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.

to change the subject. “Dr. Kane, thank you so much for all your

Dr. Kane’s face as he politely

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

of her

Cassie was admitted to the intensive care unit as her condition needed close monitoring. She’d be transferred to a normal ward only if there were no

in this state, but all he could do was to hope for the best. After a while,

“Fine, you can stay here and watch Cassie. I need to speak

Elizabeth still didn’t answer.

want to talk to

Oscar’s part, but he eventually nodded

spot where they could sit and speak freely. But for the first two minutes,

“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? Be

tugged at his hair in exasperation. “Honestly, I have no idea,” he said

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 thought

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

Charlie grew silent.

“I’m glad that Cassie

don’t wish to marry her, is that right?” Charlie finished

furrowed his brows when he

when you and Cassie started dating. I even had plans to 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. Five years later, you married another woman, but we were still on friendly terms. The biggest

Oscar’s expression immediately changed.

to blame you either, Oscar. But Cassie did hurt herself because of you. That’s how

felt even more

his forehead in frustration. There were so many thoughts racing through his head that he

some time, he finally spoke up, “We’ll talk about this again when Cassie

that I want to pressure you. But since you’re back with Cassie, it’s only right that you marry her. Extramarital affairs

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

won’t force you. But I still look forward to having you as my son-in-law. I hope you will consider that

another pat

the wave of emotions and thoughts that plagued him.

tired and angry she was, Charlie decided to take matters into his own hands. “Oscar, we’ll leave Cassie to you. Elizabeth and I need to

at Cassie

other hand, looked ready to throw hands. “Cassie will be fine with

out a deep sigh. His wife’s stubbornness was getting on his edge. “Will you

and hard about it but eventually still

as they stepped out of

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

added, “Great! Let’s meet at our usual place in about an

at him the entire time. “Why did

the more you should 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 relationship

entirely pleased with this arrangement, but Charlie was right. They should smooth things over with Owen and Olivia to make sure they accept Cassie into