Chapter 1529: 1529. Are you not sad?
The question she asked made Harry Hall confront a possibility he was initially reluctant to accept, and now it intensified.
When she mentioned Elly Campbell, there was none of the intimacy typically reserved for close friends; it was as if she were speaking of a stranger she had never interacted with.
Harry Hall’s heart was struck once more, especially as he met Helen Melendy’s eyes, which held no trace of humor but only confusion and unfamiliarity, causing his heart to sink to the bottom.
He said nothing, just gave a faint smile, and nodded slightly, “Yes, it’s her.”
Helen Melendy actually had many more questions, but she was still in a state of profound confusion.
Why was she lying in a hospital? Why did Harry Hall seem so familiar… no, so intimate with her?
And also…
Why did he mention the freshman from the medical department?
The only reason she knew about Elly Campbell was that, on the one hand, she was young, seemingly just 16, and already an outstanding student in the medical field.
On the other hand, being England people herself, she naturally felt a kinship with fellow England people abroad, and often heard some boys in the department compare the two, which is why she remembered this freshman.
But what was going on right now?
She took a nap, and not only had she become close to the man of her dreams, but she also seemed tangled with the freshman she often got compared to despite not knowing her?
Listening to how Harry spoke, it seemed like they were quite familiar with each other?
After her initial shock, Helen Melendy fell silent once more.
She wasn’t a fool, realizing quite well that something had occurred during this time.
As Harry Hall left the hospital room, the faint smile he had been forcing on his face disappeared entirely, replaced by a hint of weariness creeping into his heart.
He called Elly Campbell, informing her that Helen Melendy had woken up.
When Elly Campbell received Harry Hall’s call, she was naturally ecstatic. She left Campbell and headed straight to the hospital, but upon hearing about Helen Melendy’s condition, she was stunned.
“Selective amnesia?”
Elly Campbell was momentarily taken aback hearing this.
Being a doctor herself, such occurrences in the medical field were not uncommon, but having it happen so close to her made it somewhat difficult to accept.
Nevertheless, having gone through Adam Jones’s episode of amnesia, she calmed down quickly after recovering from the initial shock this time around.
After the doctor explained some possible developments to them, Elly Campbell went with Harry Hall to Helen Melendy’s hospital room.
“It seems that Helen only remembers things from nine years ago.”
Based on what Harry Hall had told her earlier about Helen’s reaction upon waking up, it was evident that Helen had completely forgotten about having ever dated Harry Hall.
But she does know both of them, clearly indicating her memory was stuck nine years ago when they were still studying in the United States.
Back then, they didn’t know each other yet; Harry Hall was the untouchable, aloof senior, and she was just the freshman from the neighboring department.
Harry Hall nodded, his expression very composed, showing little sign of disappointment, seemingly very open about the situation.
Elly Campbell looked at him with some confusion, then said:
“Aren’t you sad?”
Upon hearing this, Harry Hall chuckled lightly, indeed appearing not too upset, as Elly Campbell listened to him say:
“She said that early in our relationship, I had a very cold attitude, always listening quietly as she talked, seeming not too keen on interacting with her.
She said it was really hard pursuing me, mocked for being a toad lusting after a swan, feeling I didn’t love her,
rather just accustomed to her presence, indifferent to this woman, so she thought it best left at that.”
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