Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

Chapter 397

"Hello?" Josiah spoke.

An unfamiliar female voice came through. "Mr. Evans, I'm Mrs. Evans' caregiver."

'Mr. Evans and Mrs. Evans?' Josiah pondered. His drowsiness disappeared, and he sat up abruptly. "What happened to her?"

"Mrs. Evans accidentally drank diluted disinfectant that the housekeeper used to clean the bathroom. She has been sent to the hospital. Mr. Andy Evans asked me to inform you," the caregiver explained.

Josiah was infuriated, and his eyes were filled with rage. "You all are so negligent! I'll be right there." He hung up and got dressed. Then, he grabbed his car keys and drove to the hospital.

When he entered the emergency room, he heard Hailey's cries. "No. I don't want!"

Seeing Hailey completely uncooperative, the doctor anxiously turned to Andy. "Mr. Evans, we can't perform gastric lavage like this."

"Find a way to restrain her. If anything happens to her..." Andy said, frowning.

"Mr. Josiah Evans is here," someone said.

The next moment, Josiah rushed in like a gust of wind.

Hailey, trembling with fear, was being held down by nurses. She bit her lip until it bled.

"Let her go!" Josiah exclaimed. Sensing his fury, the nurses instinctively loosened their grip.

"Ah!" The moment Hailey was free, she scrambled up and tried to flee.

"Edgar! Stop your mom!" Andy yelled.

Josiah caught Hailey as she tried to flee. His grip was firm yet trembling. "Mom! Mom!" he exclaimed. It was the first time that he had ever called her that.

Josiah's eyes were red and moist. "The doctor won't hurt you. You ate something bad. He's trying to help you."

He was unsure if she understood what he said. Hailey leaned against him before lifting her head and looking at him. "E-Edgar?"

welled up in his eyes

Josiah's hand and

couldn't contain his tears anymore. She remembered Edgar, even after

a son.

arms, lifted her, and placed her on the examination bed. "Mom, let the doctor do a gastric lavage.

stared at him, her eyes red

at the doctor.

had been diluted, so the corrosive effect was significantly reduced, but she still required further

laced with fury. "Andy! Is

didn't resist or argue. "It's my

through all of this, and that's all you have

I wanted this to happen? Do you think I

loosened. No matter how much he hated Andy, there was

when she heard your voice. Her illness isn't something medicine can

to force me to take over the Evans family,'

mother couldn't make him come back. What would it take for him to

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stayed by Hailey's side at the hospital for two nights. On the morning of the third day, he left while she was asleep. It was

house, he noticed the lights were on in the living room.

at him. "It's been days. I thought you'd

Over the past two days, Yvette had sent him several

blaming you. You came at the right

"Okay," Josiah responded.

them entered the dining hall. Gloria and the home helper hired by Josiah were there. The

brought over a glass of water and placed it in

Yvette nodded and

taking?" He remembered that her treatment consisted of IV drips and rehabilitation. There was

help with digestion," Gloria

say it?" Yvette frowned and glared

tell

Instead of Yvette, he turned to Gloria. "What's going