Her voice was shaky, and she could not even speak properly.

Realizing something was off, Rayna instantly rushed off to look for a doctor, yelling, “Doctor! Doctor!”

That nurse noticed that something was amiss too, and she quietly sneaked off.

Soon, a few doctors swarmed into the room and began administering emergency treatment for Oliver.

In the meantime, Rayna and Kristie waited outside.

Rayna was trembling, and she could not recompose herself.

He’s Jessie’s only family. What am I going to tell Jessie if anything happens to him?

A few minutes later, the doctor stopped trying to resuscitate Oliver.

With her keen hearing, Rayna heard the doctor asking the nurse to note down the time of death, and her knees went weak. She collapsed against Kristie and could only blankly watch as the doctor walked toward her.

The doctor said something to Rayna, but none of his words entered her mind. He had a look of pity on his face, and after shaking his head, he left.

Shortly after, the only ones left in the room were Rayna, Kristie, and the lifeless Oliver.

Rayna was in a daze for a long time. As she held onto Kristie’s arm tightly, she squeezed out, “What did the doctor just say?”

“Rayna…”

“Is Mr. Marsh resting?” Rayna asked. “He’ll be fine by tomorrow, right?”

Kristie quietly said, “The doctor said sorry and that they’ve tried their best.”

At that, Rayna pursed her lips and grabbed Kristie’s arm tightly.

When she blinked, the tears in her eyes rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably.

“How am I going to tell Jessie about this?” she finally choked out before bawling. “She has helped me so much, but I couldn’t even keep her only family safe… I’m so useless…”

She had not been able to keep her brother safe—she had let him die in a foreign land.

How long had it only been since then? Now, she failed to take care of her good friend’s family.

out as she sprawled on Kristie. “I’m too stupid! If only I asked

fault. She was the one who had befriended Vivi and gave her the

was the one who had given the spiked soup to Vivi, causing

all her

because of

the latter kept consoling her, “Rayna, this isn’t your fault. It was that nurse. Mr. Marsh was

and left when I came back from Summerbank. Why

be like this…” Even Kristie was on the verge of

out her phone to

picked up the

Garland’s assistant, Ella,” said the person on the other end of the line. “Ms. Garland said she isn’t coming to the office today and to call this number if anything happens. May I know if she

to take the call in that state, so she said,

thing. Ms. Garland said she couldn’t find her phone yesterday, but I found it in the bathroom. I was wondering if Ms. Garland wants to use it right away. If she wants it now, I can send it to her. She has over a dozen

send it to the

ending the call, Kristie called

phone was still

If Curt was my boyfriend, I would’ve broken up with him a hundred times by now. What’s the point of having

console her, “Don’t blame yourself for this, Rayna. This really isn’t

she let out a bitter laugh. “I really wished I

had suffered too much for her

and if I had successfully aborted the children, maybe all of these might not have

could console Rayna, and all she

of water for Rayna, but Rayna did not want it. Hence, she could only keep her company and hoped that she would feel better

after,

was startled by

and

muttered as she

of crying. After all, she

with some matters.” Rayna glanced at the man on the bed before turning away. “Please help me settle

her head in her hands and began crying again, unable

“Of course,

Rayna to her feet.

instructions to Ella, Rayna forcibly mustered some strength in her to

her phone, she said to Kristie, “There’s something else I

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