Chapter 266 This Time He Refuses to Let Go
As Jessica watched his footsteps fade away, her tears began to fall uncontrollably.
One drop, two drops...
Soon, the blanket covering her was soaked.
Gabriel forcefully closed the bedroom door and walked out.
Soon, another sound echoed.
Jessica knew he had left her house.
She looked up, desperately trying to control herself.
Then she reached out to wipe the tears from her cheeks.
At the same time, she told herself, "Jessica, don't cry. Come on, you're the best.
"You did nothing wrong. You're just tired and don't want to get hurt again."
In the end, she cried herself to sleep, clutching the blanket.
And so, the room light stayed on all night.
She would never know that Gabriel stayed downstairs all night.
When Oscar went to pick up Gabriel, it was around eleven at night. He figured Gabriel had finished his late-night snack, so he waited downstairs to take him back to the hospital.
However, when Gabriel came out, the situation was completely unexpected.
He was clutching his chest, looking utterly defeated, with an expression full of sadness and pain.
Oscar immediately went up to support him and helped him into the car.
Just as he was about to start the car, Gabriel said, "You go back first. I want to stay here for a while."
"I'll stay with you," Oscar said.
He originally thought Gabriel was reluctant to leave Jessica, so he wanted to stay a bit longer.
However, an hour, two hours passed...
Thinking back to the sad and sorrowful expression on Gabriel's face when he came out, Oscar finally realized that he and Jessica might have had a fight.
That night, the air was as cold as water.
In the middle of the night, the temperature dropped significantly.
Gabriel didn't sit in the car; he just leaned against it, looking up at Jessica's room.
Oscar noticed that her room light was always on, and Gabriel kept looking at it from afar.
He asked, "Jessica, do you really not want to see me?
"Your light is still on. Does that mean you are a bit reluctant to let me go? You still care about me, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have been so worried when you knew I was hurt. You still have some feelings for me, don't you?"
Gabriel looked up at the light in her room, asking himself over and over again.
But in the end, he couldn't give himself a satisfactory answer.
The night wind howled, and the temperature kept dropping.
"Mr. Walton, let's go back to the hospital. You still have injuries, and it's hard for your wounds to heal in this cold," Oscar said.
But Gabriel continued to look up at the light, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Oscar sighed and lowered his request, "Mr. Walton, the night wind is strong, and it's cold outside. If you want to stay a bit longer, let's wait in the car. It's warmer inside."
Gabriel finally moved a bit.
However, he just turned to look at Oscar and asked faintly, "Do you think she will forgive me?"
Oscar's lips moved, but he couldn't say a word for a long time.
He wasn't Jessica; how could he know if Jessica would forgive him?
But seeing the current situation, Gabriel was really serious and had genuine feelings this time.
However, Jessica was resolute this time.
Thinking about everything between them, Oscar couldn't help but sigh.
Love was really unpredictable.
During those years of marriage, Jessica loved Gabriel wholeheartedly, with her heart and eyes only for him, considering everything for him. But at that time, Gabriel only had eyes for Diana.
Now, they were divorced, and Diana was gone.
Jessica finally let go of her obsession, but Gabriel became the one obsessed.
It seemed like their timing was always off. each other.
As a bystander, Oscar also felt a bit heartbroken.
Knowing he couldn't persuade Gabriel, he quickly drove to the nearest place to get a coat and personally put it on Gabriel.
After putting on the coat, Oscar noticed that there were cigarette butts all over the ground at Gabriel's feet.
It seemed he had smoked a lot.
Gabriel reached for his cigarette pack again, but it was empty this time.
Turning to Oscar, he lifted his eyelids slightly. "Any cigarettes? Give me a pack."
Knowing he couldn't persuade him, Oscar handed over all the cigarettes he had.
That night, from midnight to morning, Gabriel's cigarette never went out, with a spark always flickering between his fingers.
In the morning, Oscar carefully cleaned up all the cigarette butts on the ground before driving Gabriel back to the hospital.
At work, Jessica kept thinking about what Vincent had mentioned about Harold.
When she had a moment, she asked Tina to cover for her and went to find Kathleen.
Before entering, Jessica knocked on the door.
"Jessica, come in," Kathleen said warmly when she saw her. "I was just about to look for you."
"Dr. Johnson, have I not been doing well at work recently?" Jessica asked nervously.
Kathleen smiled. "Don't be so nervous. I just wanted to talk to you about your experience since you joined the hospital. You've been here for a month now. Have you encountered any difficulties, whether at work or in life? You can talk to me about anything."
Jessica originally thought she had done something wrong at work and was about to be reprimanded.
After all, she had heard that Kathleen's interns had been scolded a lot over the years, and many had shed tears.
Kathleen was also known for being strict.
So her heart was pounding.
Unexpectedly, Kathleen was just concerned about her life, and Jessica breathed a sigh of relief.
"Dr. Johnson, thank you for your concern. Everything is fine at the hospital," Jessica said honestly.
Thinking about Harold, Jessica mustered the courage to ask, "Mrs. Hernandez, I have a favor to ask."
Hearing Jessica's request, Kathleen immediately put down her book and became serious. "Go ahead. Have you encountered any difficulties?"
Jessica handed over the report she had prepared about Alexis's condition to Kathleen.
After reading it, Kathleen was silent for a long time before speaking, "Is this patient a relative of yours?"
"She's the mother of a very good friend of mine, Mrs. Hernandez. What do you think of her condition?" she asked.
Kathleen put down the report and sighed, "Her situation is indeed not good, but..."
She paused, thinking it was Jessica, and didn't hide anything. "If Dr. Turner were still working at the hospital, there might be a lot of hope. Dr. Turner had personally performed two such surgeries before, setting a precedent nationwide, and both were hugely successful.
"But Dr. Turner has been retired for several years and hasn't been involved in medical matters for a long time."
"Mrs. Hernandez, I came to you today specifically to ask if there's any possibility of getting Dr. Turner to participate in this surgery?" Jessica asked.
