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.

Kristie. “I’m too stupid! If only I asked Jessie to leave the country faster. This wouldn’t

the one who had befriended Vivi and gave her

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

was all

happened because

bawling sent Kristie into a panic, and the latter kept consoling her, “Rayna, this isn’t your fault. It was that

when I came back from Summerbank. Why did I stay?

Even Kristie was on the verge of crying at

out her phone to call Curtis, someone

up the call.

of the line. “Ms. Garland said she isn’t coming to the office today

that Rayna was unable to take the call in

Ms. Garland wants to use it right away. If she wants it now, I

send it to the

call,

his phone was still

broken up with him a hundred times by now.

Looking at her devastated expression, Kristie could only console her, “Don’t blame yourself for this, Rayna.

her stomach, she let out a bitter laugh. “I really wished I wasn’t

suffered too much for her

the hospital to stop me, and if I had successfully aborted the children,

Kristie did could console Rayna, and all she could do was

glass of water for Rayna, but Rayna did not want it. Hence, she could only keep

after,

by

any questions, Ella handed the phone to Rayna and said, “Ms.

Rayna muttered as she

had calmed down after the long bout of crying. After all, she had

some matters.” Rayna glanced at the man on the bed before turning away. “Please help me settle this man and his wife’s

in her hands and began crying again,

replied, “Of course,

then helped Rayna to her feet. “Rayna, let

her instructions to Ella, Rayna forcibly mustered some strength

to Kristie, “There’s something else I need to deal

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