Chapter 696 Utter Despair
"Ava, what's wrong with the child? What happened?"
"Mom, the doctor said I have cervical insufficiency, so I need to undergo a cervical cerclage surgery."
Mia was a bit angry. "You should have told me about this earlier."
"I just found out today, and you weren't answering my calls."
Mia suddenly sighed. "You said your surgery is the day after tomorrow, right?"
"Yes. So, can you tell me where Alexander is now?"
As Ava spoke, she was about to cry again.
"Ava, I've indeed been avoiding your calls because I knew you'd ask about Alexander," Mia admitted, "And I couldn't lie to you and say I didn't know."
"Mom, so you do know how Alexander is? Is he alive or dead? Please tell me, I'm begging you."
Mia was silent for a long time, seemingly hesitant, but hearing Ava's anxious voice, she couldn't help but soften, "He's still alive, but he's seriously injured. He barely survived. The doctor said when he was brought to the hospital, he had been shot, and the bullet went through his chest."
Ava covered her mouth, almost crying out loud.
She could imagine the scene.
She had dreamed of Alexander being injured in the chest, bleeding profusely. It turned out that it was all true.
Ava could hardly stand. She took a deep breath and wiped the tears from her face.
"I went to find him at that time, but he was gone. I saw blood on the ground. Did you save him?"
Mia explained, "We got a call from the hospital, so we went there. Alexander was already at the hospital. We don't know who took him there."
Ava was quite surprised by this. Given Alexander's condition at the time, if his family didn't save him, then who did? Could it have been the kidnapper?
But the kidnapper wanted to harm him, so why would they save him? Ava was getting more and more confused, but who else could it be besides the kidnapper?
"How is Alexander now?" Ava asked, "Is he okay?"
"His life was saved, but he can't be discharged yet. I initially wanted to tell you, but Alexander didn't want us to contact you."
"Mom, what did Alexander say to you?"
"He doesn't allow us to tell you about his condition. At that time, Alexander looked very determined, so George and I didn't say anything. We also kept it from your grandmother. We plan to see her after Alexander recovers. If she knew Alexander was injured, I'm afraid she would become overly emotional and it could be life-threatening," Mia explained.
"Mom, it's right of you not to tell grandma. I'm glad you didn't," Ava agreed.
Mia said, "Don't think too much now. Alexander is still alive and will get better with treatment. You should focus on your surgery first. We can talk about everything else later."
"Mom, I want to see Alexander. Which hospital is he in? I want to visit him," Ava insisted.
"You better not go. I don't know what happened between you two, but Alexander doesn't want to see you right now. He looks very..."Mia trailed off.
Mia paused here.
Ava hurriedly asked, "How does he look?"
Mia continued, "He looks extremely desperate."
Ava finally couldn't help but cry out loud. She rushed to the empty room next door, locked the door, and said, "Mom, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I'm sorry."
