I’ll Teach You, Marianne.

Chapter 448 – Uncovering The Secret

The ICU room where Alan was being treated became even more crowded due to the presence of the Clarke family doctor team, Mr. David, Luis, and the doctor from the University Hospital of Northern Norway, who had treated Alan when he was brought to the hospital. After the doctor from the university hospital in Northern Norway left, Doctor Leo approached Mr. David Clarke with the results of the CT scan of Alan's head. 

"Is this what you talked about back then, Doc?" Mr. David Clarke immediately asked Doctor Leo a question. 

"That's right, sir, because we stopped the therapy, the young master's old memory will slowly return along with Alan's memory loss," said Doctor Leo seriously. 

Mr. David Clarke looked sadly at his grandson who was lying on the hospital bed. "Does this mean I really have to let go of Alan forever, Doctor? I don't think I'm ready yet."

"You have to choose, sir, young master can't continue to use his brother's memories when his old memories start to return. Moreover, coupled with the arrival of the woman he loves very much, I believe that is one of the reasons why young master begins to react," said Doctor Leo seriously. 

"But the murderer, I haven't been able to find the murderer. Wasn't the first thing we wanted to do at that time was to find the murderer of my grandson, Alan, but after two years, we couldn't find him even though we transferred his memory to Jack, Doctor. Is something wrong?"

Anne, who was still not fully awake yet after falling asleep in the chair, accidentally heard Mr. David's last words, immediately regained her full consciousness. "What do you mean, Mr. David? Isn't this Alan? But why do you say Alan is dead?"

Everyone in the room was shocked when they heard Anne's words. They forgot that Anne was still in the room. Mr. David Clarke's face paled when he saw that Anne had woken up from her sleep and asked the question he had dreaded so much. 

"Child, listen to me carefully…"

Anne raised her hand in the air, asking Mr. David Clarke to stop talking. "Earlier you also mentioned about Jack, if Alan is dead, is this man Jack… Jackson Patrick Muller my lover?"

"Miss Anne, please calm down, we can have a good talk, Miss…"

"We? So you guys also know about this? So it's true that the man lying on the bed is Jack, not Alan?" With emotion, Anne cut Doctor Leo's words. 

"Miss…"

"Stop it! Don't change the subject, answer my question. Is this man Jack, Jackson Patrick Muller?" asked Anne in a trembling voice holding back her surprise. 

Mr. David Clarke closed his vulnerable eyes hearing Anne's question. He looked very fragile at the moment. Because he didn't expect the thing he feared the most to happen so quickly. 

"Sir… Mr. David, please answer my question. Is the man I married Jack, and not your grandson Alan? Is this man I hate so much the man I have been looking for for the past two years? Is this man the man I have been looking for? Is he the man that I love, Sir? Is this man is…"

"He is my grandson, my biological grandson. Clarke's pure descendant," replied David Clarke in a hoarse voice. 

Anne, who was not satisfied with Mr. David's answer, looked back at the old man with pitying eyes. "Please explain clearly, sir, is this man your grandson Alan Knight Clarke or not?" 

Mr. David Clarke's tears trickled down his old face, his lips were quivering, unable to answer Anne's question.

"Grandpa… I have the right to know who the man I married is, Grandpa. Please answer my question," said Anne pleadingly, her tears had also poured down her face.

Doctor Caitlyn, who had been silent all this time, couldn't bear to see Anne's condition. Anne was the only person in the room who didn't know what actually happened. After asking Doctor Leo's permission, Doctor Caitlyn approached Anne and hugged her tightly. "Come with me, Anne, we can talk outside. Remember your husband is currently unconscious." 

"But Doc, I want to hear an answer from Grandpa David," said Anne quietly.

"I know. Let's talk outside."

"But Doc…"

"Trust me, Anne." Doctor Caitlyn immediately cut off Anne's words. 

Anne shifted her eyes from Doctor Caitlyn to Mr. David Clarke with tears in her eyes. 

"You owe me an explanation, Grandpa," she said softly as she walked with Doctor Caitlyn who led her out of Alan's treatment room. 

Mr. David Clarke just lowered his head silently after hearing Anne's words. His heart was so broken right now. It turned out that he was not willing to let his grandson go forever, even though since Anne's arrival in Alan's life, he had promised to let the girl restore all of her grandson's memories. But when that time came, he couldn't do it all, it was very hard to give up all his efforts all this time. But on the other hand, he also couldn't prolong the time and sacrifice his other grandson. It was a very difficult choice for Mr. David Clarke to take at the moment, because the murderer of his grandson had not been found. He was still not willing to let go of his beloved grandson when the killer was still loose free out there. 

As the person who was partly responsible for all this, Luis tried to strengthen the master, "What you did was not wrong, sir, believe me. Miss Anne and the young master will surely understand your good intentions." 

"Is that so, Luis? I've lost one of my grandchildren. Do I have to lose my other grandchildren too, Luis? Is this karma from God for being a selfish man in my past, Luis?"

"No sir, don't say that. We all know what you are doing is also because you want to save the young master, believe me sir. Miss Anne and the young master will definitely not be angry with you," replied Luis quickly, giving support to his master who looked so devastated. 

Mr. David Clarke could only be silent when he heard Luis' words. He was completely speechless at the moment. Only sad tears flowed continuously from his old eyes. He couldn't stop staring at his grandson who was still unconscious. 

After taking Anne to a comfortable place, Doctor Caitlyn then released her arms from Anne and looked at her lovingly. Doctor Leo, who also joined in, seemed to be trying to calm down before starting a conversation that would certainly be very heated. The two doctors were ready to explain to Anne when this day came, because they were partly responsible for what had happened to Alan at the moment. 

"What exactly are you guys hiding from me, Doc?" asked Anne quietly, looking at the two doctors in front of her. 

"Before we answer your questions, you'd better take a look at this, Miss Anne," Doctor Leo answered quickly as he handed his smart tablet to Anne. 

Anne hesitated to accept the smart tablet, she recalled the incident a few hours ago where Alan fainted after giving the smart tablet to her. 

Seeing Anne's hesitation made Doctor Leo smile. "You want to know about Mr. Jackson Patrick Muller, don't you? Take a look at this tablet and some of your questions will be answered a little when you see this."

"Jack …"

"Yes, young master Jack," replied the doctor Leo again. 

Without being ordered twice, Anne then accepted the tablet given by the doctor. Her eyes immediately widened when she saw the first photo she saw on the smart tablet.

"Th-this…"

"That's the condition of Mr. Jack when he was found from the cold water in the English Channel, almost 70% of his brain was damaged due to being in cold water for too long." 

To be continued