Charles‘s POV:
After leaving the Hills‘s house, I got into my car and shut the door. The words “died with her unborn child” was a huge mystery that couldn‘t get out of my mind. Scarlett was never a person to talk nonsense. What happened a year ago that made her leave without even saying goodbye to her three children? I had a guess at the back of my mind, but I eventually set it aside. I was too scared of thinking about it. It scared me to my core that once I found out what really happened a year ago, I wouldn‘t deserve the right to ask Scarlett for forgiveness. I leaned against the back of my seat and pinched the bridge of my nose. My thoughts and worries had been doing a horrible number on my heart and nerves.
Then, my phone rang and broke the silence in the car. I picked up right away without looking at the screen. David‘s anxious voice came through.
“Charles, Spencer has been in a car accident.”
“What? Is he all right?” I asked in shock.
“No. The doctor said that he might require an amputation,” David explained in a low voice. He was all choked up as if he was on the verge of tears.
“Where are you? Which hospital?” “Where Christine had her surgery. This is quite serious, man. Should I give Gemma a call?” David asked in a trembling voice.
“You should.” I hung up the phone and told Richard to drive to the hospital immediately. When I arrived, I saw David waiting in front of the operating room, his eyes red with frustration and helplessness. When he saw me, he immediately rose from the bench.
“There you are.” I nodded, glanced at the closed operating room, and asked, “How is Spencer?”
“I haven‘t heard anything yet since they rolled him in. He was conscious when he was rushed here. I was also told that his car was totaled and had to be scrapped,” David sighed deeply.
you inform her?” “They‘re
long face. Although I didn‘t know why Vivian and Spencer
Vivian now more
and immediately took out his
in the corridor and unblinkingly stared at the closed door of the operating room. My heart was racing madly. Gemma rushed over, tears streaming down her face. She grabbed my sleeve. “Charles, how‘s Spencer?” she looked up at me
a nurse came out of the operating room. She asked anxiously, “Where is the patient‘s family? We
allow it! If Spencer wakes up and finds his leg missing, he won‘t be able to deal with it.” Tears continued to roll down Gemma‘s cheeks. The timbre of her voice told a vivid story of pain and despair. Her cries echoed in the quiet corridor. A sense of powerlessness suddenly gripped my heart with icy fingers. Scarlett‘s POV: On the way home,
had been affected by that awful man again, I despised myself more than I‘d ever had before. I forced myself to concentrate on my work. I seriously thought about how to take the project on the east bank from Adam, and what to do with it to maximize the company’s
to think about
will be an auction in
I nodded.
I was surprised to see Christine‘s name and phone number on the screen. Why was
that I had come back?
indecision. Although I asked Hugo to perform the operation and save Christine‘s life, it didn‘t mean that I still wanted to have any contact with any of
the call for me,” I ordered Elena. I turned away and clenched my hands into
car, and my eyes immediately stung with tears. “I would like to speak with Scarlett, please. I know she‘s with you.” I
a hint of expectation in her tone, which made me want to talk to
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