Beloved Old Lover

The prolonged fever caused Emily to be unconscious for several hours. When she woke up, the clock struck one o’clock in the afternoon.

Suddenly remembering that it was almost time for her appointment to register her marriage with Daniel, she quickly crawled out of bed, took the medicine that was still on the table, and drank it to stop the fever. Then she put the cake in her mouth so her stomach wouldn’t hurt because it was past lunchtime.

“My head hurts.”

Emily groaned as she reached for her phone. This afternoon, at any cost, she had to say goodbye to Daniel, but she still couldn’t think of a reason.

She never wanted to hurt him. She wanted to bring him happiness and warmth but in the end, she hurt him severely.

“Venn? Why does he call me so much? Could it be that something happened to Kevin?”

Emily was bewildered when she saw so many missed calls from Venn. Just now, before falling asleep, she put her phone on silent mode so she didn’t know he was calling, otherwise the ringing would have woken her up a long time ago.

Without further hesitation, she quickly called back and on the second ring, the person on the other end of the phone spoke.

“Hello, did you call me for something?” She quickly asked.

“Miss Emily, please go to the city hospital immediately. Your father had an accident and is in the emergency room here. You come and we’ll continue talking.”

Emily’s head was dizzy when she heard the bad news. She quickly agreed, quickly changed her clothes, rushed down the stairs, and ran to the end of the alley to catch a taxi.

Why was Venn the one to tell her this news? Shouldn’t her father be at the company right now? And if something happened to him, wouldn’t Wine Company employees be the ones to inform her?

As soon as the taxi parked the passenger, it quickly continued and at the request of the female customer, the driver drove quickly towards the city hospital.

All the way, Emily silently prayed for her father’s safety and reassured herself that he would be okay.

“No need to return excess money.”

She put the money into the driver’s hand as soon as the car stopped and opened the car door, ran like crazy into the hospital gate, called Venn as she ran and according to his instructions, she went straight to the surgery room.

The moment she saw the man sitting with his head bowed on the waiting bench, her whole body trembled and she almost tripped.

“Mr. Venn, my dad… how is my dad?”

“Still undergoing surgery, he is seriously injured.” Venn quickly stood up and replied.

“My dad drives very carefully, how could he…”

“I passed by the accident and recognized him so I brought him here…”

Because Kevin told Venn, he temporarily did not dare to tell Emily the truth.

Whether her father’s condition is positive or not, the doctor has not yet announced it. If he knew that her fiance had passed away, he feared that she would not be able to bear it.

When Venn heard his boss announce that Daniel had been taken to the funeral home, he burst into tears but then had to try to dry his tears and calm down to call Emily. And now, he has to act normal when standing in front of her so she doesn’t get suspicious.

Maybe he won’t be able to hide this for long, but right now, she shouldn’t know.

Emily was also in no mood to ask about the accident, all her thoughts were now on the closed room.

Her hands continuously squeezed each other, her legs kept moving back and forth, and her heartbeat was extremely chaotic.

She wondered why the doctor wasn’t out yet. The headache kept increasing, making her dizzy and her vision blurred.

“Miss Emily, be careful, you should sit down a bit.” Venn spoke up as soon as he caught her.

“I’m okay. My dad will also be okay, right?” She clung to the man’s arm, tears falling continuously.

“He’ll be fine. Come on, sit down here.”

Even though Emily knew that she shouldn’t bother Daniel when she had decided to say goodbye to him, right now, she needed him, she needed him by her side.

After all, only he is the most peaceful shore that she wants to anchor to to be protected and comforted.

In the moment her emotions overwhelmed her reason, she took out her phone to call him. However, in response to her were hopeless sounds.

Next to her, Venn could see the name of the person she was trying to contact.

“Miss Emily, Daniel had an urgent meeting this afternoon so he flew abroad. He asked me to tell you but I forgot.” Venn had to open his eyes wide to lie.

“Ah, so it turns out.”

After another hour, the red light in front of the operating room door turned off and not long after, the closed door was opened. Both Emily and Venn stood up at the same time and walked towards the doctors.

“How is my father?” She tried to hold back her tears and asked.

“We tried our best but the patient could not survive. We sincerely apologize.”

As soon as the doctor finished speaking, everyone bowed their heads to apologize.

James’s injury was so severe and he lost so much blood that even though they tried their best to treat him, the doctors and nurses could not keep him alive.

Emily staggered backward. She doesn’t believe this is true? Perhaps she had a high fever and was delirious? Why could a person who was happy this morning before leaving home leave so suddenly?

“Dad… dad…”

She broke out of Venn’s arms and rushed into the operating room. Her thin hands trembled as she pulled down the white sheet to confirm again.

And when she saw her father’s pale face, she fell to her knees, held his cold hand, and cried like a child.

She lost the man who loved her more than life, Daniel, and she only had her father as support, but now he has left her.

“Dad, why did you leave me? How can I continue to live? I still haven’t repaid you for being born to me… How can I live without you…”

The painful scene in front of him and the grief for Daniel made Venn unable to hold back his tears.

He didn’t know what to say right now to comfort Emily when he also needed someone to comfort him. Therefore, he could only stand still next to her.

Outside the hospital grounds, the sunlight gradually faded and when the procedures to take James to the funeral home next to the hospital were completed, dusk also fell, dyeing the sad city purple.

The traffic is still bustling but cannot make the scenery happy when people’s hearts are heavy with sadness.

Emily passed out after crying too much and had a high fever, so all issues surrounding her father’s funeral were handled by Venn under Kevin’s instructions.

He felt so pitiful for his boss. Kevin was busy at his brother’s funeral but still had to constantly call him, asking about her condition and the funeral preparations for her father.

He knew Kevin had to suppress the pain in his heart to try to take care of everything.

When Emily woke up, James’s body had been shrouded and placed at the funeral home for everyone to visit.

Venn also contacted James’s relatives, but because they lived far away, they had not arrived yet. At this time, only Wine company employees and he took care of everything, and on behalf of James’s family sent their thanks to the visitors.

“Brian…” Emily’s lips moved, softly calling the name of the man holding her hand.

“Yes, it’s me. How do you feel?”

Looking at the girl’s red eye sockets, Brian’s heart twitched violently. He had just returned from a business trip and when he heard the bad news, he immediately ran here to help her arrange James’ funeral.

But because she had a fever, he had to stay by her side to take care of her, and Venn took care of everything.

“Dad… my dad…” Tears flowed down her eyes, the corners of her eyes were numb, she couldn’t feel anything anymore.

“I know, Emily, please try to get over this loss. Your father doesn’t want to see you fall apart. His funeral has been arranged.”

“Take me there, please…”

Her strength was exhausted, so she clearly understood that she could not move on her own.

She is his daughter, she should be present and stand by his coffin, accompanying him in his last moments before sending him back to the ground. She couldn’t leave her father alone in the funeral home.

“Okay.”

Brian quickly ran away, then came back, placed the black dress on the bed, and then went out, guarding the door for her to change.

And when he received a phone call from her, he immediately returned and carried her out of the hospital room.

The funeral home was located next to the hospital, so just ten minutes later, he brought her next to her father’s coffin.

Looking at the photo of her father placed among the white chrysanthemums, she burst into tears, clutching her chest to suppress the pain.

Not long ago, amidst a scene filled with roses, he smiled with satisfaction when he witnessed her engagement with Daniel, but now, that smile will be a thing of the past. She can only see that smile through old photos.

“Dad, I’m ungrateful, dad…”

After lighting incense for him, Emily knelt next to the coffin and bowed her head to thank those who came to visit.

A few female employees of the Wine company were afraid that she would suddenly faint, so they also knelt next to her.

To them, although James is their boss, he is no different from their father because he always cares about their lives.

Before the Wine company’s financial situation was in crisis, he was always generous in paying bonuses and helping employees in difficult circumstances.

“Please leave the work here to me. You’ve been busy all day, please go home and rest.” Brian approached Venn and lowered his voice to suggest.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

“Please don’t tell her about Daniel.”

“I know. Don’t worry.”

Venn nodded and signaled the Unicons group of employees to leave. Everyone has a family and they need to go home to shower and rest because work at the corporation cannot stop.

He is still single and this is the mission that Kevin assigned him so he will come back here after showering and eating something. By the way, he will buy nutritional porridge to force Emily to eat.