Chapter 987
Carson let out a sigh unconsciously. He rubbed his aching shoulder and signalled Chet. The two of them then walked out one after the other, leaving a quiet space for him. Closing his eyes, Frederick's heart shattered into pieces. He wanted to cry but had no tears. Like a dead body, he fell completely silent.
The commotion in the hospital finally ended. Every day, Frederick would be on IV while staring at photos of her boarding the plane from those video screenshots. How he wished that he did not find her, and that she had not boarded the plane that day. Every time he scrolled through his cell phone, he felt like he was in a dream, dazed. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't believe that his Ally was no longer there. Just like the last time, he couldn't even find her body. "Why is God so cruel?"
Holding the phone, Frederick choked with sobs. That time, would she be as lucky as she was the last time? Would she survive?
Every time that thought flashed through
Frederick's mind, he became more and more distressed.
He clearly knew that it was all his wishful thinking. He couldn't deceive himself even if he wanted to. The screenshot of the video showed that she was checked in, and the announcement also mentioned that no one was absent! Even Frederick himself found it ridiculous to hope that she would survive the incident after the plane went missing!
His Ally had left him once again!
If he had known that would happen, he wouldn't have hurt her like that. He shouldn't have left her alone, and he shouldn't have let her leave. He had worked so hard and fought so hard, wanting to keep her safe and sound. In the end, what was the point? His emotion was a mix of regret, resentment, sadness, and despair. Every day was sheer purgatory to him.
After discussing, Carson and Chet left Frederick alone for three days. They separately went to deal with the aftermath.
That day, Chet brought a fruit basket and went to Carson's office for a meetup.
"Master Vives, do you think I should inform the family about this? Is Frederick better now?"
"Food is delivered as usual, but I have no idea whether he ate them or not! No matter how hard we try, we can't do things on his behalf! He must accept it himself. Give him some time and let him decide himself!" Carson arranged the records and took a look at his medical report. He said helplessly.
"I thought it was a good thing for Alicia to open up his heart. Never did I expect that good things would only last for such a short time. I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse for the two of them to come across each other!" He really sympathized that pair of lovebirds very much!
"Even if it's just for a short moment, I think Frederick will still want it! At least, he had been happy!" Alicia's appearance made him a normal person with emotions.
Unlike in the past, he was like a robot. He treated everything coldly. In the past two years, he had obviously softened a lot. He had begun to understand emotions and would think for others, unlike in the past, how he acted only depended on his mood. "Let's go and see him! Since he didn't run away, it's very likely that he'd figured things out!"
While talking, the two of them walked towards the
ward.
As soon as the door was pushed open, the two people were stunned, standing at the door. The fruit basket in Chet's hand fell to the ground, as well as the report in Carson's hand. "Fred... Frederick?"
"Your... your hair..."
Chet couldn't believe his eyes. His eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost.
At that time, Frederick stood in front of the window. He was dressed in a dark outfit, looking better than ever, With a cigarette between his fingers, he was surrounded by smoke and different drugs around him. His cold face was more chiseled than usual because of him getting thinner, and his silver hair was eye-catching and dazzling!
Carson gulped and rubbed his eyes several times.
Frederick slowly turned his body sideways but didn't even look up at them. He just looked at the cigarette butt and put it out with his fingers, as if he couldn't feel the heat. "You guys are here, just in time! Let's get me discharged!"
Only after taking a step forward did the two of them realize that he had already washed up and changed into a new set of clothes. He must have noticed his hair too!
They exchanged glances. Chet nudged Carson and said, "Go and have a look at him! What's going on?"
Carson was dumbfounded. After he came back to his senses, he said, "Frederick, your hair..."
"It looks like I've aged a lot, right? I don't know. It happened after I woke up!" Frederick's voice was calm as if he was talking about someone else's business. He didn't seem to be bothered at all.
"Frederick, let's do a check-up before you get discharged!"
Although Carson had heard about stories of hair turning grey overnight, it was the first time he had witnessed it for real. He was still shocked. How could his hair turn grey overnight?
Unconsciously, his gaze fell on his
eyebrows. They were still black! As for his face, it was thinner, but it was still youthful and firm. Why did only the hair have such a drastic change? Was that what they called being "overly depressed"?
However, his expression was so calm as if nothing had happened!
If they looked closely, they would realize that Frederick was wearing black from head to toe that day, even his tie was black!
They looked at each other for a few times, not saying anything! Chet went ahead and helped Frederick to arrange for discharge, and Carson got someone to do some blood work and do a comprehensive examination for him.
In the office, Chet chased after Carson, "Master Vives, why is this happening? Is there something wrong with Frederick's body?"
"It's hard to say. 'Hair turning grey
overnight' indeed happened before in historical records. Such a
situation is usually caused by a loss of control of emotions, causing endocrine dyscrasia, and a
metabolism system disorder. For example, extreme tension, grief, and fear will cause a series of rapid changes in the body and depigmentation in the hair in a very short period of time, turning his hair grey From a medical perspective, the human body is unified. When there's a wave of emotions such as impatience, agitation, anxiety, and depression, the function of the endocrine and nervous system will become chaotic, which causes the blood vessels on the surface of the skin to contract and relax. Especially when there is a sudden change of emotion, the end of the nerve will release a large number of universal changes to make the skin and blood vessels expand, causing an immune reaction to the skin and hair. Therefore, except for genetic and disease, loss of control of emotions can indeed turn hair grey overnight. However, this is also the first time I've seen such a situation! It never occurred to me that he loves Alicia that much. This incident really is a heavy blow to him..."
"How could this be?"
Similarly shocked, Chet was once again deeply moved by the love between the two of them, "Why didn't it happen the last time? Shouldn't he have suffered a greater blow during the first time?" "You're wrong! The most painful thing in the world is not being 'unable to get it' or have 'already lost it', but to 'lose it again after getting it'! I think the second blow is far worse for him than the one before!"