A Wound that Never Heals Chapter 243
Chapter 243 Sleeping Pills
For nearly a month, it was uneventful.
Darlene was recuperating in the Swale familyâs villa. Reina rarely came back from the hospital. And it
was hard to see Nigel because he studied in school during the winter break.
In the past, Dakota would occasionally go to the company. Now, she was worried that Darlene was too
bored at home and that something would happen to her, so Dakota did not go to the company
anymore. She stayed at home all day to keep Darlene company.
Gustave would drop by after he clocked out.
At first, he refused Dakotaâs invitation to stay in the Swaleâs home.
After a few days, he moved in, treating this place as his own home.
Braylen laughed at him, but in his heart,
Braylen was very happy. After all, during this period, the Swale family and Gustave had signed a lot of
cooperation contracts.
Braylen had gained a lot of benefits, so he was very pleased.
The days passed uneventfully and quickly. In the blink of an eye, Darlene was twenty-nine years old.
Her body had recovered a lot.
Reina was discharged from the hospital and came to the Swaleâs home to celebrate the New Year.
Nigelâs school lessons had also ended. The Swale familyâs company had released their annual leave.
Lucian had decided for the first time that he would not be busy with work for the next few days.
Dakota smiled all day and personally arranged many things for the New Year.
She also thought about holding a banquet to celebrate Darleneâs return to the Swale family and
introducing her to the public.
She asked Darlene for her opinion and Darlene agreed immediately.
Dakota thought about it. She found that Darlene agreed to almost everything during this period of time.
The thing that ruined the happy atmosphere happened the day before New Yearâs Eve.
That night, the whole Swale family had dinner together. Gustave also stayed with them.
After the meal, they chatted for a while, and it was already late at night.
Dakota thought that Darlene had been very well-behaved during this period of time. She recalled that
she had lost her daughter when
Darlene was young. In the past twenty years,
Dakota had never shared a bed with her daughter.
Dakota tossed and turned at night and could not fall asleep, so she got up and walked over to
Darleneâs bedroom. When she raised her hand to knock on the door, there was no response from
inside. The door was not locked.
Dakota knocked on the door a few more times, but there was still no response from inside. She was
worried, so she directly opened the door and went in.
The lights in the bedroom were not turned off. It was late at night, but there was no one in the bedroom.
However, the lights in the bathroom were on.
Dakota felt uneasy. She walked to the bathroom and shouted, âDarlene, are you inside?â
After a while, Darleneâs hoarse voice came out of the bathroom, âIâm here. Iâm taking a shower.â
Dakota immediately replied, âItâs fine, just go ahead. Itâs getting colder tonight, so Iâm wondering if you
want a thicker quilt.â
Darleneâs voice came from inside, âThereâs a blanket in the wardrobe. Thereâs no need for that. Thank
you.â
Dakota also realized that this excuse wasnât very reasonable. She replied somewhat unnaturally,
âAlright then. Goodnight.â
Darlene responded positively. Dakota thought that it was already very good for
Darlene to accept the Swale family so quickly and live in the Swaleâs home.
She shouldnât push Darlene too much. It was better to give Darlene more space for the time being.
Thinking of this, Dakota turned around and wanted to go out first.
On the bedside table, Darleneâs phone rang.
Originally, Dakota had no intention of answering the phone on Darleneâs behalf.
She walked to the bedside and just wanted to bring the phone over to the bathroom for Darlene.
However, when Dakota got closer and saw that the caller ID on the screen was âAveryâ, she
immediately felt displeased.
Over the past month, Avery would always come over every three to five days. Dakota had talked to him
many times, but Avery was unwilling to give up. He even came over to say some inexplicable words.
Dakota did not want Darlene to be harassed by Avery. After hesitating for a while, she finally picked up
the call with a cold face.
Just as the call connected, Averyâs somewhat anxious voice came over, âDarlene, donât hang up the
phone in a hurry. Listen to me.
âI have found some clues about Nathen. In less than three days, I will find evidence. Iâ¦â
Dakota had an impatient and disgusted expression on her face. During this period of time, Avery had
said too much such nonsense.
Half a month ago, he said that he had found Nathenâs whereabouts abroad. He also said it about ten
days ago.
Every time Avery said that he would be able to find Nathen in two or three days, or at least, he would
be able to find the evidence.
At the very beginning, Dakota believed him. She had even sent her own people to look for the foreign
place that Avery had mentioned.
But in the end, she did not find anything at all.
Now, almost a month had passed in the blink of an eye, and Avery still had the same excuse.
Dakota was certain that Avery had no other way to get close to Darlene at the moment, so he
deliberately said this to arouse the interest of the Swale family.
Dakota coldly interrupted him, âMr. Gallard, itâs enough. I have always tolerated your actions since the
Swale family has a close relationship with the Gallard family.
âOtherwise, the Swale family will press charges against you for excessive harassment. Similar things
also took place before. I suppose it isnât too much to say that your breaking into my house is against
the law, right?â
On the other end of the line, Averyâs voice was anxious. âMrs. Swale, I meant it this time.â
Dakota did not believe his words. âMr. Gallard, when you said this last time, you were also serious.
âIn short, please do not call my daughter again, and do not come here again. My daughter is doing very
well now. She does not know the person you are talking about.
Mr. Gallard, please do not harass her.â
After Dakota finished speaking, she did not wait for Avery to speak and directly hung up the phone.
Habitually, Dakota opened the drawer on the bedside table and wanted to put the phone back.
When she remembered that Darleneâs phone was originally placed on the bedside table, the drawer
had already been pulled open.
There were a few pieces of white paper in the drawer, and it looked a little strange.
Dakota picked up the pieces of paper, which betrayed a small paper bag inside.
Dakota did not know why, but she remembered Averyâs nonsense during this period of time. She took
out the small paper bag, opened the package, and saw a pack of white pills.
White pills.
Dakota suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head. During this period, the pills that Darlene had taken were
all given by her.
The white pills were sleeping pills. Every night, Dakota only gave Darlene one. Almost every time,
Dakota watched her eat it.
The bathroom door still had not opened. The surroundings suddenly seemed to be deathly silent.
Dakota suddenly came around. She got up and rushed to the bathroom with a pale face.