Chapter 122 When Have I Ever Blamed You?
The lights in the operating room quickly turned on, and the family members could only wait outside.
Adrian pulled Eva to a nearby chair and sat her down.
She sat down, but for some reason, Eva had a special sense of foreboding.
Her eyebrows were tightly furrowed in discomfort.
For some reason, from morning until now, she had always felt that things weren't quite right.
But because all of her attention was focused on her grandmother, she naturally didn't think about anything else.
And the person sitting beside her, Adrian, hadn't let go of her wrist since he held it earlier.
His grip was strong, and the warmth from his palm continuously reassured Eva.
If it weren't for Adrian, she probably would have been even more anxious.
Lost in her thoughts, Adrian's phone, which he had placed in his pocket, started vibrating.
Since her grandmother had entered the operating room, Adrian had set his phone to silent mode with vibration. Moreover, his colleagues knew that Granny Blackwood was going to have surgery, so they wouldn't contact him during this time. Who could be contacting him at a time like this...
Subconsciously, Eva glanced at Adrian.
Adrian pursed his thin lips and met her gaze for a moment before taking out his phone.
Sure enough, Vivian's name was displayed on the phone screen.
Seeing Vivian, Eva inexplicably bit her lip.
At a time like this, he wouldn't still want to answer Vivian's call, would he?
Lost in thought, Margaret, who was sitting across from them, suddenly spoke.
"Isn't it about time to turn off your phone?" she said.
This statement echoed Eva's inner voice, and she also looked towards Adrian.
Whether it was because of Margaret's words or because Adrian himself realized that it wasn't appropriate to answer Vivian's call outside the operating room at this time, he hung up the call. Margaret turned her gaze away and didn't look at him again.
Eva breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
At the same time, she wanted to retract her hand. After Adrian noticed, instead of letting go, he tightened his grip on her hand.
She raised an eyebrow and looked at him.
"Hold it," Adrian said coldly. "So you won't be afraid."
Eva was speechless.
Who said she was afraid?
But with his hand holding hers, she did feel a bit safer.
However, she had promised Vivian not to have any intimate actions with him. Does holding hands count as intimate?
"Grandma has always been a fortunate person," Adrian said again.
Upon hearing that, Eva snapped back to reality. Even if holding hands counted as an intimate action, she couldn't think about anything else at this moment. She nodded, "I know."
"Are you cold?" Adrian suddenly asked.
Eva shook her head.
Then, in the next second, Adrian released his grip on her hand.
In that instant, Eva felt her heart relax.
But this feeling didn't last long because Adrian took off his jacket.
She picked up the coat and draped it over Eva's body with warmth and a refreshing scent.
Eva was taken aback.
She thought, "Didn't I say I'm not cold? Why is he still..."
While pondering, Adrian sat down next to her again and held her wrist once more.
Eva was speechless.
In front of Kim and Margaret, she didn't say anything further.
Everyone waited quietly outside the operating room.
Unfortunately, the moment didn't last long. About ten minutes later, her phone in her pocket vibrated again.
Since the coat was draped over Eva, she could feel the vibration clearly.
Subconsciously, she glanced at Adrian and their eyes met his deep, dark eyes.
"Your phone is ringing again, aren't you going to answer?" she asked.
Hearing this, Adrian pursed his thin lips and replied, "It's in your hands now."
What does he mean?
Is he suggesting that she takes the initiative to answer the phone?
At first, Eva could pretend to ignore it, let him handle it. Did he really think she would give in?
But as the phone continued to vibrate in her pocket, it started to bother her.
She looked at Adrian. "If I turn off your phone and we miss something important, would you blame me?"
Adrian's gaze fell directly on her face.
"When have I ever blamed you, from childhood till now?" he said.
With that, Eva was left speechless.
"Well, since you said that, I'm turning off your phone. It's annoying," she said.
After speaking, Eva took his phone out of his pocket, only to find that it was on silent mode. From the screen, she could see that Vivian had called several times. Calling now...
Did she want to ask Adrian about Grandma's surgery?
While pondering, the phone suddenly vibrated again, but this time it wasn't a call, it was a text message, and Eva happened to see it.
"Mr. Blackwood, this is Julia. I've been calling you, but you haven't picked up. I don't know if something is holding you up. But I have something urgent to tell you. Vivian ran away, I don't know where she went, she's injured, and she left her phone in the ward. I can't find her at all, I'm really worried, I don't know what to do. If you see this message, please help me find Vivian."
Though the message was long, Eva quickly finished reading it.
Vivian is missing?
She disappeared at such an important moment?
How could she be gone?
Eva's eyebrows furrowed as she looked at Adrian.
Adrian was currently looking in the direction of the operating room and didn't notice her.
If...
If she pretended not to have seen the message, turned off the phone, and if Adrian asked afterwards, she could say she didn't see it, and he couldn't blame her.
And even if he thought she saw it, he couldn't do anything to her. After all, it was his own words that the phone was with her.
In her hands, the decision rested with her.
Moreover, even if she got hurt, Vivian was still an adult. Don't adults know how to take care of themselves?
Even if something happened, it would be her own fault.
Eva held the phone, battling with her thoughts.
She didn't know how long had passed when Adrian turned his head to look at her. Seeing that she was still holding the phone, he asked, "Did you turn it off?"
Upon hearing his words, Eva gradually snapped out of her thoughts. She slowly raised her gaze to look at him, then pursed her lips and said, "There's a message. I think no matter what, you should take a look." After speaking, Eva handed the phone over to Adrian.
It turned out that all the psychological preparation she had done for herself was in vain, and in the end, she still couldn't bring herself to ignore it.
Vivian had injuries on her face. What if she couldn't handle it?
And for Eva, she liked Adrian and had even saved him.
Deep down, Eva was also grateful to Vivian.
If it wasn't for her, Eva probably would never see Adrian again.
"You should go and take a look."
She heard herself speak in a very soft voice.