Chapter 772 Don't Let Jasper Walk Out of the Police Station Alive!
Adeline raised her hand, took a deep breath, and slowly began to speak in front of the three members of the Phoebe family. "I swear. From today on, I, Adeline, will never see Jasper again. If I break this vow, I..."
She took another deep breath, struggling to continue, her voice trembling slightly, "If I break this vow, the baby I'm carrying won't be born safely."
After speaking, she lifted her head, her bloodshot eyes fixed on Howard.
"Happy now, Dad?"
Howard frowned as he looked into her tear-filled eyes. He walked over, gently placing a hand on Adeline's head, his voice tinged with a mix of sorrow and restraint, "Adeline, you're still young and don't understand. When you're older, you'll see that I'm doing this for your own good."
As Howard finished speaking, Oliver helped Adeline up, his gaze icy as he glanced at Howard.
"What kind of 'good intentions' involve making your own daughter swear on her unborn child?"
"The moment you made Adeline swear, you trampled on her dignity and her basic human decency."
"Howard, I always thought you treated me poorly because half of my blood is from the Foster family. But Adeline is your and Mom's child... I never imagined you'd be so ruthless!"
With that, he helped Adeline to a nearby bench, holding her hand as they both stared at the door of the emergency room.
Howard narrowed his eyes, coldly watching Oliver and Adeline's backs without saying a word.
Daisy smirked triumphantly.
The current situation in the Phoebe family was exactly what she wanted.
With Zara's death, Howard would be the most heartbroken.
At this moment, with Oliver and Adeline opposing Howard together... she, an outsider in the Phoebe family, would become Howard's last source of comfort and support.
In the future, Howard would be unable to do without her, his obedient "daughter."
She even thought that being the real Mrs. Phoebe wouldn't be bad at all.
All she wanted was the wealth and status of the Phoebe family.
Whether she was the Phoebe family's daughter or Mrs. Phoebe, it made no difference.
Thinking of this, Daisy walked over to Howard, linking her arm with his. "Dad, don't be mad. Don't hold it against Oliver and Adeline."
"You're right, we're still young and don't understand your good intentions."
She glanced at Adeline with a look of disappointment. "When Adeline is older, she'll understand your care for her."
Howard's anger, stirred up by Oliver, was somewhat soothed by Daisy's words.
But he still pulled Daisy's hand off his arm.
"Daisy, you're in your twenties now. You can't cling to me like a child anymore."
Daisy stiffened slightly.
She forced a smile, "I was spoiled by you growing up."
Listening to the conversation behind him, Oliver sneered inwardly.
Did Daisy think he didn't know what she was up to?
A woman who knew she wasn't part of the Phoebe family but shamelessly stayed as their daughter, never visiting her real parents in Neon City... what moral boundaries could she possibly have?
They waited outside the emergency room for what felt like an eternity.
Finally, in the middle of the night, the door to the emergency room swung open.
Adeline and Oliver jumped to their feet, rushing to meet the doctor.
Howard also strode over, his face tense.
Daisy, however, took her time, strolling leisurely towards the door.
Zara had been in surgery for twelve hours.
After such a long time, she must be dead.
With Zara's death, not only would no one know about the poison Daisy had given her, but there would also be no one to trouble Brandon.
Moreover, Adeline and Jasper would be completely finished!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a surge of joy, even wanting to go home and open a bottle of wine!
Molly never wanted Adeline and Jasper to be together.
In a way, Daisy was avenging Molly!
At this moment, the doctor who emerged from the emergency room sighed heavily, "We did our best."
"Although we managed to save Mrs. Phoebe's life, she is now in a coma and unresponsive."
A coma.
Those words hit the Phoebe family like a bolt of lightning.
Adeline bit her lip, grabbing the doctor's hand in desperation. "Is there any chance she'll wake up?"
In TV shows and novels, miracles often happen, and people in comas wake up!
The doctor sighed, his voice hoarse, "I hope you can accept reality."
"Although she isn't brain dead, the chances of her waking up... are very slim."
Adeline bit her lip, still holding onto the doctor's hand, "Slim chances mean there's still hope, right?"
"What should we do?"
"Can we talk to her every day, call out to her to wake up sooner?"
The doctor shook his head.
"Reality isn't like TV. You can try, but the hope is really slim."
With that, the doctor turned and left.
Adeline stood there, feeling as if someone had hit her over the head with a heavy blow, her mind reeling, almost unable to stand.
Oliver quickly supported her, "It's okay, it's okay... as long as Mom is alive, there's hope. As long as she's alive, there's hope she'll wake up."
Adeline bit her lip, tears streaming down her face.
She murmured Oliver's words. "As long as she's alive, there's hope."
In the distance, Howard had collapsed to the ground, exhausted.
Daisy knelt beside him, gently pressing his shoulder, "Dad, you heard the doctor."
"Mom is still alive... even if she can't speak or move, she's still alive. You can still talk to her, and that's something."
Howard's hands clenched into fists at his sides.
Something? How was this good?
A living, breathing Zara, reduced to this because of the Foster family!
The Foster family had taken his younger brother Wilford years ago, and now they had done this to Zara, who had been with him for so many years!
He owed Zara so much, and he hadn't had the chance to repay her!
How could she, how could she...
Howard's hands clenched into fists at his sides.
He pulled out his phone and dialed a number. "Brandon, I remember you have connections at the police station, right?"
"Don't let Jasper walk out of there alive!"
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