Chapter 272 Frank Confronts Hunter
Charles shook his head, pointinged to his heart, and emphatically sayingd, "I'm really not lying to you, right here... I can feel it... Fannie and I are twins,; we have a connection, and it hasn't disappeared. I'm certain she's still alive, waiting for us to save her."
Patricia, crying, asked the most cruel question,. "There was no record of any yacht going out to sea that day, and the life jacket was broken,. hHow could Fannie have survived?"
This question had tormented her deeply for days.
On one hand, she told herself that Fannie must be alive.
Heaven couldn't be that cruel.
On the other hand, she kept asking herself, under those circumstances, how could Fannie have survived? She was nearly driven mad by these two questions.
She was nearly driven mad by these two questions.
Charles knew she was right, but he just couldn't accept the reality.
"But... but..."
"But what? Charles, you're so smart,. I'm sure you've thought of this too!"." She got up from the ground and hugged Charles again.
"It's all mommy's fault,. iIf I hadn't agreed to come here for vacation, none of this would have happened, and Fannie wouldn't have been in trouble. It's all my fault, wuwusob... Charles... mommy Mommy is in so much pain, my heart hurts... I beg you, to please take care of yourself,. yYou can't let anything happen,; otherwise... I can't bear to lose you"."
Seeing mommy crying so hard, her body convulsing, Charles felt terrible, hugging her tightly, his chin resting in the nook of her shoulder.
"Mommy, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have pushed you.... Please don't be mad at me, okay?
Wuu Waah... sorry, sorry..."
Patricia shook her head nonstop.
They were too heartbroken to speak and, so they hugged each other and cried.
After half a month of searching, deep down, they both knew, Fannie was gone.
Even That was the reality, even if they didn't want to accept it, that was the reality.
Just then, there was a sudden, urgent knock on the door.
"Miss Watson, please open the door quickly,. Mr. Miller has had an accident..."
Patricia and Charles were stunned,. Charles hurried to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Jake directed two men to carry the unconscious Hunter inside, placing him on the sofa.
Patricia hurriedly asked, "What happened to him? What's wrong?"
Jake explained, "Mr. Miller has been tirelessly searching for Miss Fannie these past few days, and no matter how much I advised, he wouldn't listen. He wouldn't eat, drink, or rest, and insisted on going to sea himself to search. Just now, when he was about to dive again, he collapsed. Miss Watson, please talk to Mr. Miller!. If he continues like this, even if Miss Fannie isn't found, he'll lose his own life."
Charles and Patricia looked towards Hunter.
Their These past days, their thoughts had been solely on Fannie these past days, barely sparing a moment for Hunter.
Yet Hunter had been searching for Fannie day and night.
They hadn't seen him in a long time.
Seeing him today, they realized how much he had changed, his appearance haggard and unkempt.
TouchedBoth mother and son felt moved by his dedication to Fannie, both mother and son felt moved.
. Patricia fetched a basin of warm water from the bathroom to wash his face and hands.
Charles asked Jake, "Did you call a doctor?"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone arrived with a doctorthe doctor arrived. He thoroughly examined Hunter, shaking his head all the while.
The doctor conducted a thorough examination of Hunter, shaking his head all the while.
"How did you let yourself get like this? Severe malnutrition, dehydration, and overexertion!. If you keep this up, even if you don't die, your body will break down.
You're only in your twenties,; there's so much time ahead of you,. iIf your health is ruined, your life is over."
Hearing the doctor's words, Patricia and Charles felt a surge of guilt. Patricia especially felt moved, guilty, and sad when she thought of how Hunter had become like this for her.
Especially Patricia, thinking of how Hunter had become like this for her, she felt moved, guilty, and sad.
Patricia nodded,. "I understand,. pPlease give him some nutritional supplements, and we'll remind him to take good care of himself."
The doctor nodded as if he knew exactly what was wrong with Hunter, taking out a prepared IV bag of nutrients from his medical kit.
Patricia and Charles, immersed in their grief and guilt, didn't notice anything unusual.
"You must rest properly these next few days,. tTake it step by step. His body is very weak right now, so you can't over-nourish him,. iIt has to be gradual, with small, frequent meals."
After setting up the IV for Hunter and giving some instructions, the doctor left.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to glance at Jake
. Jake didn't avert his gaze, not even a flicker in his eyes.
Patricia took out a thin comforter from the room and gently covered Hunter with it.
Jake took the opportunity to say,. "Miss Watson, I know you're very sad about Miss Fannie and have been blaming Mr. Miller. These past few days, Mr. Miller has also been feeling veryfelt guilty and remorseful these past few days. Please forgive Mr. Miller for the sake of this being an accident. If you don't forgive him, I don't know what he might do."
Patricia looked teary-eyed at Hunter.
In fact, she had already stopped blaming him.
But recently, she had been so immersed in the sorrow of losing Fannie that she hadn't had time to consider him. She knew it was an accident; no one was to blame. To prevent Hunter from continuing to torment himself, Patricia made a swift decision.
She knew it was an accident, no one to blame.
To prevent Hunter from continuing to torment himself, Patricia made a swift decision,
"Jake, please contact the airline,. wWe're heading back to Ivara City!"."
At her words, Jake's face lit up with joy,. "Okay, I'll arrange it right away."
Charles bit his lower lip, reluctant, looking at Patricia,. "Mommy, are we really going back?"
Tears fell silently.
Patricia took a deep breath, suppressing the excruciating pain, and nodded firmly,
"First, we'll take Hunter back to Ivara City, and after he recovers, we'll come back."
'To come back for Fannie's last journey.' She deluded herself into not saying this out loud.
This, she deluded herself into not saying out loud.
Charles looked at Hunter, bit his lower lip, and, after struggling for a while, nodded in agreement with Patricia's suggestion.
Before leaving Phuket Island, the mother and son couldn't resist visiting the dock where the yacht had departed, looking in the directionat where Fannie had disappeared, and crying for a long, long time.
...
That night.
, Patricia and Charles returned to Ivara City with Hunter.
By now, Christmas had passed.
Everyone's life, and everyone's lives had returned to its normal course.
Hearing of their return, Jade left work early, and Frank rushed over through the night.
They had been away for so long, without any news, they had almost died of worry.
But after searching everywhere, they didn't find Fannie, only Patricia, Charles, and Hunter.
And Patricia and Charles had red, swollen eyes, as if they had been crying.
A bad feeling rose in Jade's heart, her lips trembling as she asked, "Where's Fannie? Why didn't she come back with you?"
Why didn't she come back with you?"
She shouldn't have asked.
Once she did, Patricia and Charles, who had barely suppressed their grief, broke down again.
Patricia 'wah' cried out, hugging Jade and sobbing uncontrollably.
Charles was also crying.
Frank sensed that something was terribly wrong and asked in a grave tone,. "What happened? Where is my Fannie?"
Charles, with sobs breaking his words, answered,. "Hunter took me and Fannie out to sea for fishing, and we didn't expect a typhoon... Fannie... We haven't found Fannie..."
Frank felt a jolt through his body, his mind exploding with the news. "What do you mean you haven't found her?"
Head"What do you mean you haven't found her?"
Charles, head bowed in grief, Charles said, "It means, it means there was an accident...
Maybe,... maybe she's dead..."
Frank felt the room spin, and his vision darkened, and he staggeredcausing him to stagger backward a few steps.
His gaze He turned his gaze fiercely towards Hunter, his eyes red with loathing and hatred.
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