Chapter 515 My Condolences
Alex's eyes were reddened as tears were welling up. He demanded hysterically, "Impossible! Save her, you must save her! Who told you to come out? Get back in there and save her!"
He grabbed the doctor's white coat like a madman. "Go in right now and save her. If you can't bring her back, I'll level this hospital to the ground!" he demanded unreasonably.
Leander came over to calm the irrational Alex, "Mr. Melville! Mr. Melville, the doctor has done his best, but he is helpless, too. Please calm down."
Bernard, who had been in shock from the grief for a long time, finally came to his senses. He pulled the frantic Alex aside and punched him a few times to calm him down and make him let go of the doctor. He growled, "Alex! It's you and me who didn't take good care of her. You should be hitting yourself, and I should be hitting myself! I finally found her, finally found..."
...
Amid the chaos, Sophie, with a trembling heart, quietly left the area and went to the stairwell to call Scarlett and inform her of the good news.
Scarlett had been waiting for the call and quickly answered, asking, "Sophie, how did it go?"
Sophie said, "Scarlett, I did it! The doctor just came out and announced that the resuscitation failed. That bitch Katherine is dead! She'll never appear in front of us again, and she'll never seduce Alex and Bernard again!"
On the other end of the line, Scarlett's eyes lit up, unable to contain her joy, a smile spreading across her face. She remarked excitedly, "Really? That's great!"
However, it was Sophie's first time doing something drastic like this, and someone's life had indirectly ended because of her. Although she intensely hated Katherine, she still felt uneasy about what had just happened. She commented, "Scarlett, are we really doing the right thing? I always felt that although Katherine was very annoying, she didn't deserve to die..."
Still immersed in her joy, Scarlett frowned slightly, irritated by Sophie's muttering, her eyes glinted with cunning as she declared, "Sophie, actually, I'm more conflicted than you are, but we had no other choice! We just wanted to drive Katherine away, to make her leave Alex and Bernard, but she just wouldn't go away! This is all Katherine's doing; she forced us! If we didn't do this, we would lose everything!"
Sophie considered it and realized Scarlett was right. Showing mercy to Katherine would only get worse; after all, Katherine had already driven Scarlett to the countryside. "You're right! Scarlett, now that Katherine is out of the picture, I have another problem. I was there during Katherine's car accident, and now Alex and Bernard are suspicious of me. You have to help me explain to them and clear their doubts about me!"
Scarlett readily agreed. "Of course, no problem. Without Katherine causing trouble, my influence over Alex and Bernard will be much stronger! But, Sophie, you need to tell me every detail of what you did today so I can come up with a foolproof explanation to clear your name and avoid any slip-ups!"
Sophie nodded and quickly agreed, "Okay, sure!"
Then she recounted everything that transpired to Scarlett...
At the hospital, the hallway was filled with the scent of death, the air seemingly cold...
Alex was almost beaten into silence by Bernard, slumping on the cold hospital corridor floor, his head bowed, his expression hidden from view.
Bernard sat beside him, his hands were trembling...
His sister, the one he had finally found, was gone again before he could make up for the love she had missed all these years!
Laura had endured so much since childhood, and in the end, she never got to call him "brother" or give him a chance to love her properly!
Why did it have to be this way?
He would rather have been the one in the car accident!
At this moment, Sophie, who had just finished her call with Scarlett, returned. Overwhelmed with guilt, she didn't dare approach the slumped and expressionless Alex, so she walked around him and handed Bernard a bottle of water. She tried to console him, "Bernard, do you want some water? I know you're very upset about Katherine's death, but what's done is done. You need to take care of yourself..."
Bernard coldly glanced at her. He couldn't help but blame her, "Why are you still here? If it weren't for you, Katherine would be at home sleeping right now! Get lost! We don't need your fake sympathy here!"
The bottle of water was slapped out of her hand. Startled, Sophie instinctively took a step back, her eyes reddening. She questioned reluctantly, "Bernard, is Katherine really that important to you?"
Bernard had no patience for her. "I'll say it one more time: get lost! Don't show up in front of me again!" he threatened.
Sophie choked up as she held back her tears. She tried to explain herself, "Bernard, Katherine's death really has nothing to do with me! I... I just asked her to drop me off at theirdoorstep, but she insisted on taking me to the corner to catch a cab. Some things might just be fate..."
"Fate!" Bernard roared, unable to contain his anger. "Shut up! You better disappear from my sight right now, or don't blame me for settling the score with you and the Jones family!"
Sophie didn't dare say another word, taking a few steps back but refusing to leave.
She had to wait here for Scarlett. Scarlett was on her way to the hospital, and once she arrived, she would persuade Bernard and dispel Bernard and Alex's suspicions and 'anger' towards her.
At this moment, Alex's phone beeped twice, signaling a text message.He didn't reach for it, remaining motionless like a corpse. After a while, the phone beeped again, but he still didn't look.
At this moment, nothing happening in the world mattered to him, not a single thing.
Leander stood helplessly by, knowing that there was no way to comfort him at this time, so he just stayed by Mr. Melville's side.Hearing the text message sound, Leander glanced down at Mr. Melville, saw no reaction, and sighed.
Suddenly, Leander's phone also beeped with a text message notification.
He took out his phone, and his pupils contracting in surprise. Just as he was about to lean down to report something to Alex when Scarlett's voice suddenly interrupted him!
Scarlett came running, out of breath.
She hurried to Alex, concern etched on her face, and squatted down beside him, and asked, "Alex, are you okay?
Alex remained motionless, his bangs obscuring his eyes and half his face in shadow.
Scarlett, seemingly heartbroken, choked up as she said, "Alex, I came as soon as I heard what happened! Katherine... it's such a pity. Life is so unpredictable, and you need to take care of yourself."
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