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

one who had befriended Vivi and gave her

fault. She was the one who had given the spiked soup to Vivi, causing her to lose her twins, and hence sought revenge against

all

happened because of

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

mumbled under her breath, “I should have packed and left when I came back from Summerbank. Why did I stay? Why am

Kristie was on the verge of crying at the sight of Rayna’s

took out her phone to call Curtis, someone

up the call.

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

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

the 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

send it to the

call, Kristie

was still

him a hundred times by now. What’s the point of having you if she can’t reach you when she’s

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

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

had suffered too

if I had successfully

did could console Rayna, and all she could

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

long after,

by

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

as

long bout of crying. After all, she had other

the man on the bed before turning away. “Please help me settle this man and his

buried her head in her

In a soft voice, she replied, “Of course, Ms. Garland. I know what

helped Rayna to her feet. “Rayna, let me send you

mustered some strength in her to leave the place with

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

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