My Mirror Image

Chapter 0174

Outside the emergency room of the hospital, Candice sat on a bench, accompanied by Dean Schmidt and Silas.

Dean Schmidt noted Candice’s distant gaze and struggled to find consoling worde

When they found Joe at the motel, he had been in a state of severe convulsions.

The hospital’s doctors said his condition was critical. Joe had high blood pressure and a history of medical problems, which was why the physicians had advised him to avoid emotional stress.

Across from them, Yvonne sat alone on a chair. Her head bowed, her hands anxiously intertwined. and engrossed in her own thoughts.

Dean Schmidt let out a sigh and remarked, “Ms. Renault, you should try to stay calm. Perhaps Mr. Sundance will recover with some rest. He is a decent man, and fortune often favors the good.”

Candice appeared to be in a trance, barely hearing what he was saying.

The scene of Joe’s agonizing condition replayed in her mind. Merely sitting on that bench was. draining her of all her strength.

She hid her face in agony, overcome with a sense of powerlessness and loss unlike any she had experienced before.

Kayla’s voice sounded in the distance, snapping Candice out of her daze.

She slowly raised her head to see Kayla approaching.

“What brings you here?” Candice’s voice was rough and barely recognizable.

It was unclear whether Kayla understood her.

Exhausted, Candice didn’t have the strength to ask again. She dropped her eyes and fell silent.

At that moment, the doors to the emergency room swung open.

Candice instantly rose up and faced the doctor as he emerged into the room.

“The patient is elderly, with a background of high blood pressure and severe complications. Family members must prepare themselves mentally,” the doctor advised as he removed his mask.

Candice’s face drained of color as she stared blankly at the doctor. She asked in a hoarse voice, What’s wrong with my grandpa?”

“He has suffered a stroke due to cerebral hemorrhage, leading to hemiplegia,” the doctor explained.

The news struck Candice to the core, leaving her momentarily paralyzed.

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doors flung open and Joe was wheeled out on a hospital bed, an oxygen mask covering his face, his eyes shut. The harsh hospital lighting illuminated his

struggled to process.

as he was wheeled past her, his hand with the IV resembling a

fragile twig.

Fear overcame Candice.

his room or face his frail and

more.

passed by Yvonne, she

don’t scare me! I know I was wrong. I shouldn’t have upset

sobs were loud enough for a nearby doctor to reprimand, “Please lower your voice. The patient needs

in a tearful,

Candice’s icy voice pierced the air. “Is it the money you’re after?”

Yvonne turned toward

emotion, her tone

face

sheepishly,

efforts, isn’t it all for the

watched the doctor wheeling Joe’s hospital bed away. Her hand clutched her bag’s strap tightly.

you leave me alone after that? I never

as she said those words.

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now been utterly extinguished.

the turmoil in her

stating, “I shouldn’t have caused trouble at your office. I didn’t expect it to end up

eyes, then slowly

reluctant to

gazed at her

slightly. With apparent guilt, she hesitantly asked, “When

viewed Yvonne as if she were a stranger, appalled by

even if Yvonne didn’t care about her, she would at least show concern for her father. Now, Candice

her grandfather’s disappointed and frustrated expression, Candice paused.

raised her hand, covering her eyes and burst out laughing. Tears streamed

and her grandfather had been

came Kayla’s

fell silent, then lowered her hand