Her voice was shaky, and she could not even speak properly.
Realizing something was off, Rayna instantly rushed off to look for a doctor, yelling, “Doctor! Doctor!”
That nurse noticed that something was amiss too, and she quietly sneaked off.
Soon, a few doctors swarmed into the room and began administering emergency treatment for Oliver.
In the meantime, Rayna and Kristie waited outside.
Rayna was trembling, and she could not recompose herself.
He’s Jessie’s only family. What am I going to tell Jessie if anything happens to him?
A few minutes later, the doctor stopped trying to resuscitate Oliver.
With her keen hearing, Rayna heard the doctor asking the nurse to note down the time of death, and her knees went weak. She collapsed against Kristie and could only blankly watch as the doctor walked toward her.
The doctor said something to Rayna, but none of his words entered her mind. He had a look of pity on his face, and after shaking his head, he left.
Shortly after, the only ones left in the room were Rayna, Kristie, and the lifeless Oliver.
Rayna was in a daze for a long time. As she held onto Kristie’s arm tightly, she squeezed out, “What did the doctor just say?”
“Rayna…”
“Is Mr. Marsh resting?” Rayna asked. “He’ll be fine by tomorrow, right?”
Kristie quietly said, “The doctor said sorry and that they’ve tried their best.”
At that, Rayna pursed her lips and grabbed Kristie’s arm tightly.
When she blinked, the tears in her eyes rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably.
“How am I going to tell Jessie about this?” she finally choked out before bawling. “She has helped me so much, but I couldn’t even keep her only family safe… I’m so useless…”
She had not been able to keep her brother safe—she had let him die in a foreign land.
How long had it only been since then? Now, she failed to take care of her good friend’s family.
all my fault. This is all my fault!” Rayna cried out as she sprawled on Kristie.
her fault. She was the one who had
fault. She was the one who had given the spiked soup to Vivi, causing her to lose her twins, and hence sought revenge against
was all her
because of
a panic, and the latter kept consoling her, “Rayna, this isn’t your fault. It was
breath, “I should have packed and left when I came back from Summerbank. Why did I stay? Why am
on the
her phone to call Curtis, someone
picked up the
Ms. Garland’s assistant, Ella,” said the person on the other end of the line. “Ms. Garland said she isn’t coming
the call in that state, so she said, “Is something
Ms. Garland wants to use
it to the
ending the call, Kristie called
phone was still switched
that, thinking, If Curt was my boyfriend, I would’ve broken up with him a hundred times by now. What’s
only console her, “Don’t blame yourself for
a bitter
suffered too much
the hospital to stop me, and if I had
and all she
of water for Rayna, but Rayna did not want it. Hence, she could
long after, Ella
was startled by the sight
Ella handed the phone to Rayna and said, “Ms. Garland, here’s
muttered as she
bout of crying.
on the bed before turning away. “Please help me settle this
buried her head in her hands and began crying again, unable
In a soft voice, she replied, “Of course,
her feet. “Rayna,
some strength in her to
her phone, she said to Kristie, “There’s something else I need
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