Chapter 134

The driver didn't even bother getting out of the car; he just sped off, leaving the accident scene behind.

It hit her that this wasn't some old trick being replayed but a deliberate attempt to hurt her. The previous accident involving William had made her let her guard down.

The only person who could know all this, besides Jennifer, was no one else she could think of.

Passersby were horrified by the scene. Some good Samaritans immediately pulled out their phones to call the police, while others called for an ambulance.

When Christina woke up again, three whole days had passed.

Elisa was in the hospital room, her tears nearly dried up from crying. She kept asking the doctor over and over, "The surgery's done, right? And you said it was successful. So why hasn't my daughter woken up yet?"

"I understand your concern, but a successful surgery doesn't mean the patient will recover immediately. She still needs to get through the critical post-surgery period," the doctor tried to explain.

But Elisa couldn't hear any of it.

She only cared about one thing, "Then tell me, when exactly will my daughter wake up?"

"We can't give a precise answer to that. We just have to be patient. She might wake up today," the doctor said, trying to comfort her.

But Elisa had had enough of these vague answers. "You're doctors, aren't you? How can you not know when my daughter will wake up? I want to transfer her to another hospital. I want a better specialist for my daughter."

In her eyes, life had just started to get back on track.

Christina had stopped talking about leaving the Cavendish family, and she had been staying at William's villa for the past few days. Soon, they could have their wedding.

With Nicholas personally overseeing everything, no one would dare say a word.

But now!

Her daughter had suddenly been in a car accident, lying in a coma for three days with no sign of waking up.

"Transferring her is an option, but as a doctor, I don't recommend it right now. Your daughter needs rest," the doctor tried to continue.

Elisa cut him off, "Either you wake my daughter up now, or you shut up!"

"Doctor, you should go. I'll talk to her," William couldn't stand it anymore.

After the doctor left, he walked over to Elisa. "This is the best hospital in the country, with the best specialists. Christina will wake up. She's just sleeping now."

He wasn't just saying this to comfort Elisa; he was also trying to reassure himself.

When he got the call and rushed to the hospital, seeing Christina lying in a pool of blood, he had panicked.

He couldn't imagine what he would do if he lost Christina.

If she could wake up, even if she still hated him as much as before, he would accept it.

All he wanted now was for her to wake up, nothing more.

"William, what am I supposed to do? I can't do anything but watch. I'm too scared to even touch my daughter," Elisa sobbed.

Christina was hooked up to tubes, with machines monitoring her vitals. What mother wouldn't be heartbroken seeing this?

"We'll wait a little longer. I have a feeling Christina will wake up today," William said, handing Elisa a tissue. "You need to be strong now."

"Yes, I need to be strong," Elisa murmured, wiping her tears, which only seemed to flow more.

As William reached for another tissue, Christina's eyelids fluttered.

He froze, staring at Christina, filled with hope.

Was she waking up, or was it just his imagination?

The next second, Christina opened her eyes.

She heard the crying beside her and saw the two people in front of her, feeling everything was so unfamiliar.

"You're awake?" William couldn't contain his excitement.

He wasn't dreaming or imagining things; Christina was really awake.

This meant she had passed the critical period and would be okay. He wouldn't lose her.

"Christina?" Elisa looked up and met her eyes.

All the emotions she had been holding back burst out as she hugged Christina tightly, tears streaming down. "You're finally awake. You have no idea how these three days have been for me. I wanted to pass out with you."

Christina was confused by her sudden warmth.

Her mind was blank, like a baby learning to walk, everything around her unfamiliar.

She didn't recognize the two people in front of her, but their excitement suggested they knew her well. "Who are you?"

"What? Christina, are you joking? Don't joke like this," Elisa trembled uncontrollably.

How could this be?

How could Christina not know who they were?

William initially thought Christina was joking.

But then he saw the confusion in her eyes, devoid of the love and hate she once had.

No one could act that well, and Christina hated him too much to lie at a time like this.

There was only one possibility.

"You've lost your memory, haven't you?" William asked, though his tone was certain.

Christina nodded. "I can't remember anything. I don't know who you are or why I'm here. Can you tell me what our relationship is?"

Elisa snapped out of it and ran out of the room.

She hurriedly called the doctor, "My daughter is awake."

"That's great news. Waking up means she's out of danger."

"But she doesn't remember anything, not even me, her mother. What's going on?" Elisa grabbed the doctor's arm. "Doctor, please help my daughter."

Though she had been harsh before, for a cancer patient who had just come to terms with her illness, only to face her daughter's accident and uncertain fate, it was too much to bear.

The doctor understood and didn't hold it against her. "Your daughter has a blood clot in her head, which might be causing temporary or permanent amnesia. We'll need to treat her to find out more."