Chapter 442 - Forgive me? (8)

12 May, Military base hospital, City K

Laying on the bench ready for the CT scan, Lexi kept thinking about everything that she could remember. The doctor was right, he really seemed familiar and it felt so annoying that she could not remember him properly. Trying to take in what she knew was enough, the question was what she had forgotten.

It was good to know that Chester and Phillip had finally married. The two of them should have been together for years, but the archaic laws that had persisted in face of acceptance and changes in laws in other countries around the world always seemed unfair. Yes, it went against some peoples religious and personal beliefs about what constitutes a marriage, it was being respecting people for who they are.

It then hit Lexi that Phillip was going through his third cancer battle. That was so unfair. Finally, he and Chester were legally able to be with each other and yet they had this challenge.

That word, cancer, why did it seem important? Lexi knew that there was something she needed to remember, but could not, and it had to deal with cancer.

Her chain of thoughts was interrupted by a voice saying "Madam Rong, we have had reconfirmed that you are not pregnant, so we can commence the scan. In City F, they initially undertook an Xray and then a CT scan. Major Yu and the plastic surgeon have asked that we undertake an MRI, just to be sure that nothing has been missed before they operate on you. Are you claustrophobic?"

Lexi called out "No."

"Can you confirm that you have no medical implants, or anything metal on you? We have already carefully removed your wedding and engagement rings and other jewellery."

"What do you mean?"

"A pacemaker, replacement joints, metal pins, an implanted contraceptive device and the like?"

"Unless it has happened in the last six months, which I cannot remember, the answer is no. Otherwise I just have a couple of fillings in my teeth."

A couple of minutes silence occurred, before the voice came again "We can confirm that nothing like that has happened in the last six months. We will come in with MRI safe headphones for you, as given the extent of the areas we need to scan this will take close over thirty minutes and the machine will be noisy. We need you to remain still throughout the scan, because too much movement will require us to recommence. Do you want us to strap you down to prevent movement?"

Having seen the machine, Lexi knew that the last thing she wanted to be was in here too long, and the idea of having the scan recommenced if she moved too much frightened her. If being strapped down was what prevented that, then she would do so. "Strap me down, I do not want to have the scan recommenced."

Lexi noticed two staff move in, one placing the headphones on her ears, before the two of them strapping her down. As they exited the room, Lexi closed her eyes and felt the table she was lying on start moving.

Lexi as the table stopped moving, started to think about the Andrew. When Matthew told her that Andrew had bribed her with laps at Nordschleife let alone the three Australian circuits, knowing they were all places she wanted to unleash one of her cars on, Andrew's mistake must have been massive, more than simply stripping gears on one of her cars. He hated her need for speed, and when she pleaded for him to learn how to properly drive her cars he utterly refused, not only criticism her for driving high-performance flashy vehicles, let alone having the number she had.

It was interesting that John found him with Sally in a park, at night. Why? Lexi started to think. Andrew lived alone in the Family Villa. Her parents excluded her from anything when they died, being categoric in that Richard, as she was underage at the time of their marriage, had received her share of any entitlement she had to anything from them. Chester, as he supported her decisions after Richard's death, his refusal to accept that as the oldest son his destiny was to be the CEO of Jax Corp even though he knew he was not suited for the role and what they saw as his failures given what was his crumbling marriage to the witch of an ex, was given a much smaller amount of their estates. Andrew on the other hand on agreeing to become Jax Corp's CEO inherited the bulk of their estates, including multiple properties and the family villa.

Why would he need to be out in such a public place? It then hit her, the Nang Family Villa was only a few doors away from their family villa, and if they were there everyone would have found out. From what she could remember Andrew's apartment near Jax Corp and Sally's apartment both were in areas where people they knew had apartments, and their profiles would ensure that going to a hotel would be public news within twenty-four hours.

Then there was Paul, who for years had always wanted a relationship with Sally, who every time she was around the two of them rebuffed his attempt to have a relationship. Paul and Andrew's friendship was tight, and the last thing Andrew would want to do is ruin that.

It was as if an image flashed in her mind. She could see Joan, Rachael, Paul, Steven, Andrew, Sally, Matthew, Dominic, Chester, Phillip, herself, and other people who she could not immediately name in a room celebrating. As she examined the scene in that image, she realised that it was the celebration for Chester and Phillip's marriage. This must be in Las Vegas. She could see the look of hate that Paul was giving Andrew, because he was engaged to Sally.

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