Chapter 266
Seraphina thought she was seeing things.
Flashing through her mind were past images that mirrored the straight line she was looking at right now.
The first time, she was ten, standing at her father’s deathbed.
She didn’t understand what the line meant then, only that her mom fainted the moment she laid eyes on it.
In front of her, her dad lost consciousness and so did her mom.
From then on, she was without a dad and essentially, without a mom.
The second time was when Betty drew her last breath.
Betty was seriously ill by then and Seraphina, who was in denial, slowly couldn’t deny reality anymore.
When the flatline showed, she held Betty’s cold hand calmly, planting a gentle kiss on it.
Only when Sandra behind her broke into tears did her own tears finally fall.
Now, it was Sandra laying on the hospital bed, the straight line appearing before her eyes once again.
She thought she had nothing else to lose, but it seemed she still did….
Seraphina bit her lip, struggling to calm her breath and heartbeat. When she looked at the monitor again, it was still a straight line.
She couldn’t believe it, turning to look at Leandro, hoping for a different answer from him.
Leandro was expressionless, a hint of pity in his deep eyes.
He reached out and held her.
her head again, this time to
statue, his face pale, his expression bleak, as if
out and grabbed his collar.
loves most, the one she
matter how much force she used, how loudly she screamed, Bowen remained motionless, his eyes unfocused.
to the sickroom opened, and the medical staff performing the emergency treatment walked out
Someone said softly, “We did our best, but Ms.
to snap back
the doctor a stiff look, then said in a low
to say, he just
this, he pushed away the people in front of him and rushed into the
heard the doctor’s words, she felt as if she had lost all sense of consciousness. She couldn’t see anything, couldn’t hear anything, her world became a chaotic mess, she couldn’t even feel herself.
felt as
regained her senses, she opened her eyes and saw Leandro
if it
dazedly, and saw Bowen
in his arms, neck, and forehead throbbing. But Sandra in his arms
pain
accident, and the suffering
a kind
lost in thought,
a little stiffly and saw that it was Herman
couldn’t quite remember what the name
saw Herman’s name, took the phone from her, and
you answering the phone?” Herman
eyes off Seraphina, Leandro simply asked,
came to her
the sickroom again.
she’s not in pain
through so much pain before
had to endure all this pain!
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