“I am!” Lydia and I broke the silence at the same time. After we exchanged glances, I gestured for her to carry on with the conversation. “I’m the patient’s wife.”

The doctor nodded and carried on in a serious tone, “The patient was stabbed, but he is no longer in danger. However, he needs to pull through the next forty-eight hours. Otherwise…”

He paused, seemingly at a loss for better words to explain Jackson’s situation in a less impactful manner.

“Doctor, be frank with me. As a fellow doctor, I’m ready for what’s awaiting me.”

Sighing, the doctor stated, “There’s a huge probability he’s going to turn into a vegetative patient because his carotid artery has been severely damaged.”

Once the doctor delivered the news, he tapped Lydia’s shoulder lightly and made his way past the crowd.

I started shuddering in fear, my mind going completely blank once again. The image of Jackson leaving with Macy by his side crossed my mind. My eyes started brimming with tears, but no tears seemed to fall.

seemingly

here and keep Jackson company. The doctor said the

sentence. “If anything happens to you, should I take care of you or

couldn’t bring myself to rebuke her statement. In the end, she walked away

she was right—I couldn’t even take good care of myself, let

we reached the entrance of the hospital, another intense fight between Ashton and John

John showed me the way to his car, but

it weren’t because of you, the Ziegler family wouldn’t pick on us either!” John glared at Ashton, squaring himself up against the

his hands on her? Since nowhere is safe, I’d rather have her by my

away with them. They seemed to have forgotten I could feel the

I let out a hiss and shuddered in pain. Subsequently, Ashton and John

could be heard when he repeated

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