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.

so much for all your help

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

of the operating room by three nurses. Elizabeth was anxious to see her, but one of the nurses pulled her away. “Please calm

the sake of her daughter, Elizabeth held herself

to the intensive care unit as her condition needed close monitoring. She’d be transferred to a

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 with

Elizabeth didn’t answer, Charlie sighed. “Fine, you can stay here

Elizabeth still didn’t answer.

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

hesitation on Oscar’s part, but he eventually

a quieter spot where they could sit and speak freely. But for the first two minutes, no one said

to break the awkward silence. “Oscar, I’m sure you can guess what I wanted to talk

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

you. And now all you can say is that you have no idea? I watched you grow up, Oscar, but I never thought

mulled over it for a while before replying, “Undoubtedly, 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 when

Charlie grew silent.

Oscar continued, “I’m glad that Cassie is fine

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

furrowed his brows when he heard Charlie’s

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,

Oscar’s expression immediately changed.

either, Oscar. But Cassie did hurt herself because of you. That’s how determined she is to marry you. As her father, I can’t

hearing that, Oscar felt even

thoughts racing through his head that he couldn’t make any sense of

some time, he finally spoke up, “We’ll talk

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 being hurt the most by it. Cassie has already

eyes were burning with unwavering determination. “This is between Cassie and

still look forward to having you as my son-in-law. I hope you will consider that

said his piece, Charlie gave Oscar another pat on his shoulder before

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

was in the ICU? Seeing how tired and angry she was, Charlie decided to take matters into his own

at Cassie and

on the other hand, looked ready to throw hands. “Cassie will be fine with me here. I don’t want to leave and

His wife’s stubbornness was getting on his edge. “Will you just listen to me

about it but eventually still left

stepped out of

has been a long time, so I was thinking of asking you and Owen out for tea. It’d be good for

have agreed to it because Charlie soon added, “Great! Let’s meet at

glaring at him the entire time. “Why did you

more than thirty years now. I don’t want to argue with you. If you really have Cassie’s best interests at heart, then all the more you should stop throwing these tantrums,” Charlie replied very patiently. “Since Cassie

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