Chapter 5. Good Uncle

Henry pressed the button on the bed to call the doctor. He panicked when Alana regained consciousness after crying hysterically.

Henry was worried that Alana had been seriously injured in the accident. Although it wasn't entirely his fault that the child herself ran into the middle of the road, he couldn't just let go of the responsibility. As a result, Henry must now be trapped again with his past love.

After waiting for a while, the doctor arrived and immediately examined Alana.

 "I've given her some medicine; she'll wake up soon," said the doctor, "it's best if someone close to the patient takes care of her so that when she wakes up, she won't be hysterical."

"Yes, Doctor. Thank you very much," Henry said to the doctor before the man in the white coat left Alana's room.

After some time, William came to the infirmary after paying the hospital administration.

"Everything is in order, Boss. I have paid all of Alana's hospital fees." William only reported but did not give the files because they contained Alana's name, whose surname bore her father's name.

"How much of the company's money did you use?" Henry asked William because the man was the CEO's assistant and an accomplice he trusted.

"I used my own money, Boss," William replied.

"Why?" asked Henry, although he was slightly annoyed at William, who seemed to be a hero. He held it in. Henry waited for an explanation from his assistant first.

"If I use the company's money, I'll get caught. Chances are, the Great Mistress will know everything," William explained.

Henry just nodded his head. He was prejudiced against William, even though the man only protected him.

"Thank you, Willy, you're the best. I'll reimburse you."

"You're welcome, boss." William couldn't refuse when Henry wanted to reimburse him because he was worried his Boss would get suspicious if he did that.

Since Amanda's breakup with Henry, William had not let go of him. William has always been at the forefront of protecting Amanda, especially after discovering she was pregnant with the Boss's child.

Alana and Alan are Henry's biological children. However, William had to hide all the facts at Amanda's request.

No one can protect her except him. William did not know how long he would have to hide this fact. Without Amanda's consent, he will not reveal the truth.

"Sorry, boss, I'd like to talk for a minute," William said to the man sitting beside Alana's bed while rubbing the girl's arm.

Henry turned to his assistant. Seeing the look on William's face, he knew that the tall man wanted to talk about something serious.

Henry stood up and stepped towards the sofa in the room.

"Have a seat!" he ordered as he sat on the cream-coloured sofa. "What do you want to talk about?"

"Sorry to be presumptuous, but you'd better not tell your mother and Miss Sonya about this incident."

Henry didn't say anything. He just waited for William's subsequent explanation. The man knew what was best for him, so he would listen to every suggestion from the assistant.

"Sorry about earlier." It pained William to speak ill of his mistress, but he would do anything to protect his Boss's loved ones.

"Your mother has always disliked Mrs. Amanda. If she knew about all this, what would happen to your ex-wife? The big madam will certainly interfere with Mrs. Amanda's life again," William said. He asked the question, and he answered.

"You're right, Willy. Mother will interfere with Amanda."

"If Miss Sonya finds out, I can't imagine what will happen to Mrs. Amanda. Sorry in advance, Miss Sonya is not a gentlewoman."

"That's right. Sonya is indeed different from Amanda." Henry didn't comment much because everything William said was true.

"You'd better be careful, Boss. If you want to see Alana, I'll help, but you must do it secretly."

"OK-"

Henry hadn't finished talking about his fiance when she called him.

"Sonya called." Henry showed the contact name on his phone screen.

"Boss ...."

Henry had already taken the call before William asked the Boss to speak outside Alana's treatment room.

"Henry, where are you?" someone asked behind the cell phone. "I'm in your office right now. Your secretary said you haven't been back since. Where are you now?"

Before Henry could answer, Alana woke up and called her mother.

"Mom, where are you?" Alana opened her eyes and burst into tears.

"Whose child's voice is that?" asked Sonya, who sounded angry at the sound of a child's voice.

"I hit a child; now I'm in the hospital. You should go home if you've waited too long."

"I'll be there; the hospital is in-"

Henry interrupted Sonya. "There's no need to come here. I'm going back to the office right now. Let William take care of the child. You wait in the office and don't leave before I return."

"Alright, honey, I'll wait for you here."

Henry was silent when he saw William talking to Alana and looking familiar. He wondered why the child immediately quieted down after being calmed down by the assistant, but while with him, Alana cried hysterically and even fainted.

Henry tapped William on the shoulder. "You take care of Alana. I have to go back to the office because Sonya is there."

William got up and stood. He bowed respectfully to his Boss. "OK, boss, I'll look after Alana until her mom comes."

Before leaving, Henry approached the child. "Alana, I'm sorry. I've hurt you so much that you're like this; I didn't do it on purpose."

Alana turned to William. Then she turned back to Henry after her uncle winked slowly. She wanted to talk to Henry because he knew Uncle William, who had always been kind to her.

"Yes, Uncle." That was all that came from the lips of the little girl lying on the hospital bed.

After Henry left Alana's room, Amanda arrived.

"Amanda, didn't you run into Henry's boss?" William asked the woman he had taken care of like a sister for six years.

"No, I didn't. Has Henry gone home?" Amanda asked.

"Yes, he went home," he replied.

"Do you know that person well?" asked Alana.

"He's my Boss," replied William. Please forgive Uncle Henry; he accidentally bumped into you."

"Since he's your friend, I'll forgive him," said Alana with a smile.

"Alana, you rest first; Uncle wants to talk to your mother for a while."

"Yes, Uncle." Alana closed her eyes again because her head was still a little dizzy.

William and Amanda were now sitting on the sofa.

"I have something to ask you."