Chapter 146
Chapter 146
“So it was he who helped me,” Zinnia muimured, her emotions in turmoil. When Anne got into trouble, she was worried Comething right fo too, but nothing did. She never expected Yannis would go so far for her behind the scenes.
Looking at Zinnia’s innocent face, so utterly oblivious to everything, Hugo felt a pang of resentment. She thought, “Some people are pad bort foray i doesn’t even realize it, yet someone’s already taken care of everything for her!
Hugo said, “Ms. Shawn, you’ve seen enough. Just go
Zinnia hadn’t planned to stay any longer. She repeated, “She’ll be fine.” With that, she turned to leave. As she checked her phone, she saw a message from Charlie informing her that they could go home now.
After Zinnia left, Hugo quietly pushed open the hospital room door. He pulled up a chair to the bedside and gazed at Anne, exhaustion shadowing his usually cold, handsome features.
He muttered, “I told you, you have terrible judgment when it comes to people, but you just wouldn’t listen. You had to be stubborn. Now look at you, see what your stubbornness has gotten you into.
“I never said your face was ugly. But how could you use Betty’s stuff without worrying it might ruin your skin? That woman only does things for hee benefit. She’s got the whole Shaw family wrapped around her finger. So what chance do you have?
“If you’d made friends with Zinnia, I wouldn’t have said a word. After all, she’s just simple–minded. But no, you had to pick someone as scheming as Betty, and even argued with me that Betty was truly sincere to you.
“All she gave you was a bottle of cream, and you were ready to give her everything. Who even knows where that cream came from?”
Hugo stared at the right side of Anne’s face, now perfectly healed, without a trace of scars, and let out a soft sigh.
He said, “You were always afraid I’d take the Carson family from you, weren’t you? If you never wake up, it’ll be mine by default. Would you be okay with
that?”
Anne remained perfectly still, giving no response.
Hugo had no idea how long he’d been talking; in the end, he kept vigil by her bedside the entire night.
Meanwhile, Zinnia met up with Charlie, and the two headed home together.
In the car, Charlie looked at Zinnia with concern and said, “Zinnia, I already know about what happened at school. Why didn’t you come to me?“
Zinnia replied, “I know you’re all busy. I just didn’t want to worry you.”
Zinnia had already brushed off similar concerns over the phone a couple of days ago. Now, face–to–face with Charlie, especially after recently dealing with Sofia, she found herself responding more naturally.
She remembered Sofia mentioning how swamped Charlie had been lately, and Zinnia didn’t want to burden him.
Charlie said, “I may be busy, Zinnia, but I’ll always make time for you. We’re family. Don’t ever hesitate to come to me. Promise you’ll turn to me next time, okay?”
Charlie gazed at Zinnia with tender warmth and gently ruffled her hair.
“Okay,” Zinnia replied softly.
Zinnia had been struggling over who to turn to for help when the accident happened. But then, somehow, she ended up calling Yannis by accident. To her surprise, Yannis picked up on the first ring.
Chapter 146
Noticing the troubled expression Charlie had been wearing since leaving the hospital, Zinnia asked, “Charlie, is something bothering
Charle said. “I’ve been thinking about Anne’s condition. One of her blood vessels is blocked by a blood clot in a critical location. The surger delicate, I only have a fifty fifty chance of success.
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