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.
on Kristie. “I’m too stupid! If only I asked Jessie to leave the country faster. This
She was the one who had befriended Vivi and
who had given the spiked soup to
all her
happened because of
a panic, and the latter kept consoling her, “Rayna, this isn’t your
packed and left when I
the verge of crying
her phone to call
up the
other end of the line. “Ms. Garland said she isn’t coming to
call in that state, so she said, “Is something the
her phone yesterday, but I found it in the bathroom. I was wondering if Ms. Garland
it to
call, Kristie
was
boyfriend, I would’ve broken up with him a hundred times by now. What’s the
at her devastated expression, Kristie could only console her, “Don’t blame yourself for this, Rayna. This really isn’t your fault. You should calm down for your
Rayna caressed her stomach, she let out a
suffered too much for
the hospital to stop me, and if I had successfully aborted the children, maybe all of these might not have
Rayna, and
but Rayna did not want it. Hence, she
long after,
startled by the sight
the phone to Rayna and said, “Ms. Garland, here’s your phone.
as she took
bout of crying. After
man on the bed before turning away. “Please help me settle this man
in her hands
she replied, “Of course, Ms. Garland. I know what to do. Please
helped Rayna to her feet. “Rayna, let me send
mustered some strength in her
something else I need to deal with, so head back
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