Abigail cut him short before he could finish. “How could you agree to it?! If Martin’s dead, shouldn’t you be protecting his family?!”
Her voice choked with tears-a good man like Martin was lost, just like that.
And now, this happened to Lulu? How could anyone not feel pain and heartbreak?!
“We didn’t agree to it, but she insisted. We had no choice…”
Silence ensued, until Abigail asked, “Then? What happened after that?”
“Something unexpected happened. Everything went smoothly when she started out, risking everything including sleeping around to find evidence against the perps, but we were caught by surprise when we tried to make the arrest. They somehow caught on that Lulu was undercover and were bent on killing her—we did our best to save her, but she still got hurt… She sustained too many injuries, and I think her face is permanently disfigured.”
It was not easy to save Lulu either.
“I’ll take her away,” Abigail said.
She would get Lulu the best doctors and bring Lulu to the best environment where she could take care of Lulu.
Having resigned from her work now, Abigail also had Sheryl, who would take care of her two children in Franconia.
She was also acquainted with many doctors, and there might still be a chance to save Lulu.
“But…”
“Ask your superiors, but I’m taking her away one way or another.”
Abigail was determined.
Lulu would only suffer more here now that Martin was gone, and no one would take care of her.
She might even die if she stayed.
“I’ll ask them,” the officer said, but Abigail ignored him.
She would take Lulu away whether anyone agreed to it, and she sat down at the chair beside Lulu’s bed.
Her chest felt stuffy, and she had trouble breathing seeing Lulu like that- Lulu had really suffered too much and now ended up like this…
“W-What are you doing here?”
Lulu’s gaze was evasive but calm in an instant, her voice frail. “I asked them not to call you, but they did anyway.”
Abigail was calm and did not show any misery at all.
Lulu was already in this state-she would not be able to calm down and focus on getting better if Abigail showed her misery too.
Abigail took Lulu’s hand, noticing the many punctures over the skin which were definitely left from needles, leaving bruising everywhere.
She was afraid to hold Lulu too firmly, in fear that it would hurt Lulu.
Lowering her gaze to stop Lulu from seeing the pain in her eyes, she asked, “If they never called me, were you going to keep suffering like this alone?”
Lulu pursed her lips. “I just don’t want to upset you!”
Abigail could not hold back then. “You’re still concerned that I’d worry after this happened to you?”
Before Lulu could say anything, Abigail continued, “I’ve already told them that I’m taking you away. I’ll get you a good doctor, and I know many of them. They’ll definitely make you better-“
“Forget it,” Lulu said flatly. “I know my condition, and there’s no healing the heart even if I’m physically better. Why bother?”
“Cut that out,” Abigail snapped quietly. ‘Don’t give up on yourself. You have a daughter!”
“Daughter…” Lulu’s eyes lit up, though it dulled soon after.
She would only scare Jean like this, so how could she be a mother?
“You don’t have to worry about me,” Lulu said, determined. “I won’t go with you.”
“You really want to die?” Abigail could not help asking.
“Yeah,” Lulu replied.
Abigail did not care about her mood just then. “You’re a mother no matter what happens to you. She’d be motherless if you died, and don’t you know how terrible it would be for her? Having a father but not a mother is a lifetime’s worth of regrets, and I promise you that I’ll make you better. You’ll look good, even if it’s not as good as before.”
“Do you think my heart can recover even if my face does?” Lulu asked with a dark look. “I’m disgusted with my own body now, and I really don’t want to live anymore. I’ve let down everyone who was sincere to me. Don’t you understand? I’m a jinx-Martin might not be dead if I’ve never married him…
“How could you say that?” Abigail snapped, her heart breaking. “How could you say that? You didn’t want all this to happen, and no one would care or know if you came to Franconia with me. Stay away from everything in Zidonia and start afresh-you can because you’re young, and you still have a long life ahead of you. Don’t give up. Trust me, everything will be better.”
“How can it be better at this stage?” Lulu asked. ’Just leave. Don’t tell anyone else about me-just leave me to my own devices here.”
Abigail was afraid to leave, her heart hurting as she listened to Lulu’s words of self-destructive despair.
‘Til always stay with you,” Abigail said nonetheless.
“You don’t have to worry about me,” Lulu said. “You can’t save me—no one can. This is my fate, and I’m accepting it.”
“Nonsense. What do you mean, fate? Everything will be better-just listen to me this one time!”
Lulu closed her eyes in exhaustion, and Abigail tucked her in. “Rest well.”
However, Abigail refused to abandon Lulu here and would make Lulu better no matter how hard it was.
She stayed for a long while in Lulu’s ward, many thoughts crossing her mind.
Lulu would never get over Martin if she stayed here, and she might be able to leave her dark past if she started over in a new place and started anew.
She spoke to the officers, who agreed to her request considering Lulu’s condition-the only condition was to get Lulu’s consent.
Abigail insisted that she would, and one of them said, “If you can convince Lulu to accept treatment and live well, you can ask us for anything you need.”
In fact, they would have done everything they could for Lulu given what happened to her.
Abigail did not need anything, however. “Just arrange for a vehicle for when I take her away.”
“Leave that to us. Don’t worry.”
Since the officers were not arguing, Abigail just had to work Lulu patiently.
She knew that words were meaningless, and Lulu needed time.
She just had to stay at Lulu’s side and wait until Lulu understood.
However, Lulu did not speak much over the next few days even though Abigail had another bed brought into the ward and basically lived with her. Abigail was worried about Lulu and that she would do something drastic, and staying with her all the time might offer comfort.
Seeing that Abigail had not been sleeping well because of that, Eagle asked,” Ma’am, why don’t you go home and rest while I stay here?”
Abigail shook her head-she would only be at ease if it was her watching Lulu.
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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