Chapter 1887
Madeline Crawford and Jeremy Whitman
From the anxiety in Carterâs tone and statement, Madeline could hear how much he wished Shirley and the child in Shirleyâs stomach to be fine.
However, what he got was the doctorâs remorseful shake of his head.
âWhatâs your relation to the patient?â the doctor asked him.
Carter seemed to be stunned by the question. Who was Shirley to him?
Was he her husband? No.
However, she was pregnant with his child. Her sweetheart?
Not even that.
He had never given her any promise as sweethearts would.
The relationship between them could no longer be described in simple words.
The doctor thought it odd when he saw Carter not speaking for a long time. And then Carter finally spoke.
âI am her⦠lover.â âIs that right?
âShe should still love me, right?â Carter thought, comforting himself.
When the doctor heard this, he interpreted this as them being husband and wife.
âSir, Iâm sorry to tell you that the child in your wifeâs womb was already gone while you were on the way here.â
Carterâs heart turned cold after hearing the doctorâs answer.
He was stunned, and his eyes lost focus. It took a good few seconds before Carter, not entirely present, continued to ask, âWhat about my wife? How is she?â
âMany of your wifeâs bones are fractured. Her waist was the most serious, and weâve discovered that her legs seem to have already lost their ability to function. Coupled with her current waist injury, itâs almost impossible for her to stand up again.â
âIâm not asking about this! I only want to know if she can continue to live properly! â
Carter lost control and yelled.
The doctor, shocked, quickly answered.
âYes! Of course! Sheâs not in any danger, but she wonât be able to live like a normal person.â
âWho says she canât? As long as Iâm by her side, sheâll be able to live like any other normal person! â
After the red-eyed Carter was done yelling at the doctor, he walked straight into the operating theatre.
Jeremy, who stood motionless as he watched the man lost control of his emotions, could emphasize with Carter.
When Madeline noticed Jeremyâs unusual mood, she quickly caught on.
âJeremy, are you thinking about what happened to me back then?â
Jeremy suddenly returned to his senses. He nodded truthfully, then lowered his gaze and looked into Madelineâs beautiful eyes.
âThat day, I also had anxiously paced in the hallway like Carter. I kept staring at the red light above the door of the operating theatre.â
Jeremy reminisced. Even though Madeline was standing next to him right now, he still felt a bone-
piercing pain surging through his blood.
âAfter the light had turned off, the doctor told me that you were gone. I didnât believe him, and I refused to believe him. I had hoped that you were merely lying to me, that you were just acting. After that, I had also rushed into the operating theatre as Carter did. Then, I saw you. You had already stopped breathing.â
As Jeremy spoke, his eyes turned red as well.
Madeline held his hand, and she realized that his hand was icy.