She rang the doorbell, but after a long time, no one came to open the door.
Claudine checked the time; she was sure this was the agreed appointment.
Thinking her professor might have fallen asleep, she took out her phone and called her.
Through the door, Claudine could hear the phone ringing inside, confirming that Prof. Nixon was indeed at home.
“Prof. Nixon, it’s me, Claudine! Please open the door!”
“Prof. Nixon, can you hear me?”
Claudine knocked on the door, but there was still no response from inside.
“Prof. Nixon!”
Claudine began to feel uneasy. Worried that something might have happened to Adriana, she immediately called the building manager downstairs to open the door.
“Prof. Nixon!”
Claudine didn’t see Adriana in the living room, nor in the bedroom.
Her anxiety grew, until she finally found Adriana on the balcony.
“Prof. Nixon!”
Claudine rushed over immediately.
At that moment, Adriana was wearing only a thin sweater and had fainted on the balcony.
Her hands and feet were icy cold, her face drained of color. It looked like she had been unconscious on the balcony for quite some time.
Claudine immediately called an ambulance and took Adriana to the hospital.
The doctor said she had probably fainted from low blood sugar, but because she had been exposed to the cold wind on the balcony for too long, she developed a high fever and needed to be hospitalized.
After completing the admission procedures, Claudine stayed by the bedside, keeping watch.
It was only after she sat down that the fear finally hit her.
If she hadn’t come today, would Adriana have remained unconscious on the balcony?
Claudine didn’t dare to think any further….
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Adriana had never married or had children, dedicating her entire life to the field of Antique Restoration.
Now that Adriana was getting older, she couldn’t be left without someone to care for her.
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Claudine thought that once Adriana was discharged, she would have to find someone to look after her, to prevent something like today from happening again.
When Adriana woke up, she stared at the ceiling in a daze for a long time.
She tried to move her limbs, and only then noticed someone leaning on the side of her bed.
Adriana gently raised her hand and stroked Claudine’s head.
Her own daughter would be about this age now…
She wondered if her daughter was doing well.
She wondered if her daughter still remembered her.
She must really be getting old; lately, she kept recalling things from the past.
If she hadn’t chosen to take the SAT and leave that place, would she be living a completely different life now?
She didn’t regret her decision, but she did feel sorry for that child…
If she ever had the chance to see that child again, she would give everything to make it up to her…
Claudine woke up to see Adriana gazing out the window, tears streaming down her face.
“Prof. Nixon, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”
As she spoke, Claudine got up, ready to call for a doctor.
Adriana wiped her tears away and stopped Claudine.
“I’m fine, don’t worry… I’m really fine…”
Claudine listened to Adriana insisting she was fine, but her expression said otherwise.
Since Adriana didn’t want to talk about it, Claudine didn’t press further.
Adriana stayed in the hospital for three days, and during those days, Claudine was always by her bedside, taking care
of her.
With Claudine around, Adriana recovered quickly, and her mood improved a lot.
However, Claudine noticed that Adriana often stared off into space, as if lost in thought.
On the day of discharge, Claudine wanted to take Adriana to her place to look after her, but Adriana said she was used to living alone and didn’t want to go.
No matter how Claudine tried to persuade her, Adriana insisted, even refusing to hire a housekeeper to help with daily
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life.
Claudine knew just how stubborn Adriana could be, so she had to give up on the idea.
But after last time, Claudine called Adriana every day to check on her safety, and reminded her by phone when it was time to take her medicine.
Sometimes, Adriana would pretend to be annoyed, saying Claudine was checking homework and wondering who was really the teacher between them.
In truth, though she complained, the loneliness in her heart had lessened a lot.
If only her daughter could be with her, this would be their daily life as mother and child…
Whenever she thought of that poor child, she couldn’t help but feel heartache.
Back then, when she tried to leave, the Lavigne family wouldn’t let her go, threatening her with her daughter, saying if she dared to run, they’d throw the child into the river to drown.
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