Dorothy did not mention this on the phone call, so Bianca was shocked at the realization that Nigel was giving up everything, including the business he had worked so hard to build."That's how far you are willing to go for Sarah? Dad, have you considered if she would want to be with you if you don't have a penny to your name?""I said that I'm divorcing your mom. I never mentioned anything about marrying Sarah." Nigel looked at her. "This is my personal choice. It has nothing to do with anyone else."Bianca could not believe that her father would be mad enough to make such a decision."Bianca, I don't regret getting back together with your mom. At least you grew up healthily. You will marry and give birth to your own children. You will be a great wife and mother. You have your own life now, so what I do won't affect you. Still, I'm sorry."Bianca found the situation ridiculous for their family to be torn apart by Anne and Sarah. Soon, she would not have a family anymore.Without
Before Anne could respond, Sarah hung up.Anne trusted her father more than she did her mother, but was surprised by the length Nigel went to make sure Sarah was comfortable.'Is this a good thing?' She thought. 'If Dorothy finds out about this, we won't ever hear the end to it...'During her nap, Anne was woken up by a call at noon. She grabbed her phone from the nightstand sleepily and answered. "Hello...""Is this the daughter of this phone owner? We are calling from the hospital here. Your mother has been hit by a car and she's in an operation now as we speak. Please get here now!"Anne sobered and noticed that she was receiving the call from Sarah's number. "In... In the hospital... Is it bad?""We don't know yet. The doctors are still operating on her.""Which hospital? I'm going there now!" Anne hung up and frantically mumbled to herself, "To the hospital...to the hospital..."She grabbed her phone and purse and darted outside, before stilling, realizing that she could n
Nigel's friend was still waiting for Sarah to play blackjack and had not expected for something like that to happen, so he immediately agreed to head to the hospital.Nigel hurried to the subway station and found Anne sitting in a corner with her head bowed."Anne!"She looked up and burst into tears at the sight of her father.Nigel wrapped his arms around her. "It's okay. It's going to be okay. I've already asked my friend to check on her. He will keep us updated.""Why did this happen? Mom was just on a call with me just now. She said she was going to play blackjack with a friend. Why didn't I remind her to travel safely...?" Anne sobbed into Nigel's embrace.Nigel felt both worried and heart-broken. He was terrified to learn how severe Sarah's injury was as well, but had to stay strong for Anne's sake. He rubbed Anne's arm up and down and consoled her, "No one would expect such a thing to happen. It's not your fault.""Dad, I'm so afraid...""I know, I know. It's going to b
No one even bothered helping to change her clothes.Anne helped to clean the blood and sobbed.She hated Anthony and herself for making Sarah stay in Santa Nila.When something happened, it was impossible for Anne to help. Had it not been for Nigel's friend, no one would be there to pay for the fees in the hospital, and Sarah might be left to die on the road.Anne's heart ached as she thought about it.Just then, someone knocked on the door. A mid-aged woman walked in with a young child, before falling on her knees."Who are you?" Anne asked in confusion."I'm here to apologize. It's my husband who hit your mother. I'm so sorry..."Anne could not feel any sympathy for them as she stared at the woman before her, especially not when her own mother was still unconscious."What's the point of saying you are sorry now? Will that help my mom wake up? I will forgive you if she does!" Anne could not control her anger."Please, I'm begging you. I am taking care of our son on my own an
Nigel's phone rang and he went outside to answer it after glancing at the screen of his phone.Anne could guess who was calling.It was already late at night and his family must be wondering where he was since he had not gone home.Nigel had his own family and he could not stay with Anne forever, but she was fine with it. Despite feeling insecure, she could still stay with Sarah.Shortly after, Nigel returned. "I will go get some food. Anything you want?""I don't have any appetite..." Anne did not feel hungry at all."No way. You have to eat. Your mom would be worried." Nigel would not allow her to starve herself.Anne nodded. "Dad, when are you going back? I can stay here with Mom. We'll be fine.""I've already told my family that I will be staying in Santa Nila for a few days.""Is that really okay??" Anne desperately wanted her father to stay, but did not want him to be placed in a difficult situation."Your mom is in a critical condition. They will understand," he said,
Though the person did not introduce herself, Anne already knew who it was as it could only be Dorothy.She knew Bianca's number and there could only be another person as vicious, that was the reason why she rejected the phone calls earlier when she saw the unknown number.She simply deleted the text message to keep herself from arguing with Dorothy, before calling the nanny to make sure that her children were taken care of.She spoke with the triplets for a while and told them that she was on a business trip, and that she had not disappeared like the last time.The children remained understanding and agreed to wait for her to get back.At night, Nigel reserved the room next to Sarah's and told Anne to get some rest there."You should take that room. I will just sleep here," she said.There was a couch in the room, but Nigel was too tall to be sleeping comfortably there, so Anne decided she should stay with Sarah instead."Just go. I can sleep here. Go on," Nigel insisted.Anne
Sarah was still unconscious, so she naturally could not provide Anne with any answer.Anne remained in the hospital for the following days and while Sarah showed no sign of waking up, Nigel had not returned since. She held onto her phone and hesitated as she considered if she should make a call.There was no point in calling, because Nigel would have already returned if he could, which meant something had happened and he could not resolve it at the moment.Anne had expected this, as she knew that Bianca and Dorothy would not accept the situation as it was.Just as she was deep into her thoughts, the door flew open and someone barged in.Startled, Anne looked up and was surprised to see Dorothy before her.'What is she doing here?' She thought. 'Is Dad here? She is alone, though.'"You seem disappointed to see me here, huh?" Dorothy did not let any expression on Anne's face go unnoticed and turned to look at Sarah. "She's still alive? I guess she's dying soon.""Watch it!" Anne
It felt horrible to be in such a difficult position.She had always known how to care for her and who wanted her to suffer, but she had not expected anyone to be so merciless.Anne had no money, and she could not rely on Nigel at the moment, nor Lucas.She could try asking Tommy for money, but she knew that it would only end badly for her because of Anthony, which left her with the only option, to go to Anthony.The amount of money she needed meant close to nothing to Anthony, but she knew that Anthony would have to pay him back in the most terrifying way.After thinking it through, she called Bianca.Bianca was shocked when she received the call from Anne. She knew what had happened and that Dorothy had gone to confront Anne, so she could not help but wonder if Anne was calling to beg for mercy.Excited to hear Anne plead, Bianca answered the call and asked, "Who is this?""It's me, Anne," Anne said. "I want to borrow money from you.""What? What are you talking about?" Bianc