Chapter 17 Come back, Tony

Although the media used the word "critical illness" many times when reporting on Wood's mother's condition, it was just that the tabloids used the words incorrectly. The hospital has never issued a notice of his mother's critical illness to Wood, except this time.

When Wood arrived at the hospital, his mother had been pushed into the emergency room, and he only saw Donn, Woods and Miss Vivian Miller, who were waiting outside.

"How is my mother?" As soon as I saw two people, Wood asked his mother the first thing he said.

Wuks just shook his head and said nothing. Vivian stood beside him, lowering his head, without saying a word. It seemed that Sophia's critical illness was the responsibility of her, the nurse responsible for taking care of her.

They didn't speak, so only Tang Enlai answered his question. Tang En's voice was deep: "The situation is not very good, George. You have to be mentally prepared..."

The performances of the three of them conveyed an accurate message to Wood - that their mother could really leave her this time.

He suddenly lost his mind and didn't know what he should do or say. He just stood there, gasping for breath.

Such a performance surprised Tang En, who had been guarding against Wood's sudden rise. He originally thought that Wood would yell angrily after hearing his words, saying nonsense like "I don't believe it" and "You must be lying to me."

In his opinion, this is a normal person's performance. But Wood's performance is more aggressive and has to be guarded against.

But now Wood didn't say a word, standing there in a daze, which made him even more worried. He was worried that Wood could not stand such stimulation and was in a trance. As a head coach who is good at psychological adjustment, he knew that psychological problems were the most troublesome.

Woods was going to deal with the reporters who came here, and Vivian still had work. The emergency room was soon left with nothing left. Tang En, who had nothing to do. He looked at Wood, still standing there, ignored the departure of the two people, and sighed.

He wanted to go up and comfort Wood, but he didn't know what to say. He knew in his heart that even if Sophia survived this time, she couldn't hold on for long. From the first meeting with her, this weak woman gave him the feeling of being able to leave Wood at any time. She had been able to persevere until now, which was much beyond the expectations of the doctors at the beginning. It was hard to imagine what kind of belief was in her heart and supported her.

When he experienced Gavin's departure, it seems that he will experience the departure of the people around him again. Although he knows that "the moon has its phases and waxing, and people have joys and sorrows, and it is hard to be complete in ancient times", he cannot accept it so calmly when it falls on him. He is still very worried about what Wood will happen in the future. For Sophia, Wood is the entire pillar of her land, and for Wood, his mother's position in his mind is the same. Sophia cannot lose Wood, and Wood cannot lose Sophia. Wood has depended on her mother since she was born. They have long become part of each other's life. Now they are about to face the greatest pain in the world - separation from life and death. Can Wood withstand such a blow?

If the loss of a mother is put on someone else, maybe Tang En would not be worried at all. But Wood's situation is special. He is an Oedipus mother and will never grow up like a child. Losing a mother is not just a loss of a relative for him.

Perhaps because he stood for too long, Wood finally felt tired. He found a chair and sat down, but his eyes were always staring at the closed emergency room door.

Not long afterwards, Evan Doggetty also came to the hospital and visited Wood and his mother. But Don could see from the side that Doggetty had something to worry about, and that thing was definitely not on Wood. Wood was absent-minded. Evan was also absent-minded.

The two of them had their own thoughts, chatted absent-mindedly for a few words, and then ended the conversation. Wood was still sitting in the chair and staring at the emergency room door, while Evan Doggetty had no intention of leaving. He stood in the corridor and looked around, and looked at Tang En many times, and several times when he passed by, he wanted to speak but stopped.

When he turned his eyes to Wood, he found that the other party was still staring at the door of the emergency room. He didn't care about him. He walked to the other side of Tangen.

"Can we say a few words alone? Tony?" Evan stood in front of Donn and sent him an invitation to talk.

Done sat in the chair. He looked up at Evan Doggetty standing in front of him. This time he was still single, and Alan Adams was not with him.

Tang En nodded, so he nodded.

The two left Wood one after another, walked downstairs, entered the backyard of the hospital, and walked by the lake.

"To be honest, I was surprised to see you on the big screen on the scene during the opening battle, Tony." Evan Dogerty started the topic first.

"I am a fan of Forests." This sentence is a big truth. After coaching Forests for eleven years, Tang En can no longer like other teams, especially Premier League teams, who are enemies he has criticized during his coaching process...

"Have you watched the recent Forest Team game?" The topic naturally shifted to the recent Forest Team game.

"Of course.  " Tang En was a little alert.

"Do you have any opinions, Tony? From the perspective of your professional coach..."

"I'm no longer a coach, Evan." Tang En declined.

Evan didn't expect that Don Evan would interrupt him. He didn't seem to have to look at his face after he didn't work under him... But then again, when did this guy Tony see other people's faces and do things? He was silent for a moment and couldn't find a way to continue the topic.

The two of them walked forward silently for a while, and Tang En turned his eyes to the outside lake. There was an island covered by green trees in the center of the lake, but there was no bridge to pass through. He looked around and couldn't find a boat. He was trying to distract his attention, otherwise he would feel very embarrassed...

Evan Doggetty was silent but focused. He stared at the road ahead, as if he was making up some decision.

"Uh, let's be honest. Tony. I'm here to find you this time because I hope you can... come out to coach Nottingham Forest again."

A bad premonition was hit!

No matter how much Tang En distracted himself from his attention, he could not turn a deaf ear to such a proposal.

He stopped, took his eyes back from the small island in the middle of the lake, and turned to Evan Dogette next to him.

"I'm no longer a coach, Evan." Donn repeated the words he had said before, hoping that Evan Doggetti could give up. But he obviously underestimated Evan's determination to come this time.

"I know you're retired, but you're only fifty years old, Tony... as a coach, you're pretty young. Now the Forests need you, Woods need you... I need you too!"

Tang En grinned.    It has been a big improvement for this man to say such words to him for many years.     He would never have thought he needed him.

Evan seemed to be able to see the sarcastic meaning of Tang En's smile, but he didn't care, or he was not qualified to care about these things now. Now he is here to ask Tang En to make a comeback, rather than Tang En begging him to give him a job.

"I know you are dissatisfied with me, Tony. I have to admit that I was...uh. I didn't do well..."

Don En didn't speak, but just watched Evan confess his mistakes here. What he thought about in his mind was that night more than four years ago. In his hotel room in Madrid, he had just led the team to win the first triple-champion in the club's history. But he broke with the club's senior management. All honors have become the smoke of the past.

How ironic this love and this scene are...

If Evan Doggetti had the experience and attitude of today, this scene would probably never have happened again, right?

After all, Tang En was still reluctant to build the red forest by himself.

"... Look, I've learned enough lessons now." Evan spread his hands.

"Really? Evan?" Don asked back, looking at the other party with a squint, not believing Evan Dogette's words. "For you, the team's poor performance makes it impossible for you to raise your chest and open the price in front of the Arab consortium. Isn't that the real reason?"

Evan opened his mouth, speechless because Don Evan said it right.

Until now, he still hopes that the Arab consortium can offer a price that satisfies him. He will be completely relieved. As for how the Forest team will be like in the future, whether the results will be good or bad, and whether Wood will retire, what does it have to do with him?

"Evan, I'll say it again, I don't care how you treated me before, but now I'm retired."

After saying this, Tang En turned around and walked towards the hospital building. He unilaterally ended the conversation with Evan Dogette.

Evan Dogette didn't say anything to keep him, but just looked at Don Endi's back and frowned.

By the time Tang En walked back, Sophia had been pushed back to the ward from the emergency room. He saw Wood just coming out of the ward, and Vivian was serving by the bed.

Tang En carefully observed Wood's expression and found that it had not improved, but it had not become worse. This made him unable to guess Sophia's current situation.

He didn't need to guess anymore. After seeing Done, Wood said to him: "Mom wants to see you."

After saying that, he walked to the sofa on the side and went to rest.

Tang En glanced at Wood and walked into the ward. He first said hello to Miss Vivian, who was becoming more and more familiar with him, and then sat next to Sophia's bed.

In the past ten days, Sophia has changed again. Unlike the way she looks when Don En returned to Nottingham, she has become thinner and is not bad at all. She is originally a beautiful face that is tortured by illness. Her cheeks are sunken, her cheekbones are bulging, her eye sockets are dark and deep, and her originally black hair is becoming less and less due to long-term treatment. As for the body covered by the quilt, it is like a skeleton.

This scene really made Tang En feel sad. A beautiful woman turned into this, making him unable to bear to look at it anymore, so he had to turn his eyes elsewhere.

Sophia seemed to have the same thoughts and didn't want Tang En to see her now. She didn't hold Tang En's hand and said a lot.

After seeing Don Eun sit down, she just said, "Mr. Don Eun, I know you have always cared about George. A thirty-two-year-old, but he still doesn't know anything like a child, which makes you come back from Los Angeles..."

Tang Endi once again had a bad premonition in his heart...

"... Please continue to take care of him in the future."

Tang En's heart thumped, and he quickly pressed Sophia's skinny hand: "George has you, mother."

But Sophia stopped talking and just closed her eyes. Seeing this, Tang En knew that she was going to rest, so she had to get up and say goodbye.

Walking out of the ward, Tang En saw Wood still sitting on the sofa, and raised his head when he heard him come out. The two looked at each other. Tang En had a ghost in his heart and turned his gaze away.

He thought to himself, I don’t know what Sophia said to his son. If it was the same as him, what would George think?

Can he accept that future that is increasingly likely to become a real one?

When Donn walked out of the hospital, he received a call from Pierce Bruce. On the phone, the reporter who had not been in contact for a long time asked anxiously: "Tony, I heard that you might go back to the Forest team to coach?"

"Who did you hear?" Tang En asked back.

"This kind of news is circulating everywhere. I have encountered several forest fans these days, and they all said to me mysteriously that you are coming back to save the team! Is this true, Tony..."

At this time, Tang En was not in the mood to talk to him about the authenticity of the rumor. He interrupted Bruce's chatter and questioned: "I'm sorry, Bruce. I'm not in the mood to accept your interview now."

"This is not an interview, Tony. I'm just going to ask you for this matter as an ordinary fan..."

"That's just a rumor, Mr. Journalist." When Donn called Bruce that, it means he was not in a good mood.

Sure enough, after saying this, Tang En hung up the phone on his own, and he didn't want to say anything more. Now he doesn't even feel like talking.

Today, he did not leave the side door, but walked through the main door. Before he could even walk in front of him, he heard the noisy sound. Countless reporters were trying to verify from the hospital whether the news that Wood's mother was critically ill was true. Wux was gone. When the security guards and police at the door saw Tang En appearing in their sight, they knew that it was not good, and they were all facing a great enemy.

Sure enough, after seeing Tang En, the reporters around them seemed to have been injected with chicken blood and rushed forward. The spears and cannons were aimed at him one after another, and countless questions were hit on him, hoping to dig out some valuable news from his mouth.

Of course, there are also people who don’t care about how Wood and his mother are. They shouted loudly: “Tony! Hey, Tony! Are you really going to make a comeback?!”

"Mr. Done, it's true that you'll be coaching Nottingham Forest again!?"

Tang En seemed to have never seen such a large group of people in front of him, nor did he hear them asking him questions. He stopped at the gate, took out his sunglasses from his shirt pocket and put them on, then went down the steps, lowered his head and squeezed out under the escort of the police and security guards.
Chapter completed!