Memory of the Heart

Chapter 52: Comatose

Luke did everything.

He even almost used the monarch's private investigators just to be able to find Dalena because his own investigators can't find her.

They searched for her records in every apartment and hotel possible in Britain, but there was no trace of her.

Fortunately, one of his investigators tried to contact each person who were close to Dalena.

Turns out, all along, Dalena stayed with one of her friends so her name was not registered anywhere.

Without any hesitations, Luke went there straight away.

Upon the thought of seeing Dalena again, Luke's heat beat even more. He cannot believe that he actually did not love another woman. It is the same person. It is still his Yarra.

"Hello, Dalena Angeles is currently in here, correct?" Luke hastily asked the woman in front of him.

The woman looked of Filipino descent and in her early 40's. She was short and had a chubby figure.

"Yes.. But, erm..." the woman started to say in a stuttered tone.

Eventually, she let a deep sigh.

"It's better if you see her yourself." the woman said.

Somehow, Luke couldn't help but feel nervous. Why was the woman looked like she was in fear? Did something happen to Dalena?

With a heavy heart, Luke followed the woman's footsteps.

Hamish, who was behind Luke all along, followed too.

In a small bedroom, there was a woman lying there, unconscious.

Luke's eyes immediately widened at the sight as he ran forward to that woman.

What the hell happened? It had only been a few days since he last saw her, and she was in this state?

Seeing his master's state, Hamish took the initiative to ask the old Filipino woman about Dalena's state.

"Um, Ma'am, if you don't mind, do you mind telling us what happened to Miss Angeles?"

The woman looked down on her feet and could not make eye contact with Hamish.

"Honestly, I don't know... A few days ago, she asked favour from us if she could stay here. We were willing to help her because just like her, she was only on temporary visa here. But then, immediately, she fainted. I took her body temperature and it seems like she has a fever but she's not really talking or responding... I honestly don't know what to do either."

Luke kept his mouth mum, but slightly frowned at what he just heard.

"Why didn't you take her to the hospital if she was already in this state?" Luke said in a slightly bitter tone.

The woman looked guilty as her eyes drooped while she looked at Luke.

However, Luke was only staring at Dalena.

"I really wanted to, Sir. However, my husband and I only earn a little. I wasn't sure if Dalena also had money because I know about her financial situation... If we took her to the hospital, who would be able to pay for her bills? She was still breathing and only seemed to have a fever, so..."

Luke did not want to be disrespectful and as usual, because he was trained to be gentle, he could not express the frustration he feels.

Clearly, looking at Dalena's pale face right now, it is not a simple fever.

But hearing about their circumstances, Luke felt quite regretful. For someone like him, accessing medical services is not that much of a hurdle. But for people like the woman who took in Dalena, it is an entirely different story.

Luke did not curse at Coleman before, but perhaps the old man is right. He should've cursed him.

Why did he make Dalena suffer under difficult circumstances? After suffering so much because of his mother, he made her suffer by making her live a very difficult life situation.

"Thank you, Ma'am for taking care of Dalena. But if you don't mind, we will take her now and will admit her to a hospital. I am actually her husband but we had a little misunderstanding so few days ago, she suddenly left home..."

After saying that in a formal tone, Luke let out a gentle smile and quickly swept off Dalena from the bed she was lying in.

It left not only the old Filipino woman bewildered, but also Hamish.

'Husband? His Grace is being too bold. I wonder what's going on in his mind.' Hamish secretly thought.

At Luke's signal, Hamish quickly got it and talked to the old Filipino woman further.

"His Grace wants to give this to you for taking care of Miss Angeles. Thank you so much and take care." Hamish said to the woman, handing her a hefty sum.

Because of the turn of events, the woman couldn't help but gasp at the money being handed to her.

"No worries. It's all good for me. Dalena is a very kind girl, I never knew she married already... I thought she said last time that she got a live-in nanny job. I hope she will feel better soon and thank you for this reward." The woman said cheerfully.

Not knowing what else to say, Hamish simply gave the woman a courtesy smile before walking away to follow Luke.

Hamish can't believe that his master has become this crazy over just one girl.

***

The next moment, at the hospital, Dalena was admitted in a VIP room immediately.

"Unfortunately, Your Grace, our expertise is not enough to figure out what is exactly wrong with Miss Angeles. She is unconscious and shows signs of fever, but we do not know what exact disease she has. We could only diagnose that she is currently in a comatose state for unknown reasons..."

Luke's jaw only clenched even more at what he heard.

Why was it like this? He was happy to find that Dalena and Yarra were the same person, but why did her state suddenly turn like this?

"Thank you, I understand. But please do your best so her state can improve."

"I understand, Your Grace."

Looking at the unconscious Dalena, Luke grabbed her hand and kissed it softly.

"Yarra, why can't things just be okay? I just want to be able to be with you properly..." Luke whispered in the gentle voice.

He was hoping that even though Yarra was in this state, she would be able to hear him.

Out of the sudden, there was a buzzing sound that could be heard in the room.

Luke checked his phone and saw the name 'Coleman' flashing on it.

"Yes, Coleman?" Luke answered the phone, greeting the old man.

"Your Grace, how do you do? I just called in to let you know that the doctor who did the Sorcellerie Implantation on Miss Yarra is currently here in Britain. She has contacted me and said that the treatment for reversing the effects of the implantation is done. So if you'd like to reverse the effects, maybe..."

Luke's mouth felt dry. He thought that just like years before, he had to wait for Yarra to wake up from a comatose state.

However, this time, it seems like life was trying to help him. Hopefully, Coleman's call was a help from the heavens and somehow, that doctor would be able to do something to help Yarra wake up.

"Yes. I would like to contact her. Please arrange a meeting for us now and give me her details."