Unrepairable Love

Chapter 516

Elizabeth chatted a bit more with Kieran before saying goodbye. When she got on the elevator, she couldn’t shake the feeling that Kieran was acting weird—way too enthusiastic. If someone was going to visit Celine, it should be an elder from the Celty family; Kieran seemed to have his own agenda.

Elizabeth shrugged it off. She got off the elevator and hurried back to the hospital room. As soon as she reached the door and pushed it open just a crack, she heard Celine crying. The sound was so faint that if Elizabeth hadn’t been paying close attention, she might have missed it.

Elizabeth gripped the doorknob, unsure if she should go in. The strength shown in front of others was often just a front. The loneliness and helplessness when alone were the real deal.

Elizabeth sighed softly. Life was all about getting through these tough spots. She decided to push the door open and went in. Celine, realizing Elizabeth was back, quickly wiped her tears, but Elizabeth held her hand.

“If you wanna cry, just cry. Why hide it?” Elizabeth said, a bit disdainfully. Celine looked at her, eyes tired and red. Elizabeth quietly sat down next to her. Neither of them spoke.

After a while, Celine couldn’t hold back anymore and started crying. Elizabeth just listened. Celine cried until she was exhausted and then fell asleep. Elizabeth stayed by her side, comforting her, just like Celine used to do when she was little.

Seeing the tears still clinging to Celine’s eyes, Elizabeth felt a deep pain in her heart. At that moment, she silently vowed to help her grandmother finish the final research at the institute.

The next morning, Celine, having let out all her sadness the previous day, woke up feeling much better. She wasn’t sad anymore. But it seemed like someone was missing from the room.

“Did Elizabeth go back to rest?” Celine asked, looking around for her.

Rose shook her head. “I don’t know where she went. She was gone early in the morning.”

Meanwhile, Elizabeth stood in front of everyone in the research lab, dressed in a black and white business suit, her hair tied up. Everyone was puzzled and asked, “What did you say? You wanna take over Professor Percy’s position and continue the research?”

Elizabeth nodded firmly. Everyone burst out laughing. “You must be joking!”

After Celine’s accident, some of the younger folks in the lab had clearly given up, playing on their phones and neglecting their work. Others had ideas but knew that without Celine, they lacked a core member. Whether the research could continue was a big question. Even if it did continue, without Celine personally leading the team, it might still fail. It would just waste the Serenity Leaf that Elizabeth had brought.

“I’m more serious than anyone,” Elizabeth promised. “I will complete this research.”

Everyone looked at each other, expressing disbelief. “This is a research lab, not a place for you to mess around,” someone said.

Elizabeth heard the sarcasm in his tone but she wasn’t surprised.