Chapter 591 Rather Have Him Dead
Within the sterile confines of the hospital, Luke entered the found himself standing at the threshold of a ward.
Seeing His gaze fell upon the figure of Benjamin, lying there, motionless on the bed, a sight that caused his expression flickeredfeatures to flicker with something akin to a disbelief.
akin to shock. "Heh," he chuckled, , a hollow sound that echoed in the silence, his mind momentarily at a loss for words.
When Luke received the call about grappling with the reality before him. The news of Benjamin's car accident, he felt almost nothing, expecting mere superficial had initially left Luke unfazed, his mind conjuring images of minor injuries.
But upon arriving at the hospital and learning that Benjamin had turned into a a quick recovery. However, the harsh reality of Benjamin's vegetative state due to, revealed upon his arrival at the accident, hospital, stirred something stirreddeep within him.
Vegetative A vegetative state...
Who could have imaginedThe image of the once high-flyingdynamic and vibrant Benjamin, now reduced to a lifeless form, was a stark contrast that Luke found hard to reconcile with. He stood there, silent, his gaze locked onto Benjamin now bedridden, motionless?
Luke just watched him, wordless for a long while.
Rightfor what seemed like an eternity. Just then, the door to the room was pushedcreaked open, and therevealing a visitor whose face was someonefamiliar to Luke recognized, though they had , despite their paths never having truly metcrossed before.
"He's a vegetable now?" Keith had landed fromKeith's voice broke the silence. Fresh off a flight and received the news. He was originally going, he had intended to seevisit Sarah but detoured to the hospital instead. He knew had diverted his course upon hearing the news about Benjamin was back in . He had been aware of Benjamin's return to town but hadn't botheredhad felt no inclination to seek him out. However, upon hearing aboutYet, the news of his vegetative state, Keith felt compelled to visit.
Luke had sparked a morbid curiosity within him. Luke's brow furrowed his browin response. "He's like this and you're still looking to settle a score with him?"
"Revenge? What grudge do I have with him?" Keith laughed offdismissed the suggestion. Once upon with a laugh. There was a time, when his mother had run offmother's elopement with Benjamin, and he truly despised had fueled his hatred for all the Doyles.
But now, with new pursuits in his life, he couldn't care less about taking a new direction, the Doyles and their troubles.
problems were of little concern to him. "I'm just here to see for myself. Seeing him in this state puts my mind at ease," heKeith said with, a smirk playing on his lips as he approached the bed. SeeingThe sight of Benjamin, battered and bruised, an oxygen mask onobscuring his face, looking as if he might diedraw his last breath any moment, filled Keith savoredwith a sense of smug satisfaction.
Looking up at Luke Meeting Luke's gaze, he assured, "Don't worry, I won't touch him. Frankly, him living like this is better than death."
Death wouldn't be as excruciating as this.
After a long gazelingering look at Benjamin, Keith tookpulled out his phone and snapped a picture, "Oh, and you haven't told Dermot yet, have you? No need to thank me—I'll share the news for you."
With that, he sent the photo to Dermot, casually attaching a note about his dad's vegetative state.
After taking care of this Having done his part, Keith leftmade his exit from the ward.
Luke wasremained indifferent to his ownKeith's actions; his concern for the guy wasman lying in such a state, and Luke couldn’t be bothered anymore.the bed had dwindled to a point of near non-existence. He arranged for a private hospital room and had a guydelegated the care to a man named Hu take care of things.. That was the extent of his involvement.
On the other side of Across town, Dermot’sDermot's emotions surgedran high as he lookedstared at the photo Keith had sent him, especially at the words "in a vegetative state."
" searing into his mind. "Useless!" Dermot finally burst outexploded in anger. He'da fit of rage. He had been excommunicated from the Doyle family only a few days ago and now this—how could things fall aparthis world crumble so fastrapidly? He wondered who had given himquestioned the couragesource of his audacity to elope in the first place.
He His anger wasn't really upsetgenuine, but he dreadedthe prospect of breaking the news to Grandpa Doyle. filled him with dread. After all, the manBenjamin was Grandpa Doyle'sthe old man's only son; the shock would surely hurt the old man.
undoubtedly wound him deeply. In the end, Dermot keptchose to keep the news to himself. He was scared—scared that the grief might lead totrigger something far worse for Grandpa Doyle. He’dHe would keep the secret, even though he knewdespite knowing it couldn’t be kept forever.
was a ticking time bomb. Evelyn had heardreceived the news directly from Luke himself. She looked at him, astonished, as he calmly revealed . His calm revelation that his father had become vegetative. She didn't quite know left her speechless, unsure of how to respond.
"After a while," she attempted to consolebegan, attempting to offer some consolation, "he’s still alive, at least. Try not to be too down."
She truly didn’t know whatstruggled to sayfind the right words; she had never hadharbored any fondnessaffection for Benjamin.
"Honestly, I'd rather he was dead," Luke saidresponded flatly, as if discussing something trivial.
Evelyn was at a loss for words.taken aback. It seemed the father-son relationship between Luke and Benjamin was just average—far from ideal—certainly not as goodstrong as she had initially thought.
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