However, whether it was Shea or Averie, they still deeply loved this man. Of course, Shea’s love and Averie’s love were different. Shea’s love was the purest form.
Soon after, Wesley’s phone rang again. Wesley picked it up and saw that it was from Shea. He immediately answered the call.
“Wesley, Big Brother was angry with me. You called me but he didn’t let me answer,” Shea’s tone sounded extremely aggrieved, “But thankfully he just returned the phone to me.”
“Shea, he is not angry with you. He is angry with me.” Wesley was afraid that Shea would think otherwise, so he explained to her, “Did he forbid you from going out?”
“I don’t think so.” She suddenly laughed. “Wesley, can I go look for you now?”
“Okay.”
At the hospital, Richard returned from the police station after seeing the evidence. He told Zoe about the outcome.
Zoe screamed with all her might, “Dad! How could you be bought by them! How much did they pay you! Huh!”
Richard said, “Zoe, be strong. This really has nothing to do with Averie. The police will continue investigating. Once they catch the culprit, they will give us an answer.”
“Hahahah! I’m about to die soon, you want me to be strong? The culprit is Averie. I heard her voice. Why do none of you believe me? It’s fine if the outsiders don’t believe me, but dad, how could you not believe me! Because I’ve become a disabled person, so you don’t love me anymore?”
“Zoe! It’s not that I don’t believe you, but the voice that you heard might be a hallucination. It could also be someone else mimicking her voice or editing her voice into a clip… If not, why did her voice appear after you turned blind? The police said that to me. I think it’s logical too.”
Richard did not like Averie, but he could not ignore the facts.
Zoe sat on the bed in a daze, as if her soul had been sucked away.
Cole walked over to Richard and said in a low voice, “Uncle Richard, I want to talk to you in private about Zoe and the child.” Richard followed Cole out of the ward.
“Uncle Richard, Zoe in this state. I’m very upset. I haven’t had any sleep for the past two days. She kept wanting to die, but I don’t want her to die.”
Richard cut to the chase and said, “You’re just worried about the child, right? You have no feelings for Zoe at all.”
“I don’t want to contradict you, but you should be clear that Zoe has no feelings for me too.” Cole had a glum expression. “Our child is innocent. I will take good care of Zoe until she gives birth to our child. Once our child is born, I will give you some money and you take Zoe back to Bridgedale to start a new life. Just name the price. I will try my best to match it. I assure you that you and Zoe won’t have to worry for the rest of your lives.”
Richard did not immediately answer, he seemed to be thinking about it.
Zoe was standing by the door in her ward. She heard their conversation clearly. At that moment, she was not a normal human being. She was just a product.
If it were not for the child in her, being worth still a little, Cole would not stay here in the ward with her. He would not have even asked her father to name a price.
Zoe had no words for Cole, but she was completely disappointed in her father!
Zoe fumbled around and headed to thecd washroom.
Outside the ward, after Richard pondered for a while, he replied to Cole, “Cole, I do indeed love money, but you’re not Elyette. You won’t be able to satisfy my price. Once Zoe is discharged , I will take her back to Bridgedale and I will send her to see a therapist. Once her mental condition gets better, we’ll see if she wants to have the child or not.”
“You’re equally snobbish like Zoe! Back when my uncle was pursuing her, she had never once looked at me.” Cole sneered. “Don’t blame me for being mean to her. She’s notge worthy.”
Richard’s expressions darkened. “My daughter has become this way! Don’t think I don’t know what you did! She has been staying and living in your house. How could her eyes have suddenly been gouged out? Cole, you’re evil. You will have retribution!”
“Hehe, you two are not a match for me right now. Even if there are retributions, you two will have it first!” Cole said with gritted teeth. He turned around, pushed the door, and entered.
In the ward, Zoe was nowhere to be seen.
“Zoe!” Cole looked at the empty bed and yelled out loud!
Richard yelled along with him too. “Zoe! Where are you hiding? Come out quickly! Once you’re discharged, I’ll take you home! We will never return to Aryadelle again!”
The ward was not huge. The two of them looked all around but did not see Zoe anywhere.
The balcony was sealed to avoid patients from jumping out of the window. Zoe could not have vanished just like that. She had to be still in the ward.
“She must be in the washroom!” Cole saw that the washroom door was shut. He immediately ran over.
Cole tried to open the door, but it was locked on the other side! He immediately ran to look for medical staff.
Soon, the nurse took the key to the washroom and rushed over. She opened the door.
They saw Zoe on the floor. Her face and hair were completely wet.
The sink was filled with water.
The nurse pronounced Zoe dead from drowning. Cole immediately retreated a few steps backward before fleeing the scene!
Zoe is dead! The child in her would not survive either! This was not the outcome that he wanted. He wanted the child. He never thought that Zoe was not afraid of death!
Since she died, everything was over! In the evening, Averie heard about Zoe committing suicide. Her chest constricted tightly.
This was something Averie did not expect would happen. How much in despair she would have been to take her own life!
Zoe not only killed herself. She did not even let the child in her survive.
Averie started to doubt the accusations Zoe made about her when she was alive. Zoe said that when her eyes were gouged, she heard her voice, could there really be such a thing?
Who was the one who would attack Zoe? Why did this person want to put the blame on46 her?
Was it Cole?
Zoe was pregnant with his child. He did not need to do such a thing to Zoe.
Could it be that the real reason behind harming Zoe was that the culprit wanted to go up against her? If not, what was the explanation behind her voice appearing when Zoe’s eyes were gouged?
Averie instantly sweatedcd profusely.
Mike was carrying a bowl of hot porridge into her room. He saw her sitting up straight on the bed, her eyes out of focus. She did not even notice him entering.
“Averie, what are you thinking about?” Mike placed the bowl on the nightstand by the bed. He waved his hand in front of her eyes. “Are you thinking aboutge Zoe?”
Averie came to her senses. She looked at Mike and said, “Is she really dead?”
“Yes. The police have investigated it. She drowned herself in the washroom of her ward,” Mike said with a sigh, “It’s scary just thinking about it. I won’t dare to do it. I’m afraid of death.”
If not, he would not have constantly stuck to Averie. He was afraid that one day if his old condition were to flare up again, being with her, he would be rescued at the first moment.
“Averie, don’t think about this anymore. I’ll take you out of the country tomorrow. We’ll go relax.” Mike placed the bowl of porridge in front of her. “Have some food.”
Averie raised her hand and rubbed her temples. She said in a low voice, “I don’t have any appetite. I have a very strong feeling that the person who hurt Zoe was coming for me.”
“Averie, don’t think about it that way. You know well what sort of person Zoe was. It’s not strange if someone wants to harm her. As for her saying that she heard your voice, it might not be real,” Mike comforted Averie.
“It might not be fake either.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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