Chapter 340: Fortitude Of A Partner
"Iris, shall we go home? The doctors permitted you to have rest in home." Arthur held Talia’s hand. She’s been sitting in this uncomfortable chair for hours, holding her head, waiting for the surgery to be over.
Does her head hurt? Ah... her hands went cold again.
He cupped her hands in his hands and blew on them to warm her up. She wasn’t even responding to him.
"Why is the surgery taking this long Fred? Could there be something wrong?" she asked turning to look at him and her eyes looked tired.
"No, I don’t-"
He paused as they heard footsteps approaching them and he stood up as Talia stood up. A woman in her late thirties was waking to them and he guessed it should be Sir Robert’s wife.
"Lady Magdalene Gaston," Talia walked to the woman. Talia was about to shake her hand, but as she saw the anxiousness in her face, she hugged her with no second thoughts.
"Your Royal Highness, forgive my impudence," Lady Magdalene tried to give Talia a curtsy and Talia stopped her.
At that time the OR door opened and the doctors informed how the surgery went and as far as Talia understood they said that Mr. Ed could return to his usual life after proper rest and healthy, restricted diet.
Talia held Arthur’s hand and sighed in relief.
Mr. Ed was still under the influence of anesthetics when they wheeled him to the aftercare room and Talia stayed until everything was settled. As Lady Magdalene felt uneasy staying in the Oakley castle or in a hotel leaving her husband alone, Talia arranged for a comfortable bed for her stay in the next room. Usually in that hospital, care partners aren’t allowed stay in the hospital, but Talia got a room for Lady Magdalene to stay using her status. Well, it was Arthur who arranged for it to be precise as Talia asked for it.