Chapter 30
“Mus Jessica, she she sin her wrists. There was so much blood.%
The next second, the engine roared to life, and Timothy floored the gas pedal!!
The car shot forward at breakneck speed.
Jessica instinctively gripped the handle above her window, knuckles white
Timothy didn’t stop for a single red light, weaving recklessly through traffic, barely dodging other cars, Jessica was tossed in her seat, her head spinning, the world outside a blurk
Timothy’s lips were pressed into a thin, grim line, his face schen
Jessica wanted to tell him to slow down, but no words would come her voice was lost somewhere inside her
He stomach chumed violenty
She squeezed her eyes shut, brow funowed in pain.
But Timothy didn’t notice. All his focus was on the road ahead?
Finally, they arrived home S
An ambulance was already parked in front of The Gilded Whisper Estates.
Before the car had even stopped moving, Timothy had flung the door open and bolted out.
Jessica had never seen Timothy–always so measured and composed–so shaken before
So even the dolmest people can lose control
Jessica’s mouth filled with a bitter taste. She snatched some tissues, stumbled out of the car and half–ran, half–staggered to the nearest trash bin.
Only after she’d emptied her stomach completely did she feel even a little relief.
She wiped her lips, turned around–and saw Timothy carrying Sheila out of the house in his arms, her clothes stained deep red with blood
Their son trailed behind his face streaked with tears
Father and son climbed into the ambulance together!!
The siren walled as it sped off into the distance X
Mabel, their housekeeper spotted Jessica
Mabel’s heart clenched with worry as she hurried over!
But Jessica suddenly collapsed, crumpling to the ground
Mobel rushed to her side, lifting Jessica’s upper body with trembling hands)
“Ma’am? Maam?
When Jessies didn’t respond, Mabel fumbled for her phone and dialed Timothy’s number
“Sir, it’s bad–ma’am has faintedrz
Timothy sounded imitated. “She just got home from the hospital. Her wounds were already treated. That little injury can’t possibly make her pass out!
“But sit she really-
He cut her off, “Stop bothering me with these trivial things
The line went dead.
Mabel could only cigh in frustration and dialed for an ambulance herselfX
How could he call this a trivial matter when ma’am had fainted right before her eyes?!
It was infuriating.
All of this was Sheila’s faul
Mabel glanced down at her phone, seeing the gossip online pictures of Timothy, arm around Sheila’s shoulders, telling reporters that Sheila was his aunt
But the way he looked at her–no nephew looked at on ount that way.X
At least the ambulance came quickly.
Mabel went with Jessica to the hospital
Jebpica was wheeled straight into the ER, while Mabel paced anxiously outside t
She remembered how kind Jessica had always been to her. When Mabel’s husband needed surgery last year, Jessica had given her a generous sum and a month of poid leave. Mabel had tried to repay her with her salary once she returned, but Jessica wouldn’t hear of in–she told her to keep the money for her husband’s medical
Jessica wasn’t much of a talker, but there was nothing else wrong with her. She had a good heart.
As for Timothy and their son.
Mabel sighed heavily!!
Over half an hour passed before Jessica finally woke up in the ER.
The same doctor from her last hospital stay came in to check on her
“Ms. Greene, I strongly recommend you stay in the hospital. Fainting like this is a sign that your condition is getting worse. If you cooperate with treatment, there’s still hope. We’ll try to find a donor and schedule the surgery if things improve.”
She remembered what the doctor said last time: for her illness, treatment had to begin with chemotherapy.
But some patients never make it through chemo at all.
