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.

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

had befriended

given the spiked soup to Vivi, causing her

all

happened because of

Kristie into a panic, and the latter kept consoling her, “Rayna, this isn’t your fault. It was that nurse. Mr. Marsh was agitated,

when I came back

was on the verge of

her phone

picked up

Ms. 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

was unable to take the call in that state,

Garland wants to use it right away.

send it to the

call, Kristie

his phone was

by that, thinking, If Curt was my boyfriend, I would’ve broken up with him a hundred times

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

a bitter laugh. “I

too much

Jefferson hadn’t gone to the hospital to stop me, and if I had successfully aborted the children, maybe all of these

and all she

want it. Hence, she could only

after, Ella

startled by the sight

the phone to Rayna and said, “Ms. Garland, here’s

as she

had calmed down after the long bout of crying.

matters.” Rayna glanced at the man on the bed before turning away.

she buried her head in her hands and began crying again, unable

voice, she replied, “Of course, Ms. Garland. I know

her feet. “Rayna,

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

“There’s something

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