A Wound that Never Heals

Chapter 133 Darlene Is Dying

Nigel had never begged Avery like this before. He was still young, and for a very long time, he had no idea how much Darlene had suffered because of Avery.

Later, he found out gradually, but because he hated Avery’s guts, he never begged Avery.

Yet Nigel was twelve years old anyway, and he had started to understand a lot of things that he was supposed to understand.

He had no choice but to accept the fact. If Avery didn’t want to leave them alone, chances were, Darlene would never be able to get away from Avery even till the day she

died.

Avery ignored Nigel’s words. He had no way to respond to Nigel’s words anyway. Leaving them alone was something he couldn’t do, and he even found it hard to look into Nigel’s eyes.

Avery looked at Darlene, who cowered into the corner, shivering. His voice was a little hoarse as he said, “Darlene, I was careless, and I should be blamed for what happened today. But relax. Douglas has already paid the price. It’s almost midnight now, so let’s go back to the ward to get some rest, OK?”

Darlene still did not speak. She couldn’t hear out of her left ear, and now her right ear was ringing because of her great mood swings.

She had almost lost hearing in both ears, and she could no longer hear what Avery was saying. She put her hands around herself, trembled, and stared at him with her dark

eyes.

Under her gaze like that, Avery even subconsciously wanted to flee.

They were in a stalemate just like that. As time passed slowly, Darlene kept curling up

the corner, and no one could get close to her.

She was like a hedgehog, with spikes all over her body, watching everyone around her

warily.

No one could come near her, and no one could communicate with her.

Avery stood a few steps away from her, and they looked at each other in silence.

In just a few months, they went from being a loving couple to each other’s enemies who

in

shared such a tense and hateful relationship.

as if she were his shadow. Yet now, though she was

panic that was kind of obvious. He said, “Darlene, let’s talk,

think more about it. Maybe I should give in a bit

we can meet halfway. Maybe there is a way that’s acceptable for both of us…

pale, and her eyes were slightly sunken due to fear and

exhaustion.

the doctors, the nurses, Nigel, and

and hard wall, and there was no room for her to

retreat.

voice, “There is something wrong with her. It could be that she is mentally ill. Why don’t you go

was tense. He hesitated for a second and was still unwilling to leave. He said, “What if something happens to her while I’m out?”

that Darlene could

weren’t any sharp objects in the room.

calm down before anything. We can talk things over, right? Nigel is still a kid. I’m sure you

scare him.”

she shrank back even

aside, became agitated. He stood up from the ground to stop Avery, saying,

like you! She almost died just now. It’s all “Ca because of you! You kept pushing her! She ended up here today because of you!”

froze, feeling unable to even take a

blinking. He felt that there was something wrong her, and

with

mouth were trembling, and so did her face. It seemed that she was

gushing out of the corner of her mouth that he suddenly realized what she was

rushed over and pinched her chin, pressing it down hard, his eyes scarlet. “Open your mouth! Are you

tightly, her teeth biting the

to use force.

her ears mixed with dizziness

to hold on.

the nurse to bring over the tranquilizer, and he took a syringe and squatted down

chin so that she could not use too much strength, and then he

syringe to Darlene’s arm. She began to fight with all her might, as if determined to die, unwilling to let go of her

forehead

themselves by biting their tongues, he had thought it

possibility of dying by biting off one’s tongue almost didn’t

one’s body would prevent one from exerting any further force on

now, those rational analyses all fell apart