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.

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

her fault. She was the one who had befriended

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

all her

because

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

her breath, “I should have packed and left when I

Even Kristie was on the verge of crying at the sight

as she took out her phone to call Curtis,

picked up the call.

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 to call this

the call in

bathroom. I was wondering if Ms. Garland wants to use it right away.

it to the hospital,

the call, Kristie

his phone was

If Curt was my boyfriend, I would’ve broken up with him a hundred times by now. What’s the point of having you if she can’t reach you when she’s

to the chair. Looking at her devastated expression, Kristie could only console her, “Don’t blame yourself for this, Rayna. This really isn’t your fault. You should

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

too much

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

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

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

after, Ella

was startled by the

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

muttered as she took

long bout of crying. After all, she had

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

head in her hands and began crying

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

her feet. “Rayna, let me send you

some strength in her to leave the

“There’s something else I

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