Mark Of The Destiny - Chapter 309

Before I give you the chapter, firstly I want to thank everyone of you who were with me in these bad times. Though I didn’t reply to any of your messages, I read all of them and was truly blessed to see how supportive, helpful and caring you were.

Daily I’m receiving messages from many of you asking how am I and my father. Thankyou. Thankyou. Thankyou so much. I don’t have words to express gratitude.

Guys…. with the blessings of your prayers, he got discharged last Sunday and is now recovering.

Though recovery for covid patient is very challenging, especially when his lungs are severely damaged (CT score 19/25), we are trying our best to give him best care. My mom is also recovering at home (CT score 14/25).

As far as I’m concerned, other then weakness I don’t have any post covid symptoms. Doctors have advised me to continue taking vitamins and eat healthy diet. Other members of my family are on the path of recovery. It’s just my aunt who is still in the hospital as she was the first one to contract and her CT score is 22/25. Just today I received news from my uncle that she’d be discharged in a day or two.

Happy me!

Happy we all!

But it taught us a harsh lesson. Don’t take this virus lightly. We did it, and learned it the hard way.

Please, please, wear that mask, use sanitizer, and try not to go out of home. I have seen people dying in front of my eyes and families crying. Nothing is more heart wrenching then seeing this.

Please take care of yourself.

Take precautions.

Get vaccinated.

*Important update. I’m taking care of both my parents at home which is taking my most of the time. I will try to write whenever I get time and give you updates.

Love

dream

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Someone pinched Suyin’s nose to wake her up from her sleep. She g.r.o.a.n.e.d and shook away from the pinch, turning her face to the side.

“Dare go back to sleep and next I will press at your broken leg.”

She cracked open her eyes. A man with hair like a bird’s nest stares back. Wrinkled face. Lips raised in to an arrogant smirk. Signature white coat. Stethoscope around neck.

“Though you had made full preparations to live the rest of your life with one leg, too bad I spoiled your plan.” Dr. Colton whispered. Suyin followed his vision all the way to her leg, understanding what he was referring to.

A faint smile came to her lips. She tried to sit up and Colton helped her. Then he places a pillow behind her. “Thank you, Shifu,”

Colton raised his brows, “Pardon me?”

“Sorry,” he stared back in silence, and she held her ear lobs with both hands, “Sorry. I shouldn’t have been rude to you.”

That’s it. It was enough for Colton’s heart to melt. Why not? The girl sitting in front was her one and only student. His favourite. The one whom he considers as a daughter but never told her.

Her heart warms up but the faint smile didn’t reach her eyes.

It must have shown on her face that Colton cupped her right cheek. A gesture he did only once when she cried at a patient’s death during her mentoring days under him. It was the first death she ever saw as a doctor.

Her pulse raced. It reminded her of old memories. She wanted to ask about Wang Shi , about the surgery she did, about his wellbeing, but was terrified of the results. What if–?? The words refused to come out, and she looked at him with pursed lips, waiting for him to say something.

Colton must have read the question in her eyes. “His condition is serious.” his voice came low and serious, laced with everything bad, “The clot in his heart–”

“No. No. Nothing can happen to him.” Colton stopped seeing Suyin mumble, “He has to live for us. For his parents. For his brothers. For Honey. For me–” she corrected herself, “–for everyone. He has no right to leave us alone in this world. I won’t let him.”

She pulled the blanket off of her but Colton stopped her before she could hurt herself. “Shishi, let me see him. How can there be a clot? I kept all the points in mind and took precautions. How–”

“Complications are integral part of medicine.” Colton reminded her, “No matter how good you are, you are not a God,”

“BUT YOU ARE. AREN’T YOU THE GOD OF MEDICINE? WHY ARE YOU NOT DOING ANYTHING?” Tears rolled down her cheeks. A sob from heart and soul melted through her eyes, without letting her know she was crying for the man she claimed to hate most. She held Colton’s hands, “Save him, Shifu. Please save him.”

“Why? Why these tears when you hate him to the core? Wouldn’t his death be good for you? Honey will be yours forever. Let him die.”

“No. No. This can’t happen. Honey–” she looked up and saw Colton smiling at her. She understood. “You lied.”

“I,” He said, wiping her fat tears, “Can’t help. Was curious to see your reaction—ah–” she slapped his hand.

“I take back my words. You are cruel.”

“That I am. Being around king of underworld has a deep impact on me–”

“AHEM, AHEM,”

“COUGH, COUGH,”

Suyin’s head snapped at the door. Her eyes watered seeing James and Zeng smiling at her. By their restlessness she could clearly tell how desperate they were to squeeze her in their arms. She too.

“AHEM, AHEM,”

“COUGH, COUGH,”

The two nodded like pecking chicken.

Colton, “By the way, just now she cried for Wang Shi. Don’t forget to give her an update.” saying he left, shutting the door behind. “Hard to understand. Impossible to explain,” they heard him say from the closed door.

James scratched his head, “Huh? What is he saying?”

Zeng scrunched his nose, “What is hard? What is impossible?”

Suyin, “Go ask. Don’t eat my brain,”

“…”

“….”

James took a step back, not daring to hug the ball of hotness. Angry Suyin was unpredictable. He had experienced it many times. But Zeng was unaware of it and reached to embrace his sister. “Aiyooo, my cute Susu– AH!” Suyin slapped him away.

James suppressed his laughter.

“Don’t talk about a.s.s. Don’t forget your a.s.s is still swollen and I just have to– PAK” Without warning, James spanked Zeng.

“OWWWWWWW…..”

Suyin couldn’t control her laughter at Zeng’s howling and him rubbing his a.s.s furiously. The two winked at each other and didn’t delay another second to hug her. She hugged back, nudging her head once in James’s c.h.e.s.t and once in Zeng’s.

Janes, “Thank God you are okay.”

Zeng, “We were so scared when we heard you might lose a leg. Thanks to Dr. Colton, who boarded the emergency flight when he came to know about you and Wang Shi,”

Suyin looked up from their c.h.e.s.t, “Howz he?”

Zeng pouted, “How mean. Never for once you asked if I’m okay.”

James, “Me too,”

Suyin, “My eyes are very much working. Now are you two telling me or should I–”

“He’s fine. Recovering. The surgery was successful, and he woke up twenty hours later with no serious complications.” James didn’t delay another second.

“No matter how much you decline, you are one of the best doctors.” Zeng squeezed her in arms.

“Take me to see him?”

James and Zeng sighs but they stood up and assisted her out of bed. They knew it was futile to talk her out of this.

While James supported her, Zeng helped her put on a robe and sandals and made her sit on a wheelchair before taking her down the hallway at the room very hand where Wang Shi was.

On the way she saw Evan standing outside a room looking lost. As they passed, Evan’s gaze fell at James hopefully. Suyin glanced at James who was behaving as if noticed nothing and ignored Evan’s eyes at him.

Suyin, “Jamie–”

Jamie pressed at her shoulder, “Don’t pay attention.”

They stopped at the very end, where bodyguards stand watch.

Zeng was about to push the door open when Suyin stopped him. “Help me stand once. I just want to see him once, and not talk.”

“But–”

She raised her palm, “Don’t make me do anything that I don’t want to.”

The two sighs and nodded. James stepped forward, “Whatever you want,” The two supported her by shoulders, and helped her to the glass opening at the door.

Wang Shi was half sitting on the bed, Honey sitting beside him. The two busy in a game of Go. Correction needed. Honey seemed teaching Wang Shi how it’s played and the former’s facial expression showed he was forced into this.

Poor Wang Shi.

Savage Honey.

Unknowingly Suyin chuckled.

Call it a God’s set up or intuition, the two ‘men’ inside the room looked at the door simultaneously. Because of her injury Suyin couldn’t dodge in time.

“DUCKY! DAD, DUCKY WOKE UP!” Honey bolted up in excitement, dashing straight at Suyin. Before she could realise, the little one had hugged her t.h.i.g.h, careful not to go anywhere near her injury. “You are bad. You scared me.” she heard his choked up voice.

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