and knowing there was no chance to avoid it, Anna held the boy in her arms without a second thought. That was why she ended up in her current serious state.
Nicole pursed her lips as she helplessly watched Hayden immersing in the sadness, not knowing how she could console him.
Colton put the bowl aside on the table and patted Hayden’s head. “Don’t worry. She’s out of the woods now. All she needs is rest.”
Once he learned Anna would be fine, Hayden felt better as he suppressed the tears. He never thought he could escape death the moment he saw the truck speeding at him.
He was aware that he was the only moral support to Nicole the whole time. If anything bad happened to him, he couldn’t imagine the heavy blow to his mother.
Nicole continued to rest on the bed until the numbness retreated from her body. She rose to her feet and staggered once, but regained her balance soon.
As she walked over to them, Colton stepped aside and let her sit in his place.
From her observation, Hayden was already recovering from the accident. He sported a large bump on his forehead due to knocking his forehead hard, but it was invisible under the bandages.
“Hayden, you’ll have to take a good rest. Once you’re better, I’ll take you wherever you want to go.” Nicole watched her son with a tender look as she comforted him.
He had never been hurt as badly as this.
Hayden shook his head before staring at her with a level look. “Mom, I want to visit Grandma when I’ve recovered.”
Warmth filled Nicole when she heard that. As Anna had protected Hayden without hesitation, Hayden must be feeling emotions right now. Once Anna was awake, Hayden indeed needed to accompany her as she healed.
Nicole nodded and replied in a soft voice, “Alright. We’ll move into the Gardner Residence once Mrs. Gardner is discharged from the hospital. We can take care of her until she is in good health again before we go home.”
Anna wouldn’t have been hurt this seriously in the first place if she wasn’t protecting Hayden during the accident. Hence, Nicole felt the responsibility to repay Anna by taking care of the older woman.
