Chapter 174 A Softhearted Person Is Weak
When Jean went to Mr. Cooper’s office, the others were there. “Ms. Eyer, I’ve said everything I could. You must believe me.” Mr. Cooper held his black eye. “I really don’t know where those two are now!”
“Maybe he really doesn’t know,” Sonny whispered. “calm Ben down. I’m not sure what happened to him, but he’s not in a good mood today.”
There would be trouble if things continued. They would be accused of being unreasonable. Jean scanned through the things Mr. Cooper had written down. “That’s about it. He won’t know about the rest of it.”
Gigi wouldn’t be able to do things that flawlessly. She must have someone helping her behind the scenes. It didn’t matter who was helping her. As long as Gigi receives her punishment.
“Ms. Eyer, the police are here.” Miles knocked on the door. “Zach Boyle, who had tampered with the car, is already at the police station. Ms. Reece is in the next room, ready to cooperate with the investigation.”
Things were going unexpectedly smoothly! Ben’s face darkened. He pulled Jean closer. “This could be a trap.” Why would Edgar willingly let Gigi go with their relationship?
After giving it some thought, Jean believed Ben was reasonable. Miles waited quietly by the side without trying to explain himself. “Did you make the report?” When the police officers came, they began questioning.
They could hear Gigi’s screams from time to time. But when she heard that Zach was caught, she immediately admitted and tried to beg for forgiveness.
She yelled through the door. “Ben. Jean, I didn’t do it on purpose! I was tricked! You have to believe me! How could you treat me in this way when I’m still pregnant!”
A crew of Dark Horse snorted. “How can you be a mother when you’re this vicious.” Gigi was sobbing as the officers escorted her to the car. But no one pitied her. Jean approached the officers. “I have a few words to say to her.”
Gigi’s eyes brightened, and she grabbed Jean’s hand. It happened to be the arm where the wrist was injured before. “I won’t do anything against you anymore. Please, can you tell the officers?”
Jean looked at her quietly. She spoke after a while. “Man has always only feared when they arrived at the gates of hell.”
“…”
Jean leaned toward her and whispered in her ear, “You should have known that this day would come when you used my pendant to deceive Edgar. He’s heartless.”
Gigi’s face turned white.
She felt a stabbing pain in her heart at those words.
If Edgar hadn’t sent her there, she wouldn’t have been caught. She might even have time to make up a statement for the police.
Yet he worked with Jean to trap her.
Gigi held on to the car handle and mumbled, “I’m carrying his child. Why would he do this to me?”
“Why wouldn’t he? He caused my family’s death. There’s nothing he can’t do in this world. Gigi, remember, it was Edgar Royden who sent you to prison today.”
Jean turned to leave.
She reminded Miles, “Please pass on what I said earlier to Edgar.”
She couldn’t bear this delayed kindness of his.
Jean was aware that if Edgar hadn’t helped, Zach and Gigi would have escaped.
But why did he do it?
Is it an apology?
Or is it to atone for what he has done?
Jean was deep in her thoughts as she stepped into the car.
Ben buckled his seatbelt. “Where are you going? I’ll send you there.”
Jean’s phone rang before she could reply.
It was Susan.
She hesitated before accepting the call.
Susan was calling for help weakly.
“It hurts…”
Jean immediately asked Ben to drop her off. She hailed a taxi and rushed to Edgar’s villa.
Her feud with Edgar had nothing to do with Susan. She couldn’t ignore her cry for help.
Not a single light in the villa was on when Jean arrived.
“Susan?”
Jean yelled as she entered, but there wasn’t any response.
She hurried in and found Susan unconscious at the corner of the stairs.
She called the emergency response service and accompanied Susan to the hospital.
“It’s fortunate that she was sent here on time. The patient has gastroenteritis. She will undergo surgery for an hour. Are you the family? Please pay for her fees.”
Jean nodded and headed to the first floor.
She ran into Edgar at the elevator.
Frowning, she repeated the doctor’s words to him.
“I’ll leave now.”
She took a step forward but was pulled back.
Edgar said in a low voice, “You’re the first person Susan will hope to see when she wakes up.”
Jean peeked at him. “I have something to do.”
She entered the elevator without turning back.
The elevator moved slowly. Jean tried to push the thoughts out of her head. Edgar is here. He will make sure she’s fine.
She reached the entrance of the hospital but found herself turning back.
She decided to wait for the operation to end in the corridor, just to make sure that Susan was doing well.
Three hours passed.
Jean sighed in relief when the operation light finally switched off.
She hid in the emergency exit so that Edgar wouldn’t see her.
The doctor said to Edgar, “The patient needs to rest for some time. It’s best if someone takes care of her all the time. It’s good to hire a caregiver if you can afford it.”
Edgar’s eyes strayed to the emergency exit. He entered the room. His assistant followed behind him.
“Send her back.”
“Yes, Mr. Royden.”
After all, she was there for Susan.
He was just returning the favor by sending her back home.
Susan opened her eyes slowly. “Mr. Royden, I’ve troubled you. This is just an old sickness of mine.” She coughed.
“Rest well. I’ll hire a caregiver to take care of you.” He moved a chair next to the bed.
Susan smiled. The corners of her eyes were red. “You know that I don’t have much time left. It has been my pleasure to serve you for the last time. I can finally breathe in relief when I meet your parents later.”
Edgar furrowed his forehead.
He choked out after a moment. “Susan, now that I can afford it, I’ll find the best doctor in the world. You must become better.”
She smiled. “We have to leave sooner or later. Live in the moment. Don’t keep chasing after the past. The most important thing for you now is to hold on to those that are before you. God won’t keep giving you chances.”
She coughed again.
He patted her back and called for the nurse. Susan drifted off.
He stood next to the bed with a wry smile. “God has never given me a chance.”
