Chapter 445 - Forgive me? (11)

12 May, Military base hospital, City K

After a period of stunned silence, Matthew said "Lexi, I am the one that needs to beg your forgiveness, not you…"

"Matthew, I remember everything. I should have told you…"

"No, Lexi," came the worried response from Matthew. "I should not have did what I did on Thursday night."

"No, you do not have to explain…"

"I do, I really do Matthew, you deserve to hear everything from me."

"Lexi, no…"

Before Matthew further could respond Major Yu carefully removed the phone from Lexi's hand, and said "General, I need to speak to your wife. Remember what I said to you."

Quietly Matthew responded, "Yes Major, I promise I will behave."

"That means with your in-laws as much as anything else."

Before Matthew could add anything further, Major Yu hung up the phone before placing it down and turning to Lexi who snapped "Why in the world did you do that. We needed to talk."

Shaking his head, Major Yu said, "I see it runs in the family, Madam Rong."

"What in the world do you mean with that."

"You are too much like your brother, who by the way I had to separate from your husband out in the waiting room."

Lexi dropped her eyes for a few seconds. Yes, she had a temper like Chester, and had been called on it. "Apologise Doctor, but I need to talk to my husband."

"That can be arranged later Madam Rong. I have arranged to admit your husband for a few days. He was trying to hide it, but I could already see that he has injured his shoulder, most likely in City F, so it needs re-evaluation. And at the request of his direct superior and the joint chiefs, we have brought forward by two or three weeks his annual physical and six-monthly psychological exams. The former is required for all military members and the latter relates to the requirements of security clearance."

Lexi said, "Why would they do that?"

"Madam Rong I just have my orders. With everything going on to deal with all those injured in City F, it is going to take me a few days to undertake all the examinations of your husband that I need to do. Keeping him in hospital speeds that us. And in those circ.u.mstances if makes sense for those other reviews to occur. You run your business, and you would know that combining things together when you can be the most efficient thing to do?"

Lexi paused and nodded, saying "It is, but it does not make sense to me?"

"Madam Rong. I am just following higher orders. But if it is going to take me three of four days to properly clear him, and he would have otherwise been off duty for that amount of time or maybe a couple of more days, because his gun shot injury would mean the physical examination has to be modified this year, why not do everything when it minimises the time from his desk for him."

After a pause Major Yu added "We need to stop focusing on your husband presently. My priority is you currently Madam Rong. You are about to have surgery…"

"That does not matter, Major Yu. I messed up badly with my husband and I owe him an apology."

Major Yu looked at her and said, "You remember things?"

"I remember most things from the last six months. And during that time, I failed to tell the truth time and time again on some important things and I have hurt him when he made sacrifice after sacrifice to protect me, including his gunshot injury."

"Something triggered your memories; do you mind telling me what?"

"It was the MRI scan. Despite the headphones the put on me, at the start I heard the noise as it was moving, and it reminded me of a gunshot. That triggered lots of memories in my mind."

Pausing for a couple of seconds, Major Yu said, "I need to check when the plastic surgeon will arrive, but in the interim I will have one of the nurses come in and perform your observations."

Before Lexi could respond Dr Yu quickly left the room and in a few minutes a nurse entered, and quickly started taking her observations. It was obvious that the nurse did not want to speak to her, so Lexi sat there quietly while the nurse did her job, before leaving the room.

About five minutes after the nurse left, Dr Yu returned with another person. "Madam Rong, this is Dr Zu, head of plastic surgery at the Gu Hospital."

"Madam Rong, CEO Gu, Vice-Presidents Gu and Hou told me that I needed to help you when they heard you were injured…"

Knowing her friends, Lexi said, "And I guess Vice Presidents Gu and Hou told you if you screwed up, they would make your life a misery," and she laughed.

"You have that correct, Madam Rong." There was a slight pause and Dr Zu continued "I have seen the test results from City F and here, save and except the MRI, which I understand may be a while to come through. Now, I need to have a better look at these lacerations to determine what we need to do, and if I need further specialist equipment sent over."

Setting a pad down on a table, Dr Zu moved and gently pulled back the blanket, and started his careful examination of the lacerations, being careful not to move her broken arm and leg."

About twenty minutes later, after making numerous notations on his pad, Dr Zu stood back and said "It is as I suspected, seeing some of the footage from inside the Mall. Every laceration, big or small needs proper cleaning. There are a large under requiring stitching, and I can see in number of those signs of infection. That, for optimal recovery, would mean until all the stitches can come out, in about a week to ten days, that we cannot put a cast on."

"Does that mean I need to make a decision?"

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