Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband

Chapter 1711

Zavier stumbled backwards, his eyes staring blankly at the entrance of the emergency room. He opened his mouth to speak, but no words would come out.

Nora gave him another.shove. “What are you just standing there for? Go see your father already. What kind of a son are you? You’d be the reason he can’t rest in peace.”

Her words were like boulders crushing down on Zavier, leaving him gasping for breath. It took a while before Zavier could gather his wits. With unsteady steps, he shuffled toward the emergency room.

His father lay there, eyes shut, his complexion devoid of any color. Kalene was on her knees beside the bed, clutching Samuel’s hand, her cries tearing through the silence.

Approaching, Zavier saw not just his father’s pallid face but another face superimposed upon it.

A year ago, upon receiving the news, he immediately rushed to the hospital. His elder brother, Brodie, was lying on a cold hospital bed, his handsome face pale and distorted. That face, once so familiar, now seemed like the face of a stranger, almost unrecognizable.

Today felt like a cruel echo of that day.e2

crept from Zavier’s heart, spreading through his body, stiffening his limbs. He didn’t want to believe

the person he could have had a good

said, Zavier couldn’t measure up to Brodie. Maybe his father’s disappointment was so great that he couldn’t wait to

background noise of murmuring voices

was half as sensible as Brodie, Samuel might not have been

into his twenties, about to graduate college, yet

was his age, he could already shoulder many responsibilities for Samuel and hold his own

eager to

implied Samuel’s death was

were his relatives, but as their father passed, they seemed eager

“Get out! The last people my father would want to see are

fell silent, except Nora. “Kalene, now that he’s gone, you need to rein in this

Zavier shot