Chapter 168 Irreconcilable
Lawrence R glared at her, the face that once enchanted him now felt like a stab wound through his heart. The pain might never heal in this lifetime.
His heart had emptied, becoming hard and cold like a solid rock. He spoke with bone-chilling scorn, "My mother has fallen into a persistent vegetative state, all because of you. I will suffer for the rest of my life."
"You love me? That's the most cheap, shameless, and disgusting thing I've ever heard!"
"Oh, by the way," he grabbed her hands with one hand and pushed her against the wall, while the other hand gripped her neck.
With an ominous, icy tone, he lowered his head and said, "Your uncle came seeking revenge, thinking I killed your grandfather? Let me tell you, when your mom and grandfather got into a car accident, I happened to pass by and tried to save them, but I couldn't save him."
"Cameron and I were only in fair competition. don’t get ahead of yourself. Understand?"
Like countless ice-cold swords, they pierced her, stabbing at her heart. Winnie stiffened like stone.
Amid her incredulous and sluggish mind, there was only one sentence: He saved them back then.
So that's how Uncle saw the half-mask left in the car...!
Why? Why is this happening?
Now, after she had hurt him, she finally learned the truth.
Why does fate play with people like this? The gentlest blade, wielded by him, struck herself.
Winnie clutched her chest, feeling a pain so intense it threatened to make her faint. Everything was lost, everything was wrong...
Lawrence R saw her anguish, her face contorted with pain, and his heart seemed to numb slightly.
He let go of her hand and forcefully pushed her outside, his eyes bloodshot, devilish in appearance. "Get lost, don't let me see you again! From now on, we are enemies."
From now on, they were enemies...
Winnie fell to the ground in front of the door, gradually covering her face with both hands as tears flowed uncontrollably.
The baby in her belly seemed to have heard her father's words, moving restlessly.
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She curled up little by little, biting her tongue fiercely. In that moment, the pain felt suffocating and nearly overwhelming. Through her tears, she glimpsed Darcy on the hospital bed, giving her a cool smile.
It was a perfect trap, Uncle seeking revenge, Darcy using Uncle's hatred, setting up this complex web.
But she wasn’t innocent, Winnie thought with a shattered heart. Madam Rodriguez slipped into a vegetative state, how much pain must Lawrence R be feeling?
If Uncle hadn't kidnapped Mom, none of this would have happened.
It had to be Darcy, something fishy about Mom's kidney failure was fishy!
Winnie struggled to her feet, kneeling at the door and clutching her stomach, weakly and hoarsely calling out to him, "Lawrence R, listen to my explanation, please, I didn't hurt Mom..."
With a loud thud, she collapsed to the ground, her vision fading to black. She couldn’t hold any longer.
"Mrs. L..." Taylor stood by her side, seeing blood stains on the back of Mrs. L's white coat, her cold expression finally slightly changed!
Benjamin and Jeremy also frowned and looked over...
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"Winnie, what happened to you?" Someone forcefully pried open her dry mouth and poured water into it.
Winnie slowly and weakly opened her eyes, a bright light shining above her head.
"The patient is pregnant, and there is a risk of premature birth due to external pressure. The baby is over five months old, and after not eating for three to four days, both the mother and child are in danger if not given proper rest!" The doctor spoke sternly and icily.
"I’m sorry, doctor, we just found her."
Was that Olivia's voice?
Winnie's pale hand immediately moved to her belly.
"Winnie, you're awake!" Laura approached her.
"My baby..."
"There's bleeding in your abdomen, you need to rest properly. The doctor said you've sustained multiple injuries." Olivia's voice sounded concerned.
He rushed over, looking at Winnie with a mix of emotion and a sigh.
"I shouldn't have returned to my hometown on Christmas Eve. In just a few days, I can't understand everything has spiraled out of control. L turns out to be Lawrence R, the CEO of Imperial Financial Group. And your connection with your uncle... Are you really seeking revenge for the Granger family? It’s all bewildering. How could you be involved in kidnapping Madam Rodriguez... And why didn’t you confide in us? If we had known, we would have definitely helped you! You wouldn't have ended up like this, all alone today..."
Winnie shook her head gently as tears filled her eyes. "I'm sorry, I couldn’t drag all of into this mess. I just couldn’t.
Initially, she believed her uncle's evidence and thought Lawrence R was their enemy. But later, she realized that being her uncle's accomplice was enough, she couldn't harm her friends anymore.
"You've been incredibly foolish. No wonder you seemed so troubled lately, but you shared any of this with us. And now, Lawrence R's mother is in a persistently vegetative... Did you really kidnap her, as Benjamin said?" Olivia expression was torn, grappling with disbelief.
Thinking about Madam Rodriguez lying in the hospital room forever, Winnie held her chest and took a deep breath. She shook her head and defended herself, "When my uncle kidnapped Madam Rodriguez that night, I went alone to save her. But Darcy was prepared and took Madam Rodriguez away. When I reached the hospital today, Madam Rodriguez had become persistently vegetative."
Laura's eyes turned cold, and she let out a soft laugh. "I knew it. Anything involving Darcy is never that simple."
"Olivia, don't blindly trust Benjamin's words. We need to stand by Winnie's side. Even if there's a family feud, I can tell that Winnie loves Lawrence R, and she wouldn't harm Madam Rodriguez both emotionally and physically."
"And knowing Darcy, she values herself too much. With her level of selfishness, she wouldn't easily donate a kidney to someone else. Unless there's a huge benefit or a hidden agenda."
Winnie closed her eyes tightly. Laura hit the nail on the head.
Olivia's face, initially filled with anger, grew tense as it transformed into something else. "So, Winnie! Are you innocent in this kidnapping case?"
"Yes, how could I harm my mother? She has always been so good to me..." Winnie’s lips trembled with bitterness as she finally revealed her anguish.
"But now Lawrence R has a grave misconception about you. No one around him trusts you anymore. When we found you at the hospital earlier, you were lying alone in the corridor, with no one caring for you," Olivia said, her face visibly upset.
Olivia’s eyes reddened as she spoke, clenching her fists. "We have to find a way to explain to make Lawrence R understand!", she exclaimed.
"How do we do that?" Winnie asked helplessly, with a self-deprecating smile. "I have a 'criminal record' harming the Imperial Financial Group and causing harm to his mother. To him, it seems only natural."
"Not to mention, on that fateful night, it was just Darcy and me, and my mother, the only living witness, ended up in a persist vegetative state."
She found herself in a helpless situation, appearing in his heart like a hateful woman who would do anything to achieve her goals.
The trust he had once invested in her seemed to fuel his current disdain!
He even declared that they were enemies from now on, which caused Winnie unbearable heartache as she clutched her chest.
She was unwilling to accept that it had come to this, to sever ties with him like this...
Seeing Winnie in tears, her lips turning pale, Laura comforted her by saying, "Don't worry, focus on taking care of the baby first. Even in these tough times, you still have us. No matter how he misunderstands you, time will eventually reveal the truth. Besides, you and Lawrence R have a child together, a bond that can’t be broken."
Winnie touched her belly with a wistful smile. The baby, the last remaining tether. It seemed mother's final wish, spoken on that night if escape, had become her guiding light.. Winnie closed her eyes, determined to fulfill her mother's guidance, to stay strong, and not give up on each other!
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