Chapter 870 He Said He Was Here to Retrieve her Body
They are finished.
Midnight, heavy rain, hospital entrance.
"Mr. Harrington, we've arrived."
Leander drove Alexander to the hospital entrance.
But Alexander in the back just glanced inside coldly.
He stubbornly thought he was just here to see if Victoria was dead.
She was Strawberry's mother, and there was no one else in her family.
If she died, he chose to put the past behind them and retrieve the body for her.
So, the car door was opened.
Alexander stepped out with an umbrella, striding inside without hesitation.
He radiated a chilling aura that kept people at bay, as if getting too close would freeze them solid.
He knew exactly where Victoria was and quickly went up to that floor.
Frank was alone outside. Seeing Alexander, he immediately stood up from his seat.
Soon, the door was opened from the outside.
Seeing who it was, Eve stood up immediately.
Soon, the spacious room was left with only two people.
Victoria lay on the bed with her eyes closed as if she were asleep.
The door was closed from the outside. The temperature inside was decent. Alexander's tall figure walked up to Victoria and looked down at her condescendingly.
In less than two days, she had become much more haggard.
But so what?
Even if she died, he would merely never see her again.
Alexander silently stared at Victoria. He had a premonition that Victoria wasn't asleep.
Frank said Victoria's fever had subsided in the evening.
It was already midnight, and through the faint light from outside, her face still looked so sickly.
Alexander thought ruthlessly, 'If she died right now, how would I feel?'
'I would probably be indifferent, right?'
'After all, there is no love between us anymore.'
But he recalled the other day when they were making love.
Alexander found it a bit amusing and turned to leave.
"Strawberry."
As he turned, he heard her talking in her sleep.
He stopped, then turned back after a few seconds.
"Strawberry, don't leave me."
Victoria mumbled sadly, then suddenly opened her eyes.
The moment her eyes opened, tears gushed out.
Alexander looked down at her condescendingly, waiting for her to notice him.
Didn't he wait for her to beg?
Even if she cried and begged him, he wouldn't soften.
It took Victoria a long time to notice Alexander. Her heart trembled, but she couldn't help but murmur, "Alexander, where's Strawberry?"
"You have no right to mention her anymore."
"Diana said Strawberry had a fever. Has her fever gone down?"
"You should worry about yourself."
Alexander said as he was about to leave.
"Alexander."
Victoria got up and quickly grabbed the hem of his suit.
Alexander stopped but only turned his eyes to look at her coldly, "Let go."
"Just tell me how Strawberry is."
Victoria asked helplessly.
"You have no right to know. From now on, don't ask anything about Strawberry."
"You can't do this to me. I'm her mother. She needs me."
Victoria's tears kept flowing, but she was firm about this matter.
"Yes, she does need a mother. Let's get the divorce done quickly. I'll find a suitable mother for her."
Victoria's hand suddenly lost strength and let go of him.
Who did Alexander want to be Strawberry's mother?
A suitable mother?
Victoria choked up but couldn't say anything.
How could he be so heartless?
She knew she had taken Strawberry and run away, deceived him, and angered him.
But did he have to be like this?
"Victoria, you're in this situation because of your own doing. Considering we were once married and you gave birth to Strawberry, I'll come to retrieve your body when you die. Other than that, we don't need to see each other or know about each other's lives anymore."
Alexander's deep voice was piercing, each word cutting through the silence.
"Take care of yourself."
Alexander said and was about to leave, but soon stopped again. His tall figure slowly turned to her, ignoring her helplessness and weakness, and said, "After the holiday, you don't need to go to work. Your bag is with Eve. It has all your documents, which I won't touch. You can fly anywhere you want."
"I want to call your grandmother."
Victoria thought, 'Maybe only Eloise could let me see Strawberry.'
She had no other way.
Alexander was truly cold. She believed everything he said was true.
She turned to find her phone.
"Don't you dare?"
But as soon as Victoria found her phone, her hand was immediately grabbed by him. His eyes stared straight at her, threatening, "Victoria, if you dare to upset my grandmother, I guarantee I'll make your life a living hell."
"Alexander, you bastard."
Victoria felt Alexander was always bullying her.
Alexander always threatened her. He had long made her life a living hell.
She had long lost all hope.
She just wanted to be with Strawberry. What was wrong with that?
"I don't need to pretend to be a good person in front of you anymore, do I? Don't forget who made me like this. It was you, Victoria, who coaxed me into letting my guard down and then tried to take Strawberry away. You destroyed my trust in you with your hands."
Alexander leaned down in front of Victoria, his words piercing her heart like knives.
He blamed everything on Victoria.
"I gave you a chance. If you had stayed, everything would have been different. But you boarded Adrian's plane without hesitation. I can accept him deceiving me, but Victoria, I can't accept that the person I once loved the most deceived me again and again. You'll never see Strawberry again. It's your fault. You handed Strawberry to me with your own hands."
"So you came to the hospital in the middle of the night, in the pouring rain, just to tell me this?"
Victoria looked at him, her heart already shattered by him.
But she couldn't help but want to argue with Alexander.
He was too much.
Alexander made her seem like a scheming, self-destructive fool.
She admitted she was foolish, but what about him?
Why did he show up here in the middle of the night?
The rain was so heavy that night. Was he so eager to tell her this?
If he truly hated someone, wouldn't he not want to see them again?
"Of course not. I came tonight for another important matter."
Alexander suddenly smiled at Victoria.
Victoria was terrified, looking at him, "What is it?"
Alexander looked at her tearful eyes and suddenly said gently, "I just said, I came to see if you were dead."
Victoria suddenly felt completely drained of strength.
His gentle words made her taste blood.
She felt a metallic taste in her throat, about to come out.
She also smiled, but not as naturally as he did.
"After I retrieve your body, we should celebrate properly, don't you think?"
Alexander asked Victoria's opinion in a low voice.
Victoria smiled. She wanted to say she understood, but her mouth seemed unable to open. The taste in her mouth grew stronger, more overwhelming...
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