Too Much to Bear My Love

Too Much to Bear, My Love Chapter 171

Elizabeth sneered as she stared coldly at Charlie. “Charlie Yard, I’ve finally seen your true colors. You love Olivia, and you pander to her son’s every whim. But you don’t even care that your own daughter is now facing a life and death situation in the operating room. What a great husband and father you are.”

Charlie looked defeated and sighed, “You’re being irrational, Elizabeth, and I don’t want to argue with you.”

Upon hearing that, Elizabeth’s face contorted even more with rage.

“Is that your guilty conscience, Charlie? You had a sordid affair with Olivia, and now you’re even covering up for her son. What? Are you afraid that if Oscar found out about it, he will look down on you for being a good-for-nothing hypocrite?”

Her words dripped with so much sarcasm that Charlie couldn’t stand it any longer. “That’s enough from you!” he bellowed.

Despite that, Elizabeth cackled even louder, to a point where she looked almost maniacal.

“Feeling guilty, aren’t you?”

Charlie was silent. At this point, he knew it’d be impossible to talk sense into someone who was being unreasonable.

Elizabeth continued, “You are a heartless hypocrite, and that makes Olivia a shameless b*tch!”

As soon the words left her mouth, Elizabeth felt a tight slap to her face. She instinctively brought her hand up to where she had just been slapped and looked helplessly at Oscar.

Even Charlie was taken aback. He never expected Oscar to be that heavy-handed.

“Oscar, you… “ Charlie wanted to speak but eventually held his tongue.

Oscar’s expression was dark as he glowered at Elizabeth. “Mrs. Yard, I never expected Cassie to be suicidal. I will make it up to her, but please do not drag my mother into this. She is a respectable woman, and I will not let you tarnish her reputation.”

Elizabeth could still feel the burn on her cheek right then. She was humiliated, but that slap did also knock some sense back into her.

With that, she straightened herself up and raked through her hair. It didn’t take long before she regained her poise and composure. If it hadn’t been the handprint on her face, one wouldn’t have known that she had thrown a fit only a while ago.

“Oscar, I will never forget that slap from you. I won’t hold you fully responsible for Cassie’s suicide, but it is still a fact that Cassie tried to kill herself over you. You better pray that she pulls through this, or I won’t let you off. Nobody bullies my daughter!”

Nonetheless, Oscar remained sullen throughout.

Elizabeth distanced herself further from Charlie as she looked silently in the direction of the operating room.

Because of Cassie, the relationship between her and her husband had become even more strained. Gone were the days when they still loved and supported each other.

The three of them paced outside for almost three hours before the light above the operating room door finally flickered off. A team of doctors made their way out, all of them exhausted after such a long procedure.

Elizabeth couldn’t hide her anxiety as she rushed up to them. “Dr. Kane, how is my daughter?”

Dr. Kane’s face took on a ghastly expression. On top of work fatigue, he was also exasperated at Cassie. It hadn’t even been ten days since she got hospitalized, yet she had already caused so much trouble for the staff. More importantly, he was upset at the lack of care she had for herself.

“Mrs. Yard, your daughter is out of danger. But if she continues to have so little regard for her own life, I’m afraid there’s nothing much we can do for her.”

Elizabeth’s face fell.

“Dr. Kane, thank you so much for all

a faint smile back on Dr. Kane’s face as he politely took his

but one of the nurses pulled her away. “Please calm down, Mrs. Yard. The patient’s condition is very fragile. We need to

sake of her daughter,

intensive care unit as her condition needed close monitoring. She’d be

mixed emotions. It pained him to see Cassie in this state, but all he could do was to hope for the best. After a while, he turned to his wife. “Elizabeth, why don’t you head home and rest? I’ll stay here

Elizabeth didn’t answer, Charlie sighed. “Fine, you can stay here and watch Cassie. I need to speak

Elizabeth still didn’t answer.

on, Oscar. I want to talk to you.” Charlie

brief hesitation on Oscar’s part, but he eventually nodded and

could sit and speak freely. But

was the first to break the awkward silence. “Oscar, I’m sure you can guess what I wanted to talk to you about, so I won’t beat around the bush. What are your plans with Cassie?

exasperation. “Honestly, I

a dirty look. “Cassie had a miscarriage because of you. She slit her wrists because of you. And now all you can say is that you have no idea? I watched you grow up, Oscar, but I never

actions have stressed me out a lot. You’re a man too, so I’m sure you can understand what it

Charlie grew silent.

Oscar continued, “I’m glad that Cassie

don’t wish to marry her,

when he

let you manage the Yard Group once you got married.” Charlie sighed deeply. “Unfortunately, Cassie was wilful and ran away to start a new life abroad. I was so mad at her for throwing away a good husband like you.

Oscar’s expression immediately changed.

did hurt herself because of you. That’s how

Oscar felt even more overwhelmed with

thoughts racing through his head that he couldn’t make

up, “We’ll talk about this

not that I want to pressure you. But since you’re back with Cassie, it’s only right that you marry her. Extramarital affairs are taxing, and someone always ends up

his eyes were burning with unwavering determination. “This is between Cassie and me, so we will resolve it

you. But I still look forward to having you as my son-in-law. I

Charlie gave Oscar another pat on his shoulder before walking

in his spot, still fighting the wave of emotions and thoughts that plagued him. He eventually gave in and followed Charlie back to

could her mood improve when her daughter was in the ICU? Seeing how tired and angry she was, Charlie decided to take matters into his

merely stared at

hand, looked ready to throw hands. “Cassie will be fine with me here. I

his edge. “Will you just listen to me for once? For our

it but eventually still left together

as they stepped out of the hospital, Charlie immediately

was thinking of asking you and Owen out for tea. It’d be good for

because Charlie soon added, “Great! Let’s meet at our

him the entire time. “Why did

stop throwing these tantrums,” Charlie replied very patiently. “Since Cassie wants to marry into the Clintons, we should also manage the relations with Owen and Olivia. We wouldn’t want Cassie’s

They should smooth things over with Owen and Olivia to make sure they accept Cassie