RankNovelChapter 124 At that moment, the doctor finished examining Irene. "Congratulations, Mr. Cole," he announced. "Your sister has experienced a stroke of luck amidst misfortune. When someone tried to strangle her, it triggered her strong survival instinct. Initially, her consciousness had just begun to stir, and it was supposed to take a long tfor her to fully awaken. However, the near-death experience prompted her brain to issue commands for her body to fight back, which led to her waking up earlier than expected." "Fortunately, the rescue was timely. Otherwise, Miss Irene would have suffocated." The doctor's straightforward explanation was clear to everyone present. In essence, Irene's instinct to resist during the strangulation brought her out of her comatose state ahead of time.
However, she had been in a vegetative state for five years, and her body had severely deteriorated. Although she woke up, she couldn't physically resist, leaving her vulnerable to being strangled to death.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBrian let out a sigh of relief and turned his gaze back to Claire, suppressing his anger. "Claire, what do you have to say for yourself?" Claire simply smiled. "Mr. Cole, that's a question you should be asking Vanessa. And just so you know, I was the one who saved Irene because no one wants her alive more than I do." May chimed in, "Mr. Cole, while you were fetching the doctor, Miss Claire was tirelessly saving your sister. If you don't believe it, you can ask Mr. Ethan and Attorney Lewis." Brian looked at them, and both men wore grim expressions.
Claire snorted, "Do you still think I tried to strangle Irene? If that were my intention, I surely wouldn't have saved her. Vanessa has been the one harming Irene all along. You three fools have been completely deceived by her." Vanessa backed away in fear, repeatedly denying, "It wasn't me, truly it wasn't! Don't listen to her." Claire smirked, "Still trying to deny it? Why don't we ask Irene?" Ignoring Vanessa's panic, Claire walked steadily to Irene's side, leaned in slightly, and asked softly, "Irene, it's Claire. Do you remember me?" Claire was worried that Irene might suffer from memory loss after five years in a coma, which prompted her question. She watched Irene's face closely for any subtle expression.
As soon as Irene met Claire's gaze, tears burst forth like a flood, rolling down her cheeks in large droplets. Her lips trembled as if she had a torrent of words to share with Claire, but she couldn't form coherent syllables, only painful sobs echoing in the room.
Claire was taken aback.
Irene's reaction didn't suggest she didn't recognize her. But if she did, why was she crying? "Irene, don't cry. Try to tell us what happened," Claire urged, slightly anxious.
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It wasn't Irene's tears that worried her but Brian's tendency to jump to conclusions. Sure enough, as soon as this thought crossed her mind, Brian snarled at her, "Claire, you've scared Irene to tears, and you still claim it wasn't you?"
With that, Brian grabbed her slender wrist and shoved her aside "How long are you going to bully Irene?" Seeing her brother treat Claire so harshly, Irene's tears flowed even more fiercely.
Brian failed to notice Irene's distress and instead tried to comfort herm "Irene, don't be afraid. Speak your mind. With your brother here, Claire won't dare harm you."
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