Chapter 206 Exchange Nathenâs Life for Darleneâs
When Darlene walked in, Seth spent a lot of effort persuading Avery and gave him some tranquilizers.
Only then did Avery finally calm down a little.
Avery held his phone and kept calling someone, unwilling to give up.
He asked Seth in confusion, âIâve changed my number. Why is she still not answering my call?â
Avery was still selfâaware. He used his previous number to call Darlene but failed. Avery knew that
Darlene had blacklisted him, so he changed it to a new number.
Before Seth replied, Darlene, who had walked in, said coldly, âStop calling. Iâve blacklisted your new
number.â
Avery looked at Darlene who had suddenly entered in disbelief. He thought that he had lost his mind.
Then he took the unused syringe from the side and pricked it on his arm.
Seth was shocked. It was too late to stop him. Avery had pricked himself with the syringe. He felt pain
and immediately scrambled to get up from the bed.
The examination instrument that Seth had placed on him fell to the ground.
Seth was speechless. He had tried so hard to calm Avery down, and now it seemed that
his efforts had been in vain.
Seth turned around and looked at Darlene. He sighed, âYâYou came at a bad time.â
Avery got out of bed in a hurry and walked over to Darlene. He said, âDr. Cannon, please
go out first. I will call you over later.â
Seth picked up the examination instrument that had fallen to the ground. Before he left,
Seth looked at Darlene with concern.
âHe was just stimulated, and his condition is not good. If you are angry, try to hold back for now in case of
any accidents.â
Darlene did not reply to him. She just stared fiercely at Avery.
Seth had a very bad premonition. He even felt that Darlene was going to use violence the next moment.
After leaving the ward, Seth and Cyrus stood at the door to eavesdrop.
Gustave stood behind, watching coldly as they eavesdropped.
In the ward, Avery walked a few steps away from Darlene. Given she looked very bad, he did not dare to
approach her.
After learning about Darleneâs condition, Avery finally clearly saw how pale Darleneâs
face was.
In his memory, Darleneâs face had never been as pale as death.
She looked even thinner at this time.
The moment Avery opened his mouth, his eyes could not help but turn red. âDarlene, donât worry. No
matter what, I will ensure you have a heart transplant. Iâll let you live
well.â
Avery admitted that he was extremely selfish and cold. If what Sandra said to Katrina was true, and if
Darlene could survive, the only way was to accept the donor heart of Nathen. That way, Avery would
choose to play dumb and let Nathen do it.
Even if he knew that this was undoubtedly an indirect murder, no matter what, Avery
could not watch Darlene die.
Avery had never imagined it, and he dared not imagine that Darlene would pass away.
Darlene seemed to have not heard what he said. She looked indifferent and asked coldly, âDid you call
the police?â
Avery was shocked. A moment later, he asked, âWho told you that?â
He did ask Cyrus to call the police, but it was quickly dismissed afterward. That way, Darlene should not
know.
Since the police found out that Avery had only reported the wrong case, they should not have told
Darlene about it.
Darlene still said coldly, âYou donât need to know about this. Was it Sandra or Katrina
who went in to provoke my grandmother when she met with an accident? Or perhaps, it was them who
did it together?â
Avery was clearly guilty and looked away. âThatâs not the case. I was just a little muddleâheaded back
then. I said something wrong, and Cyrus got me wrong. Thatâs why I reported the wrong case.
âDonât overthink it. The police will look into the cause of your grandmotherâs accident and give you a
reasonable explanation.â
Darlene sneered. No matter what, they had lived together for so many years. She knew very well how
bad Avery was at lying and how many flaws there were in his lies.
Darlene stared at Avery and said, âYou said something wrong, and Cyrus got you wrong. Thatâs why you
reported the wrong case.
âWhat a coincidence. If you were really muddleâheaded and said something in your sleep, Cyrus would
not be so muddleâheaded and help you call the police because of this. Besides, Avery, were you
sleeping while standing?â
Avery didnât dare to look at her at all. He had been looking away.
He said a little stiffly, âI was lying in the ward at that time. What did you mean by
that?â
Darlene took out her phone and showed him a screenshot of the surveillance footage.
After Avery suddenly called the police, he withdrew the report in less than ten minutes. Darlene had
expected that something very important must have happened in this
period.
So she came to the hospital. Before she came to Avery, Darlene first asked Nathen, who was on the
night shift, to help and check the surveillance footage on the floor.
She handed the screenshot to Avery. âThis picture is taken less than five minutes from the time you
would call the police.
âYou had been walking forward but stopped at the end of the corridor. You did not
answer the phone or do anything else. It was most likely that you heard someone talk.â
Avery was silent for a long time before answering, âItâs nothing. Donât overthink itâ¦â
Darlene interrupted him and opened another surveillance screenshot. âThen you passed the corner of
the corridor and walked to the surveillance blind spot.
âIn that blind spot, you stayed for ten minutes, and in that period, you called the police, and then you
came out of there followed by Katrina and Sandra. Katrina was obviously
flustered.â
Darlene did not say anything more and just clenched her mobile phone, trembling.
âYou donât have to lie to me. Tell me what conditions they promised you to let you give up the truth about
my grandmotherâs accident and give up on calling the police.â
Her eyes turned red. âMy grandmother is the most innocent, but because of the woman who broke into
the ward and said those words, she has become a vegetable now.
âThe doctor said that with her current condition, let alone waking up, itâs hard for her to survive. Tell me,
what conditions did they agree to? Perhaps I can give you better
conditions?â
Avery felt sad. He reached out to grab her arm. âDarlene, calm down. Thatâs really not like what you
think. You overthought it.â
Darlene shook off his hand. She was unable to calm down. She was obviously agitated.
âAvery, even if you have forgotten, my grandmother has always been good to you,
though youâre just her grandsonâinâlaw.
âYou canât do this. Youâve found something, right? Tell me. That person should not get away with it. She
has to pay the price.â