Chapter 444 - Forgive me? (10)

12 May, Military base hospital, City K

Feeling another movement from the table, which this time hurt Lexi yelled out, and wanted to move. She immediately remembered the advice. She needed to remain still, otherwise this would have to be done again. Who knew as she was remembering things how long she had been going through the MRI machine.

In that moment she felt tears starting to flow, not only from pain, but all the memories that had been hitting her.

Did she deserve forgiveness from Matthew? Every time she had hurt him, he had forgiven her, but would it be forthcoming this time? She needed that forgiveness, not only to know she was still secure in his love, but for what they had to go through in the coming months as parents with Dominic.

Her Angel, one of her two reasons for living. The other, if she were truthful was Matthew, despite most of their friends and family who would say it was her business. Design and starting LY had given her the impetus to change her life, not only for herself but for Dominic, but it was not a reason for living. It had made her realise that there something good always came out of something bad. That was why she was open, after dealing with all the initial shocks to the encouragement that Anna gave her to grab for what she ultimately wanted, Matthew.

Thinking about her Angel, he did not deserve the battles in his future. His personal battle with Leukemia, because she was not certain he fully understood everything, despite the intellectual intelligence he demonstrated at school. She knew that with Matthew the two of them had to convince Phillip to talk and support Dominic through what was to come. He was the only person they knew that could put themselves easily in Dominic position, with his multiple cancer battles.

Then, given the truth about his parentage, there was the fight ahead with Richard's parents and the devastation that that truth was going to cause to his view of himself. Would he view that Matthew had abandoned him? That she had abandoned him because she did not have a man in her life? That he had no family? That his grandparents hated him?

Could she be so mean to force Richard's parents from his life. Despite how they treated him and the circ.u.mstances surrounding Richard's death the one thing they always did was treat him as if he was their biological grandson. Could she take that from him? How could she keep them a part of his life while recognising that his background was different?

Then there became the fight over her share of the family inheritance. Richard's parents with their love of money given the controls placed on it in Richard's Will would fight her tooth and nail for everything they could get. They would try and argue that because she and Richard had no children together that they were entitled to everything because her parents had given it to Richard to care for her and their family.

Could that be a fight that she won, not for herself because she had developed an extraordinarily successful business through her own efforts, but for Dominic and any other children she and Matthew might be lucky to have in the future. That was theirs, not Richard's parents to have because that was why her parents as she was not eighteen when they manipulated her marriage to Richard had intended. Despite her hate for the situation her parents had forced her into, she knew that she wanted that one thing they had intended for her children

Another movement from the table, shot pain through her body again. This time Lexi could not help herself and yelled "That hurts so much. Hurry up and finish as I cannot take this." She felt the tears rolling down her cheeks and went to pick up her hand to wipe the tears away. As she went to move her hand, she felt the strap that medical staff on her wrist. That reminder her that she needed to stay still.

The immediate thought that went through her mind was she hoped that this torture stopped. She remembered the doctors telling her that she had broken bones and multiple lacerations, but why were they doing and MRI scan? Why did broken bones and cuts require it.

Then, Lexi remembered what happened. She lied and manipulated Matthew, because she was still so angry about what happened on Thursday night. It was always her intention to go City F, it was just a manipulation of things to head to City Y first, and then leave her mobile with Karen to hide where she was.

How did he find her and get to City F so fast? Would he forgive her for another lie. She needed him to, but all the memories that kept hitting her showed her with lie after lie to Matthew would he be willing. Would he let the love that until now, despite all her lies that he had showered with win through, or would she have killed everything?

More and more memories, of things over the last six months kept hitting her, yes many involving Matthew but others simply her family and friends. How could, even for a short period of time she had forgotten these things. One thing that made her smile is Matthew's takedown at the school of parents and then how he made sure the joy that Dominic's class had on their trip to the military base. For weeks afterwards, Dominic every day would tell her how all his classmates loved that trip.

Before she knew it, Lexi felt the table slide a distance, and she opened her eyes. She saw that the was completely out of the MRI scanner, and caught two staff members hurrying in to undo the straps and take off the headphones, before the voice said "Madam Rong, you did well. We will get you back to your ward in a few minutes when help arrives. Please stay reasonably still because the Table is only narrow, and we do not want you to fall off."

Lexi could not believe the speed and within minutes, she was being wheeled back into treatment area and with Doctor Yu standing there. As she settled back, he handed her a phone and said "The General would like to briefly speak to you Madam Rong. I am not letting him see you until after the surgery to minimise infections."

As Lexi took the phone and placed it to her ear she said "Matthew…"

A couple of seconds of silence ensued before they said together "Forgive me?"

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