The Royal Contract

Chapter 409 - Between A Dream And Reality

Earlier.

Before the accident, she remembered talking on the phone with Jacky as she drove towards the destinated location Jacky had set to meet with her.

She remembered stepping on the gas, finding herself late again. She was sure that she did not exceed the speed limit, careful maneuvering around the traffic.

"You had a car accident. Do you remember that?" The doctor repeated the question. "I am Dr. Foxe, by the way." He introduced himself.

He wanted to know the extent of the damage done to her brain. She did suffer a mild concussion during the accident, finding a wound on the top of her head.

"Can I have some water first?" She repeated in a croaky voice. Speaking was a bit harder when all she could feel was the dryness in her mouth.

She looked at the older man, standing near her bed, looking down on her. She could tell that he already had a lot of experience handling situations like her condition.

"Sure. Wait." He answered her as he stepped outside and ordered one of the nurses to grab a glass of water. When he returned to the cubicle, he walked back to her bedside.

He slowly placed a cup of water near her face, guiding the straw into her lips as he waited for her to take a sip. "Drink up, but slowly." He instructed.

He waited until she had drunk a few sips before he removed the cup and put it down on the table. He turned his attention back to her, waiting for her to answer his question.

"I remembered driving earlier, but..." She could not continue as her brain registered another scene in her mind. It was not the accident but a party and her confrontation with Nick.

Did the accident happen after she had escaped Nick's clutches? She could not establish what truly happened as her brain kept flashing back different scenarios on her mind.

"Anyway, don't force yourself if you don't remember clearly. You might still be in shock." The doctor reassured her that it was perfectly normal.

He had patients who also went through the same condition. They forgot the event they experienced due to the trauma they went through.

But eventually, the memories did come back after a while. But it did not guarantee the same time frame for each one. Some remembered it after an hour or so, but some took a lot longer.

"It will eventually come back when the adrenaline wears off." He explained to her, not wanting her to worry about her condition.

He did not find anything alarming in her situation. It was natural for her to feel disoriented after the trauma she had experienced. Right now, he only felt the need to have her undergo several tests. He had to rule out anything he might have overlooked.

"I think I only have a headache. Maybe you can take off all this attached to me." She slowly moved her hand, pointing to the one in her neck and then the machines on the side of her bed.

She was not comfortable having the brace fastened on her neck, nor the machines hooked to her body. She would feel much better if she could go home and have Alex's arms around her.

"First, you have to undergo several tests before I can guarantee that you are on the clear." He told her as he grabbed her chart and scribbled something on it. "Now, shall we have those tests?"

"Do I have a choice?" When he only gave her a friendly smile, she knew her answer. "I guess not." She would have moved her head, but it was stiff with the tight brace around her neck. "Fine." She finally answered as her voice slowly came back to normal. "Do the test?" She rolled her eyes, knowing that it was all she could do as a sign of protest.

The sooner she had the test, the earlier she would get out of this place. She only hoped they did not find anything seriously wrong with her because she did not want more delays at her wedding.

"By the way, we already informed your immediate contact person, your sister, about your situation. Jacky said that she will be here as soon as possible." Dr. Foxe assured her.

She had nothing to worry about regarding her family. They already notified them of her condition.

"Thank you." She replied, slightly relieved to hear his statement. She was glad that she had placed Jacky as her immediate contact person. She did not want her parents to worry about her condition when she felt fine.

She would not want Alex to rush to her side, knowing there was no need. She did not want to suffer the safe fate she had for being a bit careless.

But she still could not remember what happened to her as her mind played a different memory, omitting the portion of the accident.

"Just have the test, so we can be sure that you will be just fine." Dr. Foxe told her as she held on to her head, still feeling the steady ache. It was the only indication that she was indeed in a collision accident.

The doctor ordered a series of tests done on her, chatting instructions to the other residents on the floor. "Go with them, and I will review your results as soon as they are out."

She only nodded, finding that talking was putting a strain on her voice, and she was still weak from the recent event. If she wanted to get out of here sooner, she had to conserve her remaining energy, she thought.

"How long will all of those tests take and for the results to come out?" She asked the nurse pushing her wheelchair to the room where she would be having her first test, a CT-Scan of her head.

She knew that she was already wasting time by being here. She had to go home, where Alex was probably already waiting for her. She did not even know the time.

"A few hours." The nurse answered her as she pushed her into the room.

She underwent several tests before the doctor admitted and transferred her to a permanent room. Once lying on the clean and sterile bed, she began to think of her circumstance.

She stared at the clean white wall in front of her as if she was watching a movie. She played the scene again inside her head, trying to decipher the truth.

But before she could find the answer, her eyes slowly closed shut, bringing her into a peaceful sleep. It might be the adrenaline wearing off or the medications kicking in.

Or it could also be exhaustion taking over her body and consciousness. Whatever it was, she was finally getting her much-needed rest.

"It can't be true." Those were her final thoughts that she wanted to utter but sleep already claimed her body before she could deny what was playing on her mind.

She would not accept that Nick still played a valuable part in her life. That could not be true. She was now getting married to Alex. That was what she wanted to remember.

She did remember meeting him and the memories they had built together.. But her brain was still playing tricks on her as she felt confused between a dream and reality.