Cupter 15
Can seemed like hewan’t expecting me to say those ends. He was in semned silence the whole seconds before answered me with a softened one “care, stop pliving mound, tahun that ti man mytahi today, but please come back immediately. Let’s finish the wedding, and I’ll explain everything afterward”
“ExplanTM Esaddenih wanted to laugh, but relized Trould not even muster a chuckle. “How will you explain it this time? Are you going to say that Mandy taked acide to trick vinto moting ha:
“she really did try to kill hersell, but her actions were divomated in time and she was saved 11
“is that an?” Tanected. “Was it the n of suicide where if she had been brought to the hospital a few minutes too late, her wounds would miraculoush heal
– povm took a deep breath. “It won mytasdr today, but you were the nor who insisted on funding the welding! You can’t just lonveneryone hinging here.”
Telt like I had just heard ahol joke. “And why do you think I woreted to have the wedding? It was because of my mother for now she’s in the emergency room! I don’t even know
Gavin sempted to realize that it was indeed his pish, and he swallowed his pakle even finden Gece, can you please back and finish the wedding? When your mother wik
I’ll personally apologize to her and explain thing
the cases powcy mom’s door being pushed open could care less
I care less about the wedding, and immediately
twas about freelde relise him, whom i saken heed the sounded the energ up the phone
1think Estood up for quickħ because I could feel a soddess sharp pain in myanide.
“Are you the basilent izabeth Welk threure asked
Lind Lantically. “I’m bet daughter”
“This is the critical condition notice. Please sign here to acknowledge the risks.
kalot was sparring as stand at the form that the nurse handled me. Trers streamed down my face in an instant.
“Please pre fin mand in begane youdoase save bei!” Hobbed
drewe can proceed
themar Mow calm. She was clearly no stranger to such reactions. “Our doctors will do everything they can to save her. Please sign your name on the form bere we can with, the intervention.”
1 stačily took her pen and tried to write in the form, but my hand was membing so violently that I enddid not even write a single word.
that moment, I heard a wor called out breathlessly behind me. Thumed around to see Alex and Dawn frantically running toward me, and I started to choke up. “Alex
“How’s Momously asked.
When and Dawn’s coed gas, couldn’ten utter a single word as Thanke down in tears.
Jums seemed to redier something was amns, and he quickly took the critical condition
Joker the nurse had left, he turned and glared at me. “Grace, kick at what you’ve done!
utice to the nurse. He swiftly signed his name.
telling you, il something happens to Man, Iswar
tianat, Tom stepped in front of me, cung him off. “Mr. Summers, no one is more upset than Grace at what’s happening right mine. Also, if you want to
blape someone, you should blame the actual culpra!
My brother a chest heaped rapidly as he tried to suppress his age. He did show Tom abit of respect as he silently shot me fierce glare before turning around and storming of
Time cradled by slowly. For me, every pissing arcond was an unbearable torture.
Jones withat servived like an eterity, the emergencyroom’s door finallyopened
es Harved that, Hinnadiairly lamped toward the door.
Greginiovedio farmerk, inveding kia sonder ragoriasion. ·Besitated for a bit before finally speaking “I’m really soury. We didewrything we could..”
monest, I felt like the whole world win spinning an
All the strength in my bialy drated away, astad my firam felt like an mpty void suddenly, ewrything tuned to dakness as I passed out
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e dilpped slowly Huaught the joke. My hands i
nie. My hands belt cokl
d bebar Lanted urged back like a tidak s
- Transcrolled downing cheeks as a shappan stabbed at my chest. “Dawn, I lost my mother…I don’t have
Hurdytame hands and subber
“Grace, don’t cry. If your mom now you bethis, she would be beatbroken,” Desenconfisted me while she wiped off her tears.
ollably, as it tweertning to release all my pain together with iny.teas.
rdan’t know how long that cred, but my tears had run dry. There was a numbing pain in my lower abdomen, as though the baby in my womh was motuming my mother too.
As we walked to the room where my mother lay with Dawn holding me, I saw Gavin and his mother walking toward me.
Hismitter rushed toward when she saw me. Her
were red from crying
At that moment, I could only see Gain and no one else
Gem seemed uncomfortable with my glare. His lips pressed together as he finallespoke. “Grace, you.”
The sound of loud slap echoed throughout the corridor, cutting off his words. A red handprint quicldy appeared on his lett cheek.
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achowe Gern stunned by the slap, but everyone else was looking at me in shock as if they could not believe their eyes.
GUNNEL ATATED AT FINr in disbelief. As someone who had never been hit before in his life, he temporarily did not know how to react as he felt a burning sensation spread across his
Has brows tightened as he glanced at my still trembling hand, realizing that had indeed slapped him
Anger instantly flashed across his eyes, but before he could say another word, I raised my left hand and gave him another tight slap
“You” Gavin’s eyes were bloodshot es be filled up with rage. “How dare you slap met
1 looked tuum in tus eyes. “You ked my mother!”
The two handprints were still visible on Gavin’s face, a stark reminder of the force behind my anger.
He took a deep breath, trying to suppress his fury. “I admit I was wrong to leave the wedding venue, but I was already rushing back when you called. I was in the car with Mandy,
sridentday pressed down on her hair. Your muthey misunderstood.
When i heard him mention my mollars, I i
ediately raised inry hand to slap him again
– Gumin’s la e darkened as he reached out to grab my hand.
At that moment, another hand appeared from behind him and grabbed his wrist rightly.
outlar a thunderclap
had Londed another hand slap on taevin’s face
