"Levi, no..."
"Monique, wake up! Wake up!" Vivian called out. The moment she went into the house, she saw Monique waving her hands around, screaming and crying. She knew that Monique was dreaming in her sleep again.
Five days ago, Monique caught a high fever after hearing that Levi was missing. The fever persisted for a few days. She was in and out of consciousness.
It wasn't until the afternoon on that day that Monique's fever subsided a little. Her condition had become much more stable than it was a few days ago.
Seeing that Monique's condition was improving, Vivian, who had stayed by Monique's side for a few days, went out to buy some daily necessities. She only went out for half an hour and this scene greeted her again the moment she came back.
Monique was in a terrible state, making Vivian anxious and distressed. She took a paper towel to wipe away Monique's tears hurriedly and said, "Monique, wake up! Wake up! This is a nightmare. Everything will be fine when you wake up."
However, Monique couldn't hear her. Her tears were like water bursting from a broken dam. She couldn't stop them from flowing no matter how hard she tried, and they even flowed more and more. She cried out as if her heart was breaking into pieces, "Levi, come back, come back... You said you would marry me. You can't break your promise..."
"Silly girl, Levi is just missing, not dead. Why are you crying? What, will you only be satisfied if he's actually dead?" Vivian asked. Since she could not wake Monique up gently, she grabbed Monique's shoulders and shook her vigorously, yelling, "Monique, you useless girl. Wake up!"
Monique had suffered such a serious injury in order to accomplish the mission. However, she didn't even mention it after she returned to Chatterton Town. She went about her training as usual.
She didn't ask anything more about Levi when he didn't come back together with her either. She didn't even shed a tear before she heard the news about him. That was until five days ago when she received the news that Levi was confirmed to be missing. She collapsed in an instant and fainted on the spot.
Vivian had always seen clearly that Monique was just pretending to be tough. Her heart had always ached for Monique.
She had been constantly advising Monique for the past few days. However, no matter how hard she tried, she could not get through to Monique. Monique either did not wake up due to her high fever, or remained silent in the rare instances that she woke up.
She used to be so cheerful and lively, but currently...
Thinking about it, Vivian's heart ached so much that she took a deep breath.
If it was anyone else other than Monique who was unwilling to wake up from that nightmare, Vivian wouldn't hesitate to slap her. However, that person was Monique, her younger sister whom she treasured the most. She couldn't bear to slap her. She could only persuade her patiently, "Monique, listen to me, please wake up. Everything will be fine as long as you wake up."
"Vivian, what's wrong with Monique?" Brenda, who brought some soup for Monique, asked when she saw Vivian shaking Monique. She ran over hurriedly, almost spilling the soup that she had cooked for several hours. "What's wrong?"
"It's okay, Mom. Don't worry. She just couldn't wake up from her nightmare," Vivian answered. Vivian was fraught with distress and anxiety. She asked the comatose Monique, "Monique, are you happy seeing everyone worry about you?"
"Monique, you're awake." Brenda wiped her tears. A gratified smile appeared on her face. "I knew that my daughter would be able to make it as long as she's willing to do so."
Monique blinked, trying her best to hold back the tears in her eyes, but the tears didn't listen to her commands at all. They rolled down drop by drop, one after another on her cheeks. "Mom, I..."
"Monique, you should know that no news about Levi is the best news for now." Brenda held Monique tightly, stroked her head, and consoled her softly, "Think about it, Levi is so smart and powerful. He'll definitely be fine and come back. He'll keep his promise to you for sure."
Originally, Brenda didn't know that Levi had promised Monique to report their marriage to their superiors upon their return to Chatterton Town after the mission had been completed. Monique had disclosed the news amidst her muttering while she was comatose.
Although Brenda said that to Monique, she herself didn't believe that there would be a miracle. So many days had passed, but there was still no news about Levi.
"Mom..." Monique held Brenda's hand tightly as if she was grasping at her last lifeline. "He'll be fine, he'll come back, won't he?"
Though hope was frail, it was hard to kill it off. Brenda nodded heavily and responded, "Yes, he'll definitely come back."
"That's right, he'll definitely come back. He promised me." Monique wiped her tears hard. She took a deep breath and said firmly, "I will definitely bring him back."
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