Me Before You

After a while, Daniel Taylor moved his eyes from the document to Anna who was still sleeping soundly. He had a bad
premonition, "she has been sleeping for so long, is she ok? Why am I feeling so worried?"
He stretched out his hand and gently patted Anna on the cheek, "Anna, wake up."
However, Anna just mumbled, pushed away his hand, turned around, and slept again.
At this moment, Daniel Taylor was completely shocked. He rushed downstairs and yelled, "Mom, Lisa, come here quickly."
Mother Taylor and Lisa heard him calling them anxiously and they came out in a hurry. Mother Taylor almost bumped into the tea
table because she was so anxious that she didn’t pay attention to anything. She looked at her son’s anxious appearance and
asked worriedly, "What’s the matter? Is there something wrong?"
"Yes, Mom." Daniel Taylor nodded anxiously, "Anna has been sleeping for several hours, I tried to wake her up but she didn’t
wake up. Mom, do you think there is something wrong with her?"
Mother Taylor heard the reason behind her son’s worry and instead of getting worried, she began to laugh. She turned to Lisa,
who was also laughing and said, "look at him, I don’t know how can I raise such a silly man. It’s really hard for me to admit that
the fool in front of me is actually my capable, resolute and daring son."
Daniel Taylor was teased by his mother, but he wasn’t angry. He asked again, "Mom, don’t you think it is not good for Anna to
sleep like this? Shall I wake her up? Don’t laugh. Tell me."
Mother Taylor smiled and explained patiently, "It’s normal for a pregnant woman to be a little sleepy. You shouldn’t disturb her.
Since this pregnancy, Anna has suffered a lot. It’s good if she is having a sound sleep. Let her sleep."
After saying that, she saw that Daniel Taylor was still standing there, and said in a deep voice, "Daniel, mom knows about these
things, ok? Don’t you trust mom? Your wife is ok. Go up and just accompany her."
As soon as Mother Taylor completed her sentence, she saw Daniel Taylor going upstairs. Mother Taylor looked at his back and
whispered, "Why do I feel that I have raised this son for others?"
Lisa helped Mother Taylor sat down and said with a smile, "Just by seeing Daniel so concerned about Anna, you began to feel
jealous? In fact, you should be happy."

Mother Taylor heard Lisa and laughed, "You are right. That’s why old people say, children can take care of themselves when they
grow up, parents shouldn’t try to take control of everything."
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Daniel Taylor went back to his bedroom and looked at Anna who was still asleep. He breathed anxiously. However, he recalled
Mother Taylor’s words and tried to calm down.
So, the whole afternoon, Daniel Taylor just looked at the documents halfheartedly and from time to time looked up at asleep
Anna. He was so worried that he was often lost in his thoughts. That’s why Jack Smith was completely shocked when he came
to know that Mr. Taylor hasn’t seen all the documents after he came to pick up his signed documents in the evening.
"Mr. Taylor, those documents are urgent. You..."
"Well, I’ll sign it now. Wait a minute." Daniel Taylor said and went upstairs in a hurry.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw that Anna has woken up. So, he forgot about the document he came to pick, hurried
over, helped her get out of bed, and chattered, "Anna, do you know how long you have been asleep? For six hours, I was too
scared."
Anna was still in a state of confusion, "ah... What?"
"What? Don’t you have an idea?" Daniel Taylor looked at Anna, who was still half-conscious and said worriedly, "This is not it. I’d
better take you to see Shawn Hamilton. Although he is not a professional gynecologist, he’s got a doctor's license anyway."
Then he squatted down and helped her put on her shoes.
After that he took Anna out of the bedroom to go downstairs, and at this point, Anna’s mind finally responded. She asked in a low
voice, "Sir, what are you doing?"
Daniel Taylor directly ignored her resistance and said without looking back, "Nothing, just taking you to see a doctor. You’ve been
sleeping all afternoon. I’m worried about your health. I want to take you to the hospital for a full body checkup."
Anna was moved to see him worrying about her. However, she was also tired of his silly talk, "Sir, it’s normal for a pregnant
woman to feel sleepy. Don’t make a fuss about it. And if I really go to the hospital just because of this, everyone will laugh at me.
No, I’m not going anywhere. I have a clear conscience about my health."

After saying this she firmly held the stair railing with no intention of letting it go.
Daniel Taylor saw her stubborn appearance. He had no choice but to make threats and promises, "Anna. If you go to the hospital
with me, I will buy you delicious food, ok? A lot of delicious food. What do you say?"
Anna shook her head firmly, and said jokingly, "I would rather die than to surrender. I won’t go to the hospital to let people laugh
at me. For this, I am willing to refuse all temptations."
"You..." Daniel Taylor was helplessly standing aside, he was trying to let her leave the stair railing, but he was also afraid of
hurting her, so both of them were stuck at the stairway.
Suddenly, a slight cough interrupted the stand-off between them. They turned back at the same time and looked at the man
behind them.
Anna smiled and greeted happily, "Jack Smith, long time no see."
On the contrary, Daniel Taylor was not so happy to see Jack Smith here. He spoke in a discontented tone, "Jack Smith, what are
you doing here? Didn’t I tell you to wait for me downstairs?"
Jack Smith felt wronged, he tried to explain but Anna stood out for him and said to Daniel Taylor, "Sir, why are you yelling at Jack
Smith? If Jack Smith is here, then there must be something urgent to deal with, right?"
After that, she smiled at Jack Smith and said cunningly, "Jack Smith, it seems sir is suffering from andropause syndrome. Don’t
take his words to heart."
"Andropause? Anna, can you make an even more ridiculous story?" Daniel Taylor heard her saying this about him and roared
angrily.
However, even after being yelled at, Anna wasn’t scared. She said in a loud voice, "I don’t think that I am exaggerating anything.
Just because I slept for a long time, you are forcing me to go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination. Jack Smith, tell
me. If this isn’t andropause syndrome, then what is this?"
Jack Smith didn’t do anything, but he was dragged into the battlefield by Anna. He had no choice but to bear the gaze of both of
them and he didn’t know what to say. Then he whispered, "Well, Mr. Taylor is making a fuss." As soon as he said this, he felt
Daniel Taylor’s glare, like he wanted to kill him. Jack Smith smartly changed his words and said, "but Anna, Mr. Taylor is worried,
because he cares about you."

As soon as he finished his sentence, he had to bear Anna’s glare.
Finally, when Jack Smith was unable to bear the dissuasion of these two persons, he said plaintively, "I just came up to get the
documents. Why are you involving me? I didn’t do anything."
Daniel Taylor paused, then rushed into the study, took the documents, and gave it to him, "then take the documents and leave."
He hasn’t completed his sentence when he saw that Jack Smith had turned to go downstairs.
He touched his nose and said in a low voice, "He runs faster than a rabbit. Is there a ghost behind him or something?"
Anna was not happy to see Jack Smith running for his life, but she was still determined on her viewpoint and said to Daniel
Taylor firmly, "Sir, don’t be so nervous. If you don’t believe me, go and ask mom. If Mom says that I should go to the hospital, I
will go. But if mom says that you’re making a fuss, hehe..."
Daniel Taylor recalled his mother’s reaction and he had no option than to listen to Anna. "Ok, if you don’t want to go, no one will
force you. Now let’s go downstairs."