Don't Try to Escape, My Wife!

"Maia will be fine. Don't worry."

Nicole gestured.

"Fine? She's basically drenched in blood."

Tim sat on the bench, battered out of his senses.

He clutched his hair and kept pulling it.

How could he be drunk?

How could he leave Maia facing all this alone?

But it was too late now, no matter how much he regretted it.

Tim was so guilty, while Nicole didn't have a good time, either. She wanted to set Maia up with Tim, but now that Maia was like this, she was so sorry, despite that she knew that it had nothing to do with her.

Gabrielle didn't know how to comfort them, so he could only wait there quietly.

As time passed, the lights in the emergency room finally went out.

Yet, Tim was somehow a little scared.

Neil looked at them as he came out, and whispered, "The patient's not very well now."

"How is she?"

Tim asked hurriedly.

He could feel that his hands were trembling, so was his heart.

Nicole also looked at Neil, nervous.

Neil sighed and said, "The patient suffers multiple fractures. Three ribs were broken, and serious congestion is detected all over the body. Fortunately, she was delivered in time. Otherwise, it is very likely that the blood may press her nerve and cause much worse effects. But, most importantly, the patient's uterus is injured."

"What did you say?"

Tim and Nicole opened their eyes wide on hearing this.

"Neil, is that a confirmed diagnosis?"

Gabrielle was also at a loss.

Neil nodded and said regretfully, "Whoever did this was so ruthless. Uterus is the most vulnerable part of a woman. From the looks of it, it may take a long time to recover, which of course, could only be achieved by applying traditional Chinese massage and acupuncture. Western medicine, I assume, may not work. As for how long it will take, I cannot be sure. Maybe a couple of months, or about a year, or perhaps even longer. And it is possible that when her uterus finally recovers, she's already passed her child-bearing age. That's why I need to see her immediate relatives. I need them to sign on some papers."

Tim was completely dumbfounded.

He knew better than anyone how important uterus is to a woman.

Maia had not been married, and she didn't even have a boyfriend. The best of her life was still yet to come; but now she ended up like this just because of him, a douchebag.

No matter how sorry and regretful he felt, he couldn't turn back time.

Tim's silence broke Nicole's heart.

She took out her phone to look for Maia's info, but found that Maia didn't leave any number of her immediate family.

"What's wrong?"

that there was something wrong with Nicole's

gestured, "Maia didn't write

Tim frowned.

me check which

Maia's information

on Maia

looked at the report on his phone and

"What's wrong?"

Nicole asked.

his

parents were anti-drug police. They both died a few years ago, leaving Maia with her 15-year-old brother, who was still in school. Maia didn't use a cent of her parents' savings, saying that she

all of this, Nicole's eyes were

have been cared and protected from all harms, but now she ended up

at Neil and said,

"You?"

at Gabrielle

moment before she heard Tim say, "Yes, I am her fiancé! I

glanced at Nicole, then

noticed the glance, Nicole felt so

become a

"I'll go see him."

to Gabrielle and

He stopped in the

were few people in the backyard. Tim squatted among the flowers and covered his mouth as he cried

though he was 6-feet

over and

with what had happened,

stopped crying at the familiar

at the sky, as if this could help make the tears flow

out her hand and

"I'm fine!"

whispered, "Nicole, I'm afraid

into tears again after saying

knew that he was like a child now, but

he would wait for Nicole for the rest of his life, that even if his

vows had vanished into the air and didn't

life would no longer

I will eventually succeed. Even if our hair is already grey by then, I don't

that, Tim covered his face in

Tim would let go of his feelings for her,

that

Nicole gestured.

not me. How do you know that waiting for you is not my best way of life? But what's the use of saying this now? I was destined to let you slip. If it weren't for Maia, I might still be able to persevere. But now she has ended up like this; her future, her life shouldn't have been like this. It was all because of me that she's like this now. I want to be responsible for her, but Nicole, if I'm gonna do that, I will have to give up my love for you. I can't fail her. If I keep having you in my heart, it will be the greatest insult and injustice to her. I want to try to take back my love for you, to try

got up

hot tears burned Nicole's shoulder

be

shouldn't be

something, but found that words were so pale and powerless.

said that he loved her. She thought that Tim would forget about this "love" after a while, but

give Tim the