Chapter 12: Maturing Alicia
The officer, who was looking at the swirling red eyes in front of him, answered with a stuttering voice and sweat on his face.
"M-Ma'am, I-I just wanted to ask the y-young lady if she n-needed any help in p-putting on the G-force suit, n-nothing m-more."
May, listening to the officer and looking deep into his eyes, tried to see if he was lying. After a few seconds, she could see that he had no other intentions.
"You're pretty lucky."
"I'm in a hurry right now, otherwise, I would have definitely taught you a lesson for doing what you weren't told to do, officer," May said coldly.
She didn't want her niece to see her as being cruel.
After saying that, she saw the officer keeping his head down. Even after speaking, he didn't leave, waiting for her to give an order.
"Are you waiting for me? Break your legs quickly and get out of here." May said in a slightly annoyed tone.
The officer, who listened to the crazy woman's voice, quickly began to run away from her sight, thinking this woman was crazier than he had imagined.
He could tell that if she weren't in a hurry, she would definitely have broken his bones.
He only wanted to help.
Seeing that the officer had run away, May began to focus on Alicia, who was currently curiously looking at the plane.
May began to walk up to Alicia and help her change into the suit as both of them were ready to depart.
Alicia, noticing that the military pilot was not there, asked her aunt how they were going to leave without the pilot.
"Don't worry, your aunt knows how to fly this, and there are only two seats for you and me."
"With this jet, we will reach there in less than two hours."
Alicia, listening to her aunt say that she could fly this cool-looking plane, felt that her aunt was very cool, and she directly praised her.
"Wow, Aunt May, I don't know why, but you're so cool," she said with a twinkle in her black eyes.
She had only seen her aunt mess up the food and accompany them while they played.
As for her cold emotions, she thought it was just her natural face. She also looked very beautiful.
Alicia secretly tried making her face look like her aunt's once, but it didn't suit her.
She could also tell that all the big, muscular officers were very scared of her, not just because her rank was higher than theirs but because they looked like they'd seen a ghost and wouldn't even make eye contact with her.
In her mind, Alicia thought she would become just like her aunt one day and protect her cute little brother from those hungry girls who would go after him when he grew up, a touch of madness gleaming in her deep black eyes.
"Aunt, I've decided I'll definitely become like you and protect my brother," Alicia said with resolve.
Listening to her niece talk about becoming like her and genuinely praising her, May felt pretty good inside.
She wasn't one to feel happy for praise, but when it came from her family, it made her feel very good.
"Now is not the time for that, Alicia. We need to leave quickly," May said, with a slight twitch in her ears.
Alicia could tell her aunt was very happy. But her face remained emotionless as ever, without any expression. Seeing her like that, Alicia found her very cute.
She also understood that it wasn't the time to think about that because she had to face the reality of her mother's body in front of her.
She didn't know how she would be able to handle that, but she was thinking about her brother, who was in the hospital. She thought she had to visit him quickly, hoping that seeing him would wake him up.
Before boarding the jet, Aunt May told Alicia that she would feel pressure when they flew, but with her healthy physique, she would easily handle it, though with some dizziness.
After one hour and twenty minutes, they arrived at the airport nearest the hospital where Aiden was currently admitted since they couldn't land the jet just anywhere.
May asked Alicia if she was okay, and Alicia said she could easily handle a little headache.
Seeing that her niece was okay, May felt relieved.
The hospital was twenty minutes away if they got a cab.
As both of them arrived at the hospital, May asked the receptionist about anyone who had been admitted to the emergency room by the military a few hours ago and showed her military ID card.
The receptionist, who saw the card, began to read it as her eyes focused on the rank.
She quickly bowed her head and began to lead them to the room because it was pretty unusual for a kid to have two military guards.
She also thought the kid must be a big shot; she would inform the hospital to pay special attention to him since a general personally visited him.
As they reached the room, the receptionist quickly bowed her head and left them for privacy.
Alicia and May were currently standing in front of the room where Aiden was being treated.
Alicia's hands were shaking due to her being nervous, and she was also tense about seeing her nephew in a coma.
"Alicia, you have to face the truth. You cannot hide from it. Let's go and see your brother," May said.
May seemed to be telling this not only to Alicia but also to herself.
She had seen many more gruesome sights than this in her service, but the idea of seeing her family hurt was pretty hard for her.
They both took a deep breath, pushed the door open, and entered inside.
It was a big, luxurious room. There seemed to be military officers standing guard a few meters away from the bed where Aiden lay in a coma and a good-looking nurse sitting on a chair.
The soldiers guarding Aiden had already heard footsteps approaching. Their hands were on their automatic rifles, ready to shoot if it was someone suspicious, as they hadn't been informed of any visitors.
The nurse was tense, seeing their extreme reaction; she guessed the boy must be very important.
But seeing a red-haired beauty and a young, beautiful black-haired girl enter, they quickly eased the grip on their guns and saluted the red-haired woman.
Seeing the officers, May ordered the two soldiers to stand outside the room, and they quickly left.
The nurse also wanted to leave, but she couldn't, as she had to take care of the patient. Seeing the emotionless, cold-faced woman, she was scared of angering her while explaining the condition of the patient.
For a nurse like her, one wrong word could cost her job.
Alicia, who had entered the room, focused on her brother lying on the bed with his eyes closed.
She had already imagined many times visiting him on the way there, but seeing it with her own eyes, tears started to leak out as she quickly moved closer to the bed to see his body, which was covered in bandages, and some liquid was entering his body through a tube.
The heart rate monitor displayed normal readings, and she knew how to interpret them.
She started to calm down, wiped her tears, and asked the nurse about his condition.
May, observing Alicia's reaction, was satisfied that she didn't break down, but she wasn't sure if Alicia would be able to handle seeing her mother. She wasn't sure about herself either.
The nurse started to speak as they both listened carefully. She told them that Aiden had multiple cuts all over his body, but they weren't too serious and would heal within a month with no internal injuries. However, he had fallen into a coma for unknown reasons, and they didn't know when he would wake up.
Hearing this, Alicia felt relieved that his condition wasn't too serious. As for the coma, she believed he would wake up.
May, however, was worried about the coma. She found it suspicious, given the level of his injuries. She suspected it wasn't caused by natural reasons, but she couldn't do anything right now.
After investigating the crash site, if she found someone involved, she would show them what real hell was.
"Alicia, we need to go to your mother and quickly give her a proper burial. She deserves it, and Aiden's condition is stable; you can visit him later."
Alicia froze in her spot, hearing what her aunt said. She knew she had to face her mother, whom she had been subconsciously avoiding.
She replied to her aunt,
"Aunt, can you please arrange for Mom to go home with us? I don't want the media involved or for my mother to become a political chess piece," she continued, then asked the nurse,
"Can I move my brother to our home?"
The nurse replied,
"Miss, you can transfer him as his condition is pretty stable, but you'll need to talk to the doctor; I don't have the authority to make that decision."
With resolve, she turned to her aunt again and continued,
"Aunt, can you arrange all of this for me? For now, I'll stay here with Aiden and look after him."
Seeing her niece speak with resolve, May saw that Alicia had grown up a little.
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