Chapter 199: Discharged from the Hospital

"Mom, let's go home." This was the first sentence spoken by Xiao En, who had closed his eyes and shed tears, after regaining consciousness.

Luca, also weeping, simply nodded.

Jean, who had returned from the consciousness world with them, let go of the two big boys' hands.

This was the stiff reaction of someone unaccustomed to being pulled into the realm of consciousness, unable to fully control their body upon return and unable to comprehend the state of their body and surroundings. She hadn't even noticed she was still holding the hand of a strange Miss.

It was only when she tried to let go of the other hand that she unexpectedly found herself being held.

"Child, who are you?"

"Lady, you've awakened!" Jean looked in surprise at the patient on the hospital bed who was holding her hand, their wide eyes fixed on her.

"You all ran in shouting, making such a racket. How could I not have awakened?" Audrey Hepburn said, struggling to sit up at the same time.

A group of people, with many hands and feet, raised the front half of the hospital bed, propping up several pillows behind the Lady. Throughout the process, Audrey Hepburn still did not let go of Jean Grey's hand, asking, "Child, you haven't told me your name yet?"

Henry spoke up first: "Boss, this is Phoenix, a reserve combatant for the X-Men."

"Phoenix, what a good name. Henry, is she your..."

Those eyes rolled about; without even opening her mouth, Henry knew what embarrassing question the Oscar-winning actress wanted to ask.

He denied it immediately: "No, she's just someone we brought in to help. She has a boyfriend in the X-Men. A flower with an owner, I don't touch. That's a major life principle."

A certain Kryptonian spoke with righteous indignation. I am not Cao Cao, unless the two Qiaos of Jiangdong warm my bed.

The appearance and figure of the Phoenix before him were of high quality, but who had teeth so good... only those two brave men, Cyclops and Wolverine, weren't afraid of being rolled into a ball and pinched, the reality of being rolled into a ball and pinched.

Realizing her misunderstanding, Audrey Hepburn apologized quite straightforwardly, saying, "Sorry, Phoenix, I misunderstood. But I am still very grateful for your help."

"No problem, I'm very glad I could help." Jean slightly increased the strength of her handshake with Audrey, responding to the other party. Then both let go.

Perhaps because the protagonist had awakened, it seemed strange for the two children to continue crying, so they fell silent. Luca, as the younger son, choked out, "Audrey, shall we go to America to continue treatment?"

With great difficulty, she reached out to comfort her child. Audrey Hepburn said, "I have seen the most dreamlike side of this world, and I have also seen its worst appearance."

"I consider myself to be striving to live every moment, hoping to do everything to the best of my ability. I gave birth to children with the men I loved, and both children have grown into quite excellent men."

"In the final stage of life, I hoped to spread this love, and I strove to do so. However, this is a road with no end; at such a moment, I can only choose to pass the baton."

"Now that the curtain is falling, it is time to list the cast and crew in a fitting ending song for the film to express gratitude. I haven't even acted in a sequel film yet; please don't make me break that rule."

Audrey extended her weak hand toward Robert, this life partner who was more than a friend, who tearfully grasped Audrey's hand.

"I have tried so hard; it should be enough, right?"

Robert, sobbing uncontrollably, said, "Audrey, you have done very well. Not many people have done better than you."

"Then let's go home, to the home in Trochna."

Although speaking weakly, Audrey Hepburn, whose consciousness was very clear, decided her own ending. She turned to look at the small assistant behind the crowd and said, "Henry, I have to trouble you again."

"Boss, if this is your wish." The Kryptonian, calm to the point of being cold, actually did not know what emotion to display in such a situation.

However, having received the wish expressed by the person herself while conscious, even the hospital doctors had no other remarks. They simply let Henry handle the discharge procedures and explain the contents of hospice care.

A discharged patient does not truly completely abandon medical means. It is just that medical care at this stage does not aim to cure the disease, but to reduce the patient's suffering.

Although after the patient returns home, it is not like staying in a hospice ward with prescriptions written by doctors and professional care provided by nurses, there are still many things that can be done in one's own home.

All of this will be responsible for Henry to inform others and to bear the main part of home medical care.

By the time the group had sent Audrey Hepburn home and settled her in, it was already quite late. Henry then discovered an uninvited guest had followed along.

He wore an expression of speechless disbelief, looking at the Phoenix who had followed everyone busying themselves back and forth until just now, and said, "You haven't left yet?"

Jean Grey wore an awkward expression, scratching her head and saying, "I didn't find a good moment to say goodbye, and seeing everyone needed help, so..."

Just as he was about to say the words to send the person away, Audrey Hepburn, who had just lain down on the bed, spoke up: "Henry, it is so late, and it is hard to find a hotel outside. Help the young Miss tidy up a guest room and let her stay."

No, boss, as long as this 'young Miss' wants, she can appear anywhere on Earth at any time. This is completely meaningless, okay.

However, Henry ultimately did not voice the complaint in his heart, but instead said, "Yes, boss. Lady Phoenix, please follow me."

Regarding the sudden change in the man's demeanor before her, Jean Grey said somewhat uncomfortably, "Are you losing your mind? Why are you smiling so strangely?"

"Since you are the boss's guest, then politeness is a quality I must display." Henry's smile on his face at this moment was like a textbook example, without a single flaw. But that was the strangest part.

Suppressing the impulse to throw a punch, Jean Grey followed Henry's footsteps toward the guest room.

The reason she compromised so easily was that since the incident of the alien war last time, she had been wandering. She had not returned to the X-Men school, nor gone to the Mutant Brotherhood's sanctuary.

Due to pressure from the US government, the X-Men dared not openly take her in, and Jean did not want to bring trouble to the sanctuary on Genosha Island.

Although she had contacted both sides and explained her situation, the days of having no fixed abode had already passed for more than half a year.

This time being called to help, in fact, Raven's thought was just to show that she was still needed and could still help, rather than being a burden that everyone avoided.

This thought that I still have value to society, or to someone, is like a rope tying oneself to the harbor for many people. It keeps one's heart from drifting like on the open sea.

In addition, the warmth brought by Lady Hepburn's handshake also temporarily dispelled her unease.

If it weren't for a certain alien, everything would have been perfect.

(End of this chapter)