Georgia had been into a deep slumber since she was saved.
The doctor said she was badly injured and suffocated in the water for several minutes, her brain was affected. The doctor could not tell when she would wake up. Perhaps she would be asleep for the rest of her life.
Although the doctor didn't say it explicitly, Georgia's lasting symptoms showed she might go into a vegetative state.
As for Robert, he was still missing. All people were looking for him.
Jason and Jasper had also been looking for Robert. The Simpson family's burden was all taken by Ivan.
Ivan had been busy with all kinds of stuff. His parents didn't take charge of anything and traveled over the world all the time. Now such a bad thing happened to the Simpson family, so Marcel and Joanna had to come back.
They could not do anything but stay with their son.
As for Robert's mother, Maisie, she had been in a mania. Her blood test report showed that she had taken a new drug that could damage the nerves. That's why she hadn't recovered.
She went crazy at one moment, cried the next. Sometimes when she came to her senses and knew Robert disappeared, she became crazier.
After what happened this time, no one dared to talk about Robert in front of Maisie. All people could only lie to her.
Besides, Maisie was mad most time and sometimes silly. Ivan could do nothing but get many professionals to take care of her.
Robert didn't come back. He disappeared completely. No one knew whether he was still alive.
Robert's uncle Alex was still the CEO of the Simpson Group. After he knew Robert's missing, he began to seize power and fire Robert's subordinates.
Ivan couldn't bear Alex taking over Robert's business. He originally enjoyed his leisure life and traveled over the world and he's a doctor who occasionally treated his patients.
But now Ivan stayed in D City and even began to run the business.
He became Alex's rival because he didn't want Alex to ruin Robert's business. He must keep Robert's business safe.
Georgia didn't know all of this. She just slept on the bed. Except for Elsie and Annie who visited her every day, few people went to Georgia's room.
It had been a month since Annie was sent to the hospital, she was fully recovered after a month of treatment in the hospital.
After that, Annie stayed and talked to her at her bed every day.
Today, Elsie took Annie to Georgia's room and sat by her again. It had been a year since Georgia was shot. This year, too many things happened in D City.
Georgia was very weak now. She could not eat anything since she was in a coma. She could only take in nutrition through injection.
She was thin before and now she was scrawny.
Fortunately, Ivan found a professional nurse to massage Georgia's muscles every day, which kept Georgia's muscles from atrophy this year.
But if Georgia kept sleeping like this, her body would be dull. When she woke up, she had to experience hard training to stand up again.
"Georgia, why are still sleep? Annie and I have been talking a lot to you by your side..."
Elsie began to talk after sitting at the bedside. She urged Georgia to wake up every day. She could hardly take it.
"I can't find my sister even now. Alfred seemed to disappear. I went to G City to look for them. And I also asked Ivan and Jason for help. But Alfred seemed disappeared from this world. I haven't seen my sister since the marriage. I'm worried that something might happen to her ... Georgia, wake up, I could not take it any longer..."
In fact, Elsie was a strong woman. Compared to Vanessa and Georgia, Elsie had suffered more in her past.
But she felt that if she didn't say so, Georgia would not take a pity on her.
Now Ivan was busy with his own things. Jason and Jasper had their companies to take care of, they were too busy to visit Georgia or Elsie.
Besides, Elsie was not their close friend. She helped for the sake of Georgia and Robert.
"Mom Georgia, I miss Mom Vanessa. Auntie said Mom Vanessa was taken away by bad people. Now you are in a coma. And Uncle ... Dad is missing. Don't you leave me and auntie alone."
Annie cried again. Elsie told her that she had to appear to be pitiful in front of Georgia. She couldn't say she was doing good. In this way, maybe someday Georgia could hear her crying and try to wake up.
The very first days when Georgia was in a coma, Annie cried every day.
What's more, Vanessa and Robert were not by her side, the closest person in the world all disappeared. And Georgia was in a coma and couldn't talk with her. Annie almost broke down.
She was just a child, though her mother was by her side, her mom was in a coma. Annie didn't want to leave Georgia and stayed in the ward every day.
At that time, only Elsie stayed with Annie. She tried to cheer Annie up and comfort her.
They got close to each other in the past year. Now Elsie was the person who Annie relied on the most.
She called Elsie auntie. To her, Elsie was the only one who stayed with her in difficult times.
Annie was worried about Mom Vanessa and Mom Georgia, so she and Elsie visited Georgia every day and told her about their tough life and helplessness.
In fact, Jason and Jasper had arranged everything for Annie. She had nothing to worry about. But how could Annie be really happy? Without families by her side, Annie felt blue every day. She only smiled when Elsie cheered her up once in a while.
"Mom Georgia, I'm better now. You said that when I recovered, you would ride roller coasters and traveled with me. If you didn't wake up, who was to make my wish come true?"
Annie's eyes turned red as she spoke. Elsie walked to Annie and held her in her arms.
"Georgia, you can't just keep sleeping like this. The doctor said you could wake up with strong willpower. Why are you still sleeping? Robert hasn't come back. People say he's dead. But I know he is still alive. Jason and Jasper also think so. And Ivan also believes he's still alive. Don't you believe it? Why don't you wake up, is it because you're injured or you don't want to wake up. But your loving daughter and people you love are waiting for you. You have to wake up and find them..."
Elsie harped on like this for more than half an hour, but Georgia gave no response to her.
"Auntie, you should take a rest. You've been talking to Mom Georgia for so long. I'll talk to her for a while..."
Elsie forced a smile. If it were not for Annie staying by her side, she felt she would go mad these days.
As an elder, she had to take the responsibility. Men were busy with their business and they were not careful enough to take care of a sensitive girl.
She had to be strong so that she could take good care of Annie. And this was also what Georgia and Vanessa would have wish her to do. She didn't want to disappoint them.
Elsie and Annie kept talking to Georgia. By noon, Elsie decided to have lunch with Annie.
Elsie had learned how to take care of children this year. Jason and Jasper even asked her to live in Robert's villa. There was no one in his villa, except for the butler and servants. So it was sort of empty.
Elsie could only live there because there might be some other enemies who wanted to go against the Simpson family.
Now Robert disappeared. Many forces were stirring.
This year, Elsie and Annie ran into danger several times. But fortunately, they had a bodyguard with them all the time, so they were safe in the end.
They went to a restaurant which was highly recommended. Elsie took Annie to a box directly.
She loved delicious food. This year, she ate well even though she was not happy. She knew she had to eat well so that she could have enough energy to deal with more things. She even gained a few pounds this year.
People didn't know about her thought that she was heartless. But Elsie knew she was emaciated because she was on short commons in the past. She was not born to be thin.
Elsie originally wanted to cook for Annie, but she gave up after she cooked many dark cuisines in the kitchen.
Usually, the butler would bring meals to them. But today, they decided to have lunch in this restaurant for a change. And Elsie also wanted Annie to have some fun outside. Because staying in the villa and hospital all day only made her feel more depressed.
When they finished their lunch, Ivan gave her a call.
Elsie had been keeping in touch with Ivan. She picked up the phone and asked directly.
"What's up?"
"You asked me to find Alfred and Vanessa. And now I know where they are. They are in G City. And I got your sister's address. Don't you want to visit them?"
Elsie was surprised. She got no news of Vanessa this year. She almost gave up.
"Where are they? Ivan, if you could help me save my sister and take her back, I am ready for anything you want!"