Revenge Of The Jilted Bride

Jilted Bride 109

Chapter 109

Finally, the car pulled up in front of a private hospital.

The doctors lifted Eric onto a strecher and rushed him straight to the operating room

Ophelia ran after them, stopping only when a nurse held her back at the door.

Chloe arrived just them, and as soon as she saw the bloodstains Ophelia's coat, she knew what had happened

Ophelia sat on a chair by the operating room and asked, "What the been doing all this time?"

Chloe replied. "He's either been downstairs at the studio during the day or outude the shop, Sometimes, he tutori Wyatt in the evenings"

The more normal things seemed, the less they really were.

Ophelia clenched her fists. She thought, How could I have ever believed that? How foolish of me

"Elia, it's his choice. You can't change it, Chloe said gently

From what Chloe had observed, Eric was a kind-hearted boy. He was so simple, yet so naive. He seemed our of touch w the world yet desperate to fit in. But it wasn't that easy.

I know, but Ophelia's voice faltered. She just wanted Eric to live, to have the chance to be an ordinary boy, living his life in the light. His smile, with small canine teeth, had always been sweet Just then, the door to the operating room swung open.

Ophelia shot to her feet, her heart skipping a beat. She thought. Why were they out so quickly! Her legs felt like they were made of lead. She couldn't take a step forward. The color drained from her face. Chloe stepped up and asked, "How is he?

The nurse said, "He's lost a lot of blood. We urgently need a transfusion, but the blood bank is low on type A. If we go to another hospital, it might take too long. Are either of you type A "I-I am" Chloe quickly nodded.

she processed what the nurse had said earlier. She

quickly leading them to the blood draw room. But before the transfusion, the nurse had to run a blood test to avoid mistakes Private hospitali were fast with these

the results. You're type O. Rh negative,

you sure theres

nurse explained patiently. "We have very few patients here right now, so it's

stared at the test results and

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was type B. She thought, How could parents with A and B blood types possibly have a child with Of

you check it for

nurse drew another vial of blood and filled out the

blank. The next few minutes felt like a lifetime. Finally, the nurse came out

Rh-negative" written on the paper. In that instant, something inside her seemed to

previous life, she died without ever knowing she wasn't actually part of the Hastings bloodline. As memories of her past

sense now,

the Hastings family, she had been nothing but a pawn, a bargaining chip for their benefit. They sent her to Rosewood Manor for

didn't have their filthy blood running through her veins. That

donated blood to Eric. Once the two bullets were removed, he was transferred to the ICU. He would have to make it through the next 24 hours before being moved to a regular ward. Ophelia took Chloe back to Chloe's apartment and then returned to the

waiting room.

Monday, at Hastings Group Headquarters, the secretary rushed into the office, flustered. "Mr. Hastings, something terrible

bad news lately. How much

"It's about the houses at Lakeview Cottage, which Mr. Harry oversaw. After they were handed over, several homeowners got sick from formaldehyde poisoning because of poor construction

himself against the desk, feeling the sharp pulse of pain in his forehead Seal off all information about this. No one can know. Offer each family an extra 30 thousand dollars as hush money. Do not let this get

secretary left, Owen slumped back into his chair. He thought,

returned home. "Heather, come here for a